New Years
What happens during a popular New Year’s Day event called the Polar Bear Plunge?
People take a dip or swim in a cold body of water, typically in a place located in the Northern Hemisphere.
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart in 1932.
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
True or False:
Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust
True
‘ABC’ was the name of a single and album by which famous family band?
The Jackson Five
What European country produces Champagne, the drink of choice on New Year’s Eve?
France
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
What do we call a person who studies space?
An Astronomer
True or False;
Spam is an acronym for "Scientifically Processed Animal Matter”
False. In 1937, Hormel, the company that makes Spam, sponsored a naming contest for the new product. Kenneth Daigneau, a New York actor, who was also the brother of a Hormel VP, won $100 for coming up with “Spam.” Stories vary on whether Daigneau created the name as a blending of “spiced ham” or if he conceived the name before the product was even created. Nonetheless, Hormel executives loved it, and the rest is history.
Which high school musical movie made stars out of John Travolta and Olivia Newton John?
Grease
Which US city drops a giant chocolate kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve?
Hershey, PA
Which woman founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Which planet is famous for its rings?
Saturn
True or False:
German chocolate cake was invented in Texas
True!
American country singer, Tammy Wynette told us to ‘… By Your Man’?
Stand
What three items does “Baby New Year” typically wear?
A diaper, sash and top hat
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie in 1903 for Physics
DAILY DOUBLE: What’s the name of the galaxy Earth is in?
Milky Way Galaxy
True or False:
Your eye can see 10 different colors
False- Your eye can see 10 million colors!
‘School’s Out For Summer’ was a hit for which musician?
Alice Cooper
In Spain, what fruit do people eat 12 of when midnight strikes?
grapes
Who is known as the “Queen of Track” for winning four gold medals in a single Olympics?
Florence Griffith-Joyner.
How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun once?
One year (365 days)
True or Fakse:
Lemons float, but limes sink
True. Limes are denser than lemons
DAILY DOUBLE: ‘Exodus’ was the album by which reggae legend?
Bob Marley and the Wailers