Across the Globe
Visit the Kremlin, Red Square, and St. Basil’s Cathedral in this country
Russia. These structures comprise the heart of Moscow. The walls of the Kremlin date to the 15th century.
Born September 15, 1984, the youngest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, he recently stepped down as a senior member of the royal family of England.
Harry. He is no longer officially known as Prince Harry. He and his wife, Meghan, are still Duke and Duchess of Sussex. However, he maintains his position in the line of succession to the throne. The succession is governed by Parliament, so it would take an act of Parliament to remove him
He used to say, “Say good night, Gracie,” at the end of each show.
George Burns. The occasion was The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. After she answered some questions from Burns with ditzy chitchat, he would ask her to say good night, and she did.
Which holiday falls on the first Monday in September?
Labour Day.
When in Hawaii, use this word when greeting people.
Aloha. It is used to say hello and goodbye, but it means more. When it comes from the heart, it means “love, peace, and compassion.”
The ancient pyramids of Giza are in this country.
Egypt. The pyramids are near Cairo. Estimates on the number of laborers required to build the Giza pyramids range from 14,500 to 100,000.
Born September 1, 1939, she is known for her role of Ernestine the telephone operator on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and is one of the stars in the 1980 film 9 to 5.
Lily Tomlin. Her costars in the film are Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton. Their boss is played by Dabney Coleman.
This character is married to a woman named Lucy and is the bandleader at the Tropicana, a local New York City nightclub. His favorite song is “Babalu.”
Ricky Ricardo. The show is I Love Lucy.
On September 12, 1953, Jacqueline Bouvier married this future president.
John F. Kennedy. The couple was married in Newport, Rhode Island. The wedding has been called the closest thing to a royal wedding in America.
In the southern U.S., this is the casual greeting when addressing multiple people.
Hi, y’all”. Y’all is a contraction for you all.
When visiting Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, you can watch these black-and-white-striped, horse-like animals roam.
Zebras. Zebras are more closely related to donkeys than they are to horses, but they all belong to the same family.
Born sometime in September 1850, he founded a distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, that produces Tennessee whiskey bearing his name.
Jack Daniel. His first whiskey was Old No. 7, for which he won his first gold medal at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.
Ralph (a bus driver), Ed (a sewer worker), Alice, and Trixie are the main characters in this sitcom
The Honeymooners. Ralph (Jackie Gleason) and Alice (Audrey Meadows) are married, and Ed (Art Carney) and Trixie (Joyce Randolf) are married.
On Monday, September 21, 1970, this televised NFL event debuted on the ABC network.
Monday Night Football. Sportscasters Keith Jackson, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell covered the game with play-by-play and color commentary.
The simplest greeting in Spanish is a four-letter word beginning with a silent H.
Hola. It is often followed by buenas dias. Buenas dias is a more formal way of saying hello, meaning “good day.”
In Venice, Italy, people travel through these instead of on roads.
Canals. The canals are not used exclusively by tourists. Citizens use water taxis to navigate the city.
Born September 10, 1929, he is known as the “King of Golf” because he was instrumental in popularizing and glamorizing the game of golf.
Arnold Palmer. His fans were dubbed “Arnie’s Army.”
He is Jack Benny’s butler and sidekick character on The Jack Benny Show, formerly of the Three Black Aces during the vaudeville years.
Rochester (Van Jones). Once he was established in the role of Benny’s butler, he became known in real life as Eddie “Rochester” Anderson. He worked with Benny for 23 years.
On September 20, 1973, this female tennis icon beat Bobby Riggs on primetime TV in the “Battle of the Sexes.”
Billie Jean King. At the time, Riggs was 55 years old, and King was 29. She won in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3, and took home $100,000. The game had an estimated 50 million American viewers and an additional 40 million viewers worldwide.
At night, this is how you say goodbye in Spain and Mexico
Buenas noches. It means “good evening” or “good night.”
It’s easy to float in this sea between Israel and Jordan because of its high salt content, and mud from the sea is used in beauty products.
Dead Sea. The sea, which is really a salt lake, is the lowest point on the globe, and it has 10 times the salt found in the Mediterranean Sea
Born September 19, 1974, this current host of The Tonight Show followed Jay Leno
Jimmy Fallon. The full name of the show is now The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He took over as host in 2014. He launched his career on Saturday Night Live.
This is the first verse of this sitcom’s theme song:
Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, And then one day he was shootin’ at some food, And up through the ground come a bubblin’ crude.
The Beverly Hillbillies. The main characters of the Clampett clan are Jed, Granny, Jethro, and Elly Mae. Do you remember that they call the swimming pool the cement (CEE-ment) pond?
On September 30, 1868, this author released the first volume of Little Women, her classic novel featuring the March sisters––Josephine, Meg, Beth, and Amy.
Louisa May Alcott. The novel was originally written as serialized fiction.
This Italian four-letter word beginning with a C is a casual hello or goodbye
Ciao. A more formal greeting is salve, which is used any time of day. The more formal goodbye is arrivederci, also used any time of day.