Science and Nature
This common ailment can't be caught at the North Pole.
What is a cold?
Most sites agree with not being able to catch a cold but only in winter. Any viruses would struggle to survive in the winter temperatures.
The only one of the seven dwarfs missing a beard.
Who is Dopey?
Dopey is the youngest of the seven dwarfs in Disney's 1937 animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
The Hans Christian Andersen story about a bamboozled monarch.
What is The Emperor's New Clothes?
"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a literary folktale , about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages.
They went to war with each other on July 7, 1937.
Who are China and Japan?
The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The beginning of the war is conventionally dated to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937, when a dispute between Japanese and Chinese troops in Peking escalated into a full-scale invasion.
The most costly spice of chefs.
What is Saffron?
Saffron is one of the most precious spices in the world, retailing for more than $500 an ounce. It is so expensive because it is an extremely labor-intensive crop.
These are the favorite food of dragonflies.
What are mosquitoes?
Adult dragonflies will also eat any insect they can catch. While they usually eat mosquitoes and midges, they'll also eat butterflies, moths, bees, flies and even other dragonflies. Larger dragonflies will eat their own body weight in insect prey every day
They portrayed the alcoholic couple in The Days of Wine and Roses.
Who are Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick?
Joe Clay (Jack Lemmon) is a rising young public relations executive when he meets Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick), a pretty secretary, and they fall in love and marry. Soon after, however, Joe coaxes Kirsten to begin drinking with him on a regular basis. Eventually, they are both dependent on alcohol.
Author of mysteries who stated "Give me a decent bottle of poison and I'll construct the perfect crime".
Who is Agatha Christie?
Agatha Christie is best known for her detective novels, short story collections, plays and famous detective sleuths Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
A great man, known for stating "I have a dream".
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the American civil rights ...
It is the field sport with more rules than any other North American sport.
What is Football?
Technically there are only “18 Rules” in the NFL Rule Book, but each one is divided into various Sections and many of them are subdivided even further into Articles. These 18 Rules dictate everything from the configuration of the playing field, referee signals, and even emergency operations along with the mechanics of the game. The NFL Rule Book is 89 pages long and is available for download, too.
This happens when an elephant senses danger?
What is raising it's trunk?
Lazy, half-closed eyes show that it's relaxed. An elephant will also spread its ears to intimidate a perceived threat, holding its head high, raising its trunk and looking directly at its adversary. Abrupt head shaking is another sign of aggression.
He won a best supporting actor award for his portrayal of the Kit Kat Club emcee.
Who is Joel Gray?
His Parrot's name was Captain Flint.
Who is Long John Silver?
Captain Flint is a fictional character in the book Treasure Island, created by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1883. Silver has a parrot, named Captain Flint in honor—or mockery—of his former captain
He addressed the United Nations General Assembly with a gun in his belt.
Who is Yasser Arafat?
Yasser Arafat, the Palestine Liberation Organization leader, addressed the General Assembly for the first time on Nov. 13, 1974, becoming the first representative of a non-member organization to speak to the world body. In his most memorable lines, Arafat said: "Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter's gun.
These are the points that make up a perfect five-pin bowling score.
What is 450 points?
Five-pin bowling is a bowling variant which is played in Canada, It was devised around 1909 by Thomas F. Ryan in Toronto, Ontario, in response to customers who complained that the ten-pin game was too strenuous. He cut five tenpins down to about 75% of their size, and used hand-sized hard rubber balls, thus inventing the original version of five-pin bowling.
"The Starry Messenger" was written by this Italian astronomer
Who is Galileo?
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) published Sidereus Nuncius, or the 'Starry Messenger' in 1610. In it he provided a lively and accessible account of his telescopic work: his observations of the Moon and, particularly, his discovery and observations of four satellites around Jupiter.
Known for his portrayal of a Martian in a TV comedy.
Who is Ray Walston?
Herman Raymond Walston was an American actor and comedian, well known as the title character on My Favorite Martian. His major film, television, and stage roles
He kept the most famous diary in the English language.
Who is Samuel Pepys?
Samuel Pepys PRS (/piːps/ PEEPS; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.
It all started in 1848 at Sutter's Mill.
What is the California Gold Rush?
The California Gold Rush was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
It's the best known brand of single malt scotch.
What is Glenfiddich?
The World's most awarded single malt Scotch whisky. One of the last family distilleries.
It's the most frequently-broken bone in the body.
What is the clavicle or collar bone?
The clavicle is located between the ribcage (sternum) and the shoulder blade (scapula). It is the bone that connects the arm to the body. The clavicle lies above several important nerves and blood vessels.
It was based on the play "Everybody Comes to Rick's".
What is Casablanca?
The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison
The book that Apocalypse Now written by Joseph Conrad was derived from.
What is Heart of Darkness?
Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the Heart of Africa.
It was the B-29 that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima.
What was the Enola Gay?
The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare.
Homestead Grays and Kansas City Monarchs were two teams in this sport.
What is baseball?
The 1942 Negro World Series was a best-of-seven match-up between the Negro American League champion Kansas City Monarchs and the Negro National League champion Washington-Homestead Grays. In a six-game series, the Monarchs swept the Grays four games to none.