History of Inventions - CH
In 1826, John Walker, a chemist in Stockton on Tees, discovered through lucky accident that a stick coated with chemicals burst into flame when scraped across his hearth at home.
What are matches?
Turkey actually wasn't popularized until the X century when it was recognized as an affordable source of protein that could feed a larger crowd.
What is the nineteenth century?
This is what its called when the team scores in Football. It is worth 6 points before the kick.
What is a Touchdown?
These can happen in any type of weather. It is a natural disaster phenomenon caused when rock underground breaks along a fault.
What is an Earthquake?
This inflatable toy is believed to have been invented by Jonathon DeLonge in 1938 in California. The original toys are thought to have been about the size of a hand. Now the inflatable toys are sold in many different sizes, including unbelievably large.
What are beach balls?
The average American consumes this many calories on Thanksgiving day.
What is four thousand five hundred?
The players on the same sports team all wear ____ uniforms that are different than their opponents.
What is matching?
This is the state of the atmosphere, describing the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.
What is weather?
Although this probably dates back to the Stone Age – around 20,000BC – the earliest people known to have regularly used this were the Ancient Egyptians, who adopted it around 3,000BC for hunting and warfare.
What is archery?
In order to help aid the struggling businesses during the depression, President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving up to the third Thursday in November instead of the fourth. He wanted to X the holiday season so people would shop more.
What is lengthen the holiday season?
Occasionally, an athlete may get injured during a game. If an athlete sprains their ankle or tears their ACL, they may have to use what device until they can walk independently?
What is crutches?
This sport involves centrifugal force, which is the tendency of an object following a curved path to fly outwards away from the center.
What is tether ball?
The first known published recipe of this produt appeared in 1812, written by scientist and horticulturalist, James Mease, who referred to the main ingredient as “love apples.” His recipe contained tomato pulp, spices, and brandy but lacked vinegar and sugar.
What is Ketchup?
The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924 featured live animals from the Central Park Zoo. It was described in newspapers as a "X of Mirth."
What is a "Marathon of Mirth?"
Often players must participate in this type of activity prior to their game to warm up and get their muscles ready for exertion.
What is a stretching activity?
Running is in our DNA, but this specific event takes training that requires a careful scientific mix of muscle, mental, and technological strength.
What is a marathon?
Experiments with germs and wine revealed a direct cause-and-effect relationship between bacteria and the souring of wine into vinegar. Subsequently, a process by which bacteria could be killed by heating the wine between 60 and 100° C, then letting it cool was invented.
What is pasteurizing?
Writer and editor Sarah Josepha Hale convinced President Abraham Lincoln to officially declare Thanksgiving a national holiday, after three decades of persistent lobbying. She was given the name the "X of Thanksgiving"
What is the "Mother of Thanksgiving?"
In Tennis, each of the games are often referred to as a ____.
What are matches?