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This famous park is in the middle of New York City
Central Park.
It’s the crown jewel of urban open space, and it’s larger than the country of Monaco.
This color is on top of the standard vertical traffic light.
Red.
The world’s first traffic light was installed at Parliament Square in London in 1868. Its gas lights were manually controlled by police officers.
In addition to watching films in the theater, we headed here to watch them on summer nights.
Drive-ins.
There are around 300 drive-ins still in operation in the United States and just over 40 remaining in Canada.
A sport.
Tennis.
This Polish-born French scientist discovered polonium and radium.
Marie Curie.
She won two Nobel Prizes: one solo award in chemistry and one in physics with her husband, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel.
This European city, built around canals, comprises a large number of islands.
Venice.
It consists of 118 islands that are linked by a few hundred bridges. Your best bet is to walk or ride a water taxi to get around the city.
These flying, nocturnal mammals often live in barns and are important to the ecosystem in reducing insect pests.
Bats.
Bats have the most acute sense of hearing among land mammals. They use echolocation to navigate and find prey, emitting high-frequency sounds and listening for the echo.
Long before streaming, kids used to record songs from the radio onto these
Cassette tapes.
It wasn’t easy to hit stop and record on the recorder at precisely the right time.
An occupant of an apartment.
Tenant.
This windy U.S. city is often cited as housing the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw.
Chicago.
Polish immigration started in earnest in the 1860s.
In Japan, this is the polite way to greet someone you meet.
To bow.
It is polite to bow when greeting people, saying goodbye, or thanking them.
First introduced in 1961, what is the name of Barbie’s boyfriend?
Ken.
He debuted at the American International Toy Fair on March 11, 1961. He was 12 inches tall and wore red swim trunks and sandals.
A choice cut of meat.
Tenderloin.
France’s grapes that grow in this region are known for their famed “bubbly.”
Champagne.
In some countries, sparkling wine from grapes grown outside of the Champagne region must be labeled as sparkling wine or labeled champagne with a lowercase C.
People on Earth hear this when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound.
Sonic boom.
What you’re hearing is a shock wave.
What art supply brand first began selling crayons in 1903?
Crayola.
The brand was founded by Alice and Edwin Binney, who derived the name from words meaning “chalk” and “oily.”
Delicately and softly.
Tenderly.
This is the only city that spans two continents.
Istanbul.
The Bosphorus (BAAS-fur-uhs) Strait divides the city between Europe and Asia.
After two failed companies, he founded the first auto company as well as the moving assembly line, which revolutionized production methods around the world.
Henry Ford.
One of Ford’s greatest quotes is, “Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.”
In what 1980s movie starring Tom Cruise do we hear the songs “Take My Breath Away” and “Danger Zone”?
Top Gun.
“Take My Breath Away” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1987 and plays a memorable role in the film.
The young of a certain pet.
Kitten.
This country has the longest street in the world.
Canada.
Yonge Street is 1,178 miles (1,896 kilometers) long and runs through Toronto.
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile.
It flows through 11 countries in northeast Africa.
Whose signature song was 'Tennessee Waltz'?
Patti Page.
This was written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King in 1947 and was originally a hit for Pee Wee King in 1948. Patti Page's recording is the best known version of this song, selling 10 million copies, the largest selling record by a female artist in recording history.
Tissue connecting muscle to bone.
Tendon.