COUNTRY FUN FACTS
This country's flag has a white cross on a red background.
What is Switzerland. The flag is similar to the flag of the Holy Roman Empore. There is no particular symbolism attributed to the design of the flag.
Artist and sculptor Picasso
Who is Pablo? He is credited with helping create the Cubist movement along with fellow artist Georges Braque.
This pacifist protested against the British invasion of India, once fasting for three weeks
Who is Gandhi
"jet Song" and "Maria" belong to this movie musical from 1961.
What is "West Side Story"
Glen Bell founded this Mexican fast-food restaurant in 1962 in Downey, California
What is Taco Bell. Just five years later, Taco Bell opened its 100th restaurant in Anaheim.
In this country, people celebrate the new year with dragon dances.
What is China? Their cultural new year does not coincide with the West's new year. Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year. It takes place sometime between January 21 and February 21, always beginning on the new moon and lasting 15 days.
Folk singer Baez known for hits like "The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down?
Who is Joan? Baez helped another folk singer, Bob Dylan, rise to fame in the mid-1960s.
These siblings made the first flying machine and took flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Who are The Wright Brothers
This Hepburn film features the signature song "Moon River"
What is "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Composer Henry Mancini said he wrote the song specifically for Audrey Hepburn and always felt her version was best.
This pizza chain got into the fast-food "game" in 1960
What is Domino's Pizza? The first Domino's was in Ypsilanti, Michigan. By 1983 the chain had spread to Canada.
The large desert area of Australia is also the name of a restaurant chain.
What is "Outback" Any area outside of the populated areas is considred part of the Outback. It is also home to more than one million camels.
Civil rights leader Chavez, who fought for farm workers' rights.
Who is Cesar? He formed the National Farm Workers Association and led many marches and boycotts on behalf of farm workers.
Often mocked for his short stature, he should be mocked even more for leading a majority of his soldiers to freezing to death in Russia.
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Imperial Attack" and "Princess Leia's Theme" are both on this movie soundtrack.
What is Star Wars. The music was composed by John Adams and easily recognizable.
This snack food company was founded in 1961 by C.E. Doolin and Herman Lay.
What is Frito-Lay? Doolin and Lay merged their businesses with Pepsi-Cola in 1965 to form PepsiCo, of which Frito-Lay is still part of today.
This city in Greece hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics.
What is Athens? The city is Europe's oldest capital and has had every form of government from monarchy to communism.
French general deGaulle
Who is Charles? He also served as president of the Fifth Republic of France from 1959-1969.
The King of Macedonia, this "great" historical figure is known as one of the greatest war strategists of all time.
Who is Alexander the Great
"Cooler and Mole", "Betrayal", and "The Chase" are all from this 1963 Steve McQueen war film.
What is The Great Escape. Composer Elmer Bernstein also wrote the scores for a long list of Hollywood hits including The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and The Age of Innocence (1963)
This Oatmeal Creme Pie was the first snack baked by this snack-cake brand, anmed for the founder's granddaughter.
What is Little Debbie? The Little Debbie brand and portrait logo were launched in 1960l.
Greenland is a territory of this country.
What is Denmark? In Greenland, temperatures typically reach above freezing for only one month - July.
Women's rights activist Sanger
Who is Margaret? One of her notable achievements was coining the term birth control and helping with its legislation.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens wrote under this pen name when writing stories about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain
The most iconic music from this 1975 beachy thriller is John Williams' two-note motif.
What is JAWS? Williams won the 1976 Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score for his efforts.
Rival Manufacturing debuted this countertop slow cooker in 1971.
What is the Crock-Pot?