General Trivia
What is the red wagon called?
Radio Flyer
Marilyn Monroe and this MLB player wed.
Who is Joe DiMaggio? They married in January 1954. The press called it “the marriage of the century,” but the couple divorced later that year.
___________is a type of snack mix, specifically a combination of granola, dried fruit, nuts, and sometimes chocolate, developed as a food to be taken along on hikes.
Trail Mix
February is the only month to have fewer than this many days.
What is 30? It usually has 28 days, but sometimes it has 29 days. Given the weather and the fact that spring is almost here, it seems the best month to shorten.
This is a term for an unsolved crime from the past that has exhausted all leads.
What is cold case? Jack the Ripper is one of the most famous cold cases.
What is the name of the chewing gum that had a comic strip in it?
Bazooka
Before becoming one of the first TV celebrity chefs, she enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris in 1950.
Who is Julia Child? She worked for what is now the CIA and attended Le Cordon Bleu on the G.I. Bill.
___________is an American brand of flavored tortilla chips produced since 1964 by Frito-Lay, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo.
Doritos! Doritos in Spanish means little golden things
What are the notes that kids in the classroom pass around to each other in February?
Valentines Cards!
If you’re in trouble with your family, they might tell you that you’re skating or treading on this.
What is thin ice?
Who is known for wearing a coonskin hat?
Davy Crockett
Charlie Brown and friends debuted in this comic strip in 1950.
What is Peanuts? The characters’ appearances changed around 1957
Which president was obsessed with Jelly Beans
Ronald Reagan
This is what the extra day in February is called.
What is leap day? People who were born on February 29 celebrate their birthdays on February 28 or March 1.
When there’s not a possibility of anything happening, we might say there is this kind of a chance in Hades of it coming to pass.
What is Snowball's
Poodle Skirts were a fad in what era?
1950s!
J.D. Salinger released this classic featuring Holden Caulfield in 1957.
What is Catcher in the Rye? During the mid-to-late 20th century, it was required reading in high school.
These cookies can be sold by a group of girls in particular organization at a certain time of year?
Girl Scout Cookies
Presidents’ Day was initially set up to honor this president.
Who is George Washington? It used to be celebrated on Washington’s birthday, February 22. In the late 1960s, some federal holidays were moved to Mondays. Now, it’s celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is still called Washington’s Birthday on the federal calendar of holidays.
When you use facts to dissuade someone, you throw this on the person’s idea.
What is cold water? The idiom to throw cold water on something also means “to say something negative about it.”
Who was president in 1960?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 1952, this English monarch died, leaving the ascension to the throne to Queen Elizabeth II.
Who is King George VI? His family called him Bertie. The 2010 film The King’s Speech is the story of how he overcame his speech impediment
_________is a brand of cheese-flavored puffed cornmeal snacks made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo.
Cheetos
This is one of the two astrological signs for those born in February.
What is Aquarius or Pisces?
As an attempt at flirting, one person’s pickup line is another person’s attempt to do this to the ice.
What is break? It’s an attempt to put others at ease. Small talk is a form of breaking the ice