The Birthday Girl
Born 1928
Inventions of 1928
Events of 1928
Born and Raised (Buffalo)
100

What is Mary Ann's favorite color?

Green

100

This little curly haired little cutie tapped dance her way into everyone’s hearts  

Shirly Temple

100

This creamy golden yellow cheese went on sale for the first time

Velveeta Cheese

100

Two for one, these two New York sports teams both won their respective sports Championships this year

New York Rangers & New York Yankees
100

It is illegal to throw a (BLANK) intentionally at someone’s head in Buffalo

Snowball

200

Where did Bob and Mary Ann go for their honeymoon?

Florida

200

She was an American port, singer, memoirist and civil rights activist. She was most famous for her 1969 memoir “I know Why The Caged Bird Sings” which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African American

Maya Angelou

200

This item was invited in 1928 and was referred to as the “best thing since bagged bread”

Sliced Bread
200

This cartoon star made his debut on November 18th, 1928 starting in an animated short film called “Steamboat Willie”

Mickey Mouse

200

This band famous for their song “Iris” got their start in the Buffalo Area

The Goo Goo Dolls

300

Who is Mary Ann's best friend from high school?

Lorna

300

This television actor created and produced his self-named show from 1968-2001, passing shortly after in 2003. It was always a beautiful day in his neighborhood

Fred Rogers

300

The 3-M company began making this sticky product

Scotch Tape

300

Before being the first woman to successfully fly her plane east across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, in 1928 we was the first female to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger

Amelia Earhart

300

Buffalo's nickname (BLANK) references the city’s size as the second-largest in New York. The Largest is obviously New York City, or the “King City”

Queen City

400

What age did Mary Ann (finally) retire from Real Estate?

83

400

This actor was known primarily for his role as Batman in the 1960’s ABC series. In more recent years leading up to his death he played fictional versions of himself in Family Guy, The Simpsons, and the Fairly OddParents.

Adam West

400

These were incited by a Scottish underwear maker in Australia, most commonly worn by male swimmers

Speedos

400

Though not fully utilized until World War II, this medicine was founded by Alexander Fleming in discovering mold could be make into this medicine to cure many life-threating diseases

Penicillin

400

In 1901 she was the first person to go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive to tell the tale

Anna Edson

500

What box-shaped musical instrument does Mary Ann know how to Play?

The Accordion

500

This man American artist, director and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His best known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych(1962), the experimental film Chelsea Girls (1966

Andy Warhol

500

This classic canned kids meal was founded by restaurant owner Hector Boiardi

Chef Boyardee

500

This movie was the first all-talking feature film. The plot of the film centers around Eddie (played by Cullen Landis), a young kid from Upstate New York who is conned into fronting for a speakeasy on Broadway

"The Lights of New York"

500

Until recently, the blizzard of (WHAT YEAR) was one of the worst storms in Buffalo history, basking the area with three feet of lake effect snow, less then half of what fell in the most recent storm

1977