Lighthouses
Which state has the most lighthouses?
Michigan has 124, followed by Maine with 80
What is the most used social media platform?
Facebook, has 3.1 billion monthly users.
Who sings the classic country song “Take Me Home Country Roads”?
John Denver
Which Wizard of Oz prop is housed at the Smithsonian?
Ruby Slippers, one of seven pairs in the world!
What is this dance called? Made famous in the 1980s
The Moonwalk
What country was the first lighthouse built?
Egypt! It was one of the first seven wonders of the ancient world. Constructed between 300 and 280 B.C. it stood about 450 feet high
What percent of emails are spam?
Willie Nelson wrote the song “Crazy” was sung by which artist?
Patsy Cline. The song became all-time most played in Jukeboxes across the US
The Smithsonian displays what percent of its collection at a time?
1%, the estimate of objects they possess is more than 155 million
What is this dance called? From 1957
The Chicken Dance
How many lighthouses are in New England?
Nearly 200!
What year was “Google” added to the webster dictionary?
2006
What Kenny Rogers song has the line "You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run"?
The Gambler
The Smithsonian hid irreplaceable items during which war?
WW2. They hid them in undisclosed climate-controlled locations to protect them from possible bombings by the Axis Powers.
What is this dance called? From 1950-through the 1960s
The Twist
The Statue of Liberty’s lighthouse was the first to do what in 1886?
Use electricity!
What did the internet start as? Or what year was it invented?
Military defense system
Who originally recorded the song “I will Always Love You”?
Dolly Parton
Which of these is not in the Smithsonian?
a) Veg-O-Matic from an infomercial
b) Thomas Jefferson’s Privy
c) Kermit the Frog Puppet
d) Mister Roger’s Sweater
b) Thomas Jefferson’s Privy was never at the Smithsonian
What is this dance called? From 1917
The Shimmy
What is the name of the room where the optic is located?
The Lantern Room
What is a cookie on the internet?
It’s website data
Which country music star was nicknamed, “The Man in Black”?
Johnny Cash
What’s the largest artifact the Smithsonian has on display?
Saturn V launch vehicle, which is 363 feet long! The smallest is a fairyfly wasp measuring to .0067 of an inch.
What is this dance called? From the 1980s
The Running Man or "Shufflin"