Food and Drink
This popular condiment was once used as a medicine in the early 1800's. It was used to treat diarrhea and indigestion.
What is ketchup?
(Tomato was thought to have medicinal qualities. One doctor made tomato ketchup which then became a pill.)
This ivy league school has the largest academic library in the world, with 15.8 million volumes.
What is Harvard?
After this 2007 animated film, the adoption of pet rats increased.
What is Ratatouille?
This NBC sketch comedy show has won more Emmy's than any other show.
What is Saturday Night Live?
This European Country sold Alaska to the United States for 2 cents per acre.
What is Russia?
This soft drink, created in 1880's, originally had cocaine in the recipe.
What is Coca Cola?
This University named after a founding father's mother was originally founded as a women's teaching college.
What is the University of Mary Washington?
This Alfred Hitchcock movie was the first US movie to feature a toilet flushing.
What is Psycho?
This animated show is one of the longest running scripted shows in history, with more than 620 episodes aired.
What is The Simpsons?
One in eight people have been employed by this fast food chain.
What is McDonald's?
It takes an average of 364 licks to finish this popular candy.
What is tootsie roll pop?
Before the Civil War, disbelief in the Bible or profaning the Sabbath were campus crimes at this ivy league school.
What is Yale?
The cat used in this Francis Ford Coppola movie was a stray cat found on the lot before filming.
What is The Godfather?
This 1960's animated series had the first married couple sharing a bed portrayed on live TV.
What is The Flinstones?
Most presidents were born in this East Coast state.
What is Virginia?
One of the early presidents supposedly made this stereotypical kids food popular in the United States.
What is Thomas Jefferson and macaroni and cheese?
This Ohio College was the first to grant degrees to women in 1841. It also became the first college to grant a bachelor's degree to African American women in 1862.
What is Oberlin College?
The movie set for this bible-themed silent movie was buried underground near the California coast for 94 years. The set pieces included sphinx heads.
What is The Ten Commandments?
When this NBC hit comedy aired in 1982, it was originally a flop; ranking 77 out of 100 shows.
What is Cheers?
More people live in this east coast city than in 40 out of 50 states.
What is New York City?
This fast food chain sells 2.5 billion hamburgers every year.
What is McDonald's?
The first Greek student society was Phi Beta Kappa, founded by John Heath at this Virginia college.
What is the College of William and Mary?
Dooley Wilson, who's character played the piano in this classic movie, was not a piano player. He was a drummer.
What is Casablanca?
(His piano playing was dubbed in later)
This sci-fi show aired the first interracial kiss on TV in 1968.
What is Star Trek?
(Episode: "Plato's Stepchildren" between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhara)
Cows outnumber humans three to one in this US state.
What is Montana?