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These candies were invented as a means for soldiers to enjoy chocolate without it melting in their hands. During the war, the candy was sold exclusively to the military.
What are M & M's?
A music hall located on 125th Street in Harlem "where stars are born and legends are made". Famous for their amateur night.
What is the Apollo Theater?
One of the largest car rental companies in the world, with a focus on value priced cars. Before acquisition by the Hertz Corporation, this company was the "T" in DTAG.
What is Thrifty Car Rental?
She was born as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee and is often referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".
Who is Tina Turner?
Often referred to as man's best friend, Duke, Leo, Teddy, and Fritz were some of her best friends. They were like family members, but needed to be fed & walked, and had cold, wet noses.
What are dogs?
Still popular today, but now in various flavors, this General Mills round oat cereal was introduced.
What are Cheerios?
They say that in Texas everything is big, however New York is commonly called this fruity nickname.
What is "The Big Apple?"
"Ask me for tomorrow, tonight let it be Lowenbrau" and "if you got the time, we got the beer" are catch phrases for this "high life" brewery who had a location in Fulton, New York, until it was forced to close because of a racial harassment lawsuit.
What is Miller Brewery?
Often referred to as the "Goddess of Pop", her and her late ex-husband had a variety show from 1971-1974. In 1985 she played the mother in the movie "Mask".
Who is Cher?
Stewart was a base in Newburgh, New York and Hancock was one in Syracuse, New York. The mission of the branch of service is to fly, fight, and win.
What is the United States Air Force?
This is one of Disney's shortest animated features. It's about a circus elephant who was taunted by other animals because of his abnormally large ears.
What is Dumbo?
New York and Chicago brag about who has the best, although neither prepare it the way it was invented in Italy. The Original Ray's is famous for theirs in New York.
What is pizza?
It was around 1969 or 1970 that in North Syracuse, New York this company hired it's first black employee to work at this auto parts company. Their proper name is The National Automotive Parts Association. They have locations all over the world.
What is NAPA?
This Philadelphia native rose to musical fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. He had a string of hits as a solo artist. In 1982 was involved in a car crash that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
Who is Teddy Pendergrass?
Before going digital, this machine used to be referred to as a "one arm bandit" because of the lever on the side and the game's ability to "steal" the player's money.
What is a slot machine?
The main character of a popular children's book and TV episodes with the same name about a monkey who was brought from his home in Africa by "The Man in the Yellow Hat".
Who is Curious George?
The name of this New York borough, from American origin means Broken Land or Pretty Brook. It's also one of the country's most popular baby names.
What is Brooklyn?
After retiring from baseball, Jackie Robinson became the first black Vice President of a major US corporation. Their tagline was "The Heavenly Coffee". It started in 1926 as a string of New York City coffee shops, today is just a brand of coffee that can still be purchased in most grocery stores.
What is Chock full o'Nuts?
"Touch me in the morning, then just walk away, we don't have tomorrow, but we had yesterday." This supreme star starred in "Mahogany" and "Lady Sings the Blues".
Who is Diana Ross?
This is the largest, for profit, genealogy company in the world. By submitting a DNA sample, you will find biological matches.
What is Ancestry.com?
A phrase that dates back to a taunt made by boxer Joe Lewis during his fight against Billy Conn in 1941.
What is "You can run but you can't hide?"
In this 1947 Christmas classic, Natalie Wood played Susan, a little girl whose mother raised her not to believe in the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus. When her mother hires an old man who goes by the name of "Kris Kringle" to play Santa at Macy's, we're all convinced that he's real.
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
In 1944 the California Arabian Standard Oil Company was renamed the Arabian American Oil Company. They host a half marathon in Houston.
What is Aramco Oil?
One night this music legend wore a white gardenia on her head to cover a burned section of her hair. She liked it so much that she would wear one in her hair for every performance. Not strange fruit, but a pretty flower.
Who is Billie Holliday?
According to this game show, the letters RSTLNE are in most words in the English language.
What is Wheel of Fortune?