Let's Dance
This disco dance of the 70s was popularized by Van McCoy's hit song and combined mambo, salsa, and swing.
The hustle.
The dance originated in the South Bronx among young Puerto Rican dancers.
In 1974, this institution opened its Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Institution.
The Hirshhorn is considered the National Mall's first truly modern building.
This fungus tops both pizza and pasta.
Mushrooms.
Favourite Italian mushrooms include portobellos, porcini, and chanterelles.
What country were the Hudson's Bay Company, McCain Foods, and Bombardier all founded in?
Canada.
The Hudson's Bay Company was incorporated by a royal English charter in 1670!
In 1976, a navy research vessel encountered a new type of this ocean creature, called the Megamouth, dur to its wide mouth and tadpole-shaped body.
A shark.
The original specimen was 14.5 feet long and weighed around 1,500 pounds.
Though this dance has roots in early tap routines, it was popularized (and some say perfected) by Michael Jackson in his Motown 25 TV performance in 1983.
The moonwalk.
The original dance was reportedly created by tap dancer Bill Bailey around 1955.
In 1972, this European capital saw protestors demonstrate against nuclear testing; a statement signed by intellectuals, including Jean Paul Sartre, supported their cause.
Paris.
The demonstrators chained themselves to stand at an environmental exhibition to protest testing in the Pacific.
This green sauce can top both pizza and pasta.
Pesto.
Pesto is a versatile sauce and can also be used on vegetables, eggs, beans, and meats.
From what country do spanakopita, souvlaki, and moussaka hail?
Souvlaki originated in Greece around 4,000 years ago according to some researchers.
With its roots in the mid-1950s, this complex clapping and hand-shaking dance was popularized by the movie Grease.
The dance is associated with rhythm and blues music.
The Forbidden City in this Chinese capital was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.
Beijing.
It is not only important historically but also due to its unique architecture.
Flour is the primary ingredient in most pasta, but this pasta uses potato and flour to form its shape.
Gnocchi.
Of the different varieties of pasta, gnocchi has the fewest calories.
In which nation are the following national public holidays celebrated: Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Tomb Sweeping Day?
China.
Each of these holidays lasts one day, while others like the Spring Festival last a week.
This popular party dance reached the top of the American pop charts in 1966 as a remix of a Spanish-language rumba.
The macarena.
Recorded by Los del Rio, the song "Macarena" was inspired by a beautiful flamenco dancer.
On January 26 1981, the Australian Institute of Sport was opened in this city by Prime Minister Fraser.
Canberra.
The original eight sports of the AIS were: basketball, gymnastics, netball, swimming, tennis, track and field, football, and weightlifting.
This US city is famous for its deep-dish pizza.
Chicago.
Comedian Jon Stewart calls the infamous thick Chicago pizza a "casserole." It's made with pizza toppings on a yeasty, bread-like crust made in a cast-iron pan.
Which of Shakespeare's plays is the longest?
Hamlet.
The play contains 30,557 words and was written sometime between 1599 and 1601.
We bet you know this dance craze just by the band who performs it: the Village People.
YMCA.
The dance became a hit after their performance on American Bandstand.
It was a sad day on October 6, 1981, when Anwar Sadat was assassinated in this Egyptian capital city.
Cairo.
He was reviewing troops at the time, on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War.
Pizza first gained popularity in this country.
United States.
Flatbread topped with sauces and other ingredients dates to ancient Roman, Greek, and Egyptian civilizations.
Lateral epicondylitis is a medical condition affecting which body part:
a) neck
b) shoulder
c) elbow
Elbow.
It is commonly called "tennis elbow."
In 1969, Judi Sheppard Missett started a fitness and dance revolution, combining aerobic exercise and music in this type of class.
Jazzercise.
Jazzercise was one of the first boutique exercise classes and helped encourage women to exercise.
In 1984, this Mediterranean capital and home of the Acropolis became a sister city to Los Angeles.
Athens.
The two cities are 11,145km apart.
Italians originally used this method of cooking pasta.
Baking.
They used dried pasta to make the predecessor of today's lasagna.
How many ribs are in the human body.
24.
Contrary to what was once thought, men and women generally have the same number of ribs.