This military leader ruled Cuba twice- first from 1933-44 and then again when he seized control in a bloodless coup in 1952.
Fulgencio Batista
French Knot, Flip and Beehive are all types of what?
Hair styles
Whose fortune was made in suitcases?
Christian Dior- Louis Vuitton- Christian LaCroix
Louis Vuitton
First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day is always held during this month.
April
This alliterative AC/DC song and album title from 1980 might sound dark, but it was one of their most successful tracks.
Back in Black
This is the world's most expensive stock.
Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A costs about 600K per share
Which of these is not a racket sport?
tennis- volleyball-badminton-squash
volleyball
What renowned microbiologist invented the food preparation process known as pasteurization and most likely is responsible for the development of the vaccines for anthrax and rabies?
Louis Pasteur- Antoine Lavoisier- Paul Langevin
Louis Pasteur
In 1980, Congress passed a conservation act to protect natural lands in this noncontiguous state.
Alaska
In 1984, musician Prince sang of rain that was this color.
Purple- Purple Rain
This finely granulated sugar is commonly used in the UK.
Caster Sugar.
How much was spent on Colonel Steve Austin to make him bionic?
6 million dollars
Who was the undersea explorer, photographer, filmmaker, and conservationist whose movie The Silent World won an Oscar in 1957 for Best Documentary Feature?
Emile Gagnon-Jacques Cousteau- Phillipe Tailliez
Jacques Cousteau
In 1978, an act expanded the California national park that protects these big trees.
Redwoods
In 1983, John Cougar Mellencamp sang about life in America and little houses that are this color.
Pink
The heat of peppers is measured on this scale.
Scoville scale. Bell peppers are in the 2K unit range, the Carolina Reaper can reach 2.2 million units.
On stage, Michael Jackson famously wore only one what?
glove
What actress, one of the most beautiful women of all time, retired from acting to become an animal right activist?
Brigitte Bardot- Catherine Deneuve- Audrey Tautou
Brigitte Bardot
The Endangered Species Act of this year protects endangered species and their homes and environments.
1973
The Doobie Brothers song "Black Water" was inspired by this river.
Mississippi
A 1980 Ginsu commercial for these products popularized the catchphrase, "But wait, there's more!"
Knives
What is the first name of the man who became President of South Africa in 1994?
Nelson
Who is designated the national singer of France and known as "The Little Sparrow"?
Sandrine Piau- Alizee- Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
Throughout the 1970's, this brand's catalog promoted environmental causes, not just its iconic fleece outerwear, because founder Hap Klopp was also an environmentalist.
North Face
In 1970, Joni Mitchell had a hit with this colorful environmental tune.
"Big Yellow Taxi"