Baseball
He is the only player to have his number (42) retired across all of Major League Baseball?
Who is Jackie Robinson? Jack Roosevelt Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Beneath its iconic black and white stripes, a zebra's skin is this color.
What is Black? The stark black and white pattern is scientifically proven to disrupt polarized light, which helps deter biting horseflies that carry diseases. When a herd bunches together, the dazzling optical illusion makes it difficult for predators like lions to single out an individual zebra.
At their closest respective points, Earth is approximately 365 million miles from this gas giant planet named after the Roman god of thunder and the sky.
What is Jupiter? Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass nearly 2.5 times that of all the other planets.
This Motown group formed in 1959 was originally named the Primettes.
Who are the Supremes? The premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal group, with twelve number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
He the first actor to play James Bond in an official film.
Who is Sean Connery? Connery was the first actor to portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond in motion pictures, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.
This is the only team in MLB history to never appear in a World Series?
What is the Seattle Mariners? The Seattle Mariners are the only active Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise that has never played in a World Series. Since their inaugural season in 1977, they have reached the American League Championship Series (ALCS) but have never advanced to the Fall Classic.
Sea otters use this unique mechanism to break open hard shellfish?
What are rocks? They float on their backs and smash the shells against stones they rest on their chests.
This is the area of a circle's circumference divided by its diameter.
What is Pi? Pi is roughly 3.14.
February 3, 1959, the day a tragic plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (the "Big Bopper") is known as this in Don McLean's song "American Pie."
What is "The day the music died?" The song was inspired by Don’s memories of being a paperboy in 1959 and learning of the death of Buddy Holly.
She was the first female artist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin? Aretha Louise Franklin, known as the “Queen of Soul”, became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in1987. Franklin's recordings are considered anthems that defined soul music.
This pitcher famously pitched a no-hitter in 1970 while heavily under the influence of LSD?
Who is Dock Ellis? Ellis took LSD at noon on June 12, 1970, mistakenly believing he had the day off. He flew to San Diego from Los Angeles, arrived just before the game, and pitched all nine innings of the no-hitter while hallucinating. He later stated he had no memory of the game and only found out he had pitched it the following day.
This creature has a tongue that is twice the length of its body.
What is a chameleon? A chameleon's tongue can extend 1.5 to 2.5 times its body length. This ballistic organ allows the reptile to capture prey from a distance without moving its body
This is the number of elements on the Periodic Table.
What is 118? The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is an ordered arrangement of the chemical elements into rows and columns. An icon of chemistry, the periodic table is widely used in physics and other sciences.
“On a warm summer’s evenin’ on a train bound for nowhere” is the first line of what Kenny Rogers’ song?
What is the “The Gambler?” This was Rogers' signature crossover hit in 1978, the song was actually written by Don Schlitz in 1976.
In 1926, this French fashion designer published a picture of a short, simple black dress, also known as the Little Black dress or "LBD" in American Vogue.
Who is Coco Chanel? Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman who revolutionized the industry with her comfortable, simple designs. She's credited with popularizing a sporty, casual chic style for women after World War I.
He the record for most consecutive stolen bases without getting caught.
Who is Vince Coleman (50 straight across the 1989-90 seasons) Coleman played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, and Detroit Tigers. He was a two-time MLB All-Star.
This is the name of a baby hedgehog.
What is a hoglet? Baby hedgehogs, commonly called hoglets, are tiny, fragile, and born without their signature spines. Depending on whether you are looking to adopt a pet or have found a wild hoglet, they require highly specific environments, warmth, and specialized diets to survive.
This word is a literal unit of time rather than just slang for a brief moment.
What is a jiffy? Its exact value depends on the field, but it is typically defined in mathematics and physics as the time it takes light to travel 1 centimeter in a vacuum, which is about 33.3564 picoseconds
This country duo came together to to sing the song "You're the Reason Our Kids are Ugly" in 1978.
Who are Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn? The song was party of the Honky Tonk Heroes Album.
They were ultimate celebrity power couple of the 60's Their on-and-off romance and lavish lifestyle dominated global headlines.
Who are Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton? One of the 20th century’s most iconic power couples, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton made 11 classic films together, including The Taming of the Shrew and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? But more than that, they created a sensation everywhere they went.
These four modern MLB clubs were originally in the American Association.
Who are the Dodgers, Pirates, Reds and Cardinals?
After the American Association folded, these clubs moved over to the National League in the 1890s and have played there ever since.
This is the number of legs that a lobster has.
What is ten. Their 10 legs serve distinct purposes: The Front 2: These are the large pincers (claws) used for hunting, eating, and defense. One claw acts as a "crusher," while the other acts as a "cutter". The Remaining 8: These serve as the walking legs that the lobster uses to scuttle across the ocean floor.
In eukaryotic cells, the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, takes place in the double-membrane-bound organelle discovered in 1857.
What is the mitochondria? Often nicknamed the "powerhouses of the cell," they generate the majority of the body's chemical energy, stored as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and play vital roles in cell signaling, metabolism, and programmed cell death (apoptosis).
These three guitar legends were, at different times, members of The Yardbirds.
Who are Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck? The Yardbirds are an English blues rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's 2011 list of 100 greatest guitarists.
His academic work reshaped linguistics starting in the 1950s, and his public activism became especially visible during the Vietnam War era.
Who is Noam Chomsky? Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science.