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1.What “celestial” song was
written for the 1932 Broadway show The Great Magoo and
was originally named “If You Believed in Me”?
“It’s Only a Paper Moon.”
Jazz musicians like Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Benny
Goodman all recorded their own version of the song.
2.What is the name of the
fortune-telling sphere that answers your questions, unless it doesn’t know, in which case it tells you to “ask again later”?
The Magic 8-ball
Originally called the “Syco-Seer,” the toy was thought up by Albert Carter in the
1940s. It just so happens that his motherwas a professional psychic.
The circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, nervous, endocrine, immune,
integumentary (skin), skeletal, muscular, and reproductive systems.
4.What famous tennis champion has won 23 single grand slam titles, 15 doubles titles, four Olympic gold medals, and has a sister named Venus?
Serena Williams
On September 1, 2017, Serena became a new mom to a daughter, Alexis
Olympia Ohanian Jr. Williams won the Australian Open in January 2017, when she was eight weeks pregnant.
5.What is the process called during which leaves use sunlight to create food (sugar) from carbon dioxide and water?
Photosynthesis
It was an English clergyman and scientist, Joseph Priestley, who began the study
of photosynthesis in 1771. He observed that a plant (mint) placed in a sealed container with a candle could create
enough oxygen for the candle to remain lit.
6.What Canadian-born
personality famously hosted the radio-turned-television
shows People Are Funny and House Party?
Art Linkletter
He later was given his own show in 1963 called The Art Linkletter
Show. He also wrote a very popular book titled Kids Say
the Darndest Things!
7.What city is over 1,400 years
old, was once known for being the “kitchen of its
nation,” and is located on the main island of Honshu?
A stalactite
When these drip, they can also form the
icicle-shaped formations that rise up from a cave floor as well. These are
called stalagmites.
9.What world famous
supermodel of the 1960s was known for her thin
frame, wide eyes, and the London “mod” scene?
Twiggy
She was born in London in 1949, and her given name was Lesley
Hornby. Along with her modeling career, she made television and movie appearances, like in the 1981 movie The Blues Brothers.
An obvious answer/decision The term was first used
by cartoonist Carl Grubert in the 1959 cartoon The Berrys.
Brylcreem
Brylcreem has been around since 1928, but it was originally only sold to barbers. By the 1950s, it was one of the most popular
hairstyling products for men.
The atmosphere Earth’s atmosphere is only
about 60 miles thick and made up of mainly nitrogen and oxygen.
The kangaroo Kangaroos can see about 300 degrees around at any one
time due to the position of their eyes.
Plastic
It was Mexican muralists who first began experimenting with acrylic
paints in the 1920s and ’30s. Before this, they were originally created for
use in more industrial settings.
16.In 1952, one movie received
Academy Awards for Best Actress (Vivien Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Karl Malden), and Best
Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter). What was the title of that movie?
A Streetcar Named Desire The movie is based on the
Tennessee Williams’ play, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize.
A bell curve It shows data distribution with the mean located at the apex of
the curve. Bell curves are always in the shape of a bell.
1984 The book is about a dystopian future where the government
known as “Big Brother” is always watching you.
20.Over 70 percent of the global market relies on
Canada to produce what product that comes
from trees?
21.Who was famous for introducing Johnny
Carson with the phrase “Heeeere’s Johnny!” on
The Tonight Show?
Ed McMahon
Beginning in 1962, he held this job for 30 years. McMahon was also well-known for helping sell a variety of products from Budweiser to Breck Shampoo to Sara Lee.
Did you know one of his first jobs was as a bingo caller?
22.What popular candy
from Germany (or Italy depending on who you
ask) is made from ground almonds and sugar?
William Clark Their journey began in May
of 1804, lasted two years, and took the men more than
8,000 miles.
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle was a commander in World
War II and the first president of the Fifth Republic of France.
The Bible As of May 2012, the Bible is believed
to have sold over 3,900,000,000 copies. The second-most sold book was on the
Chinese Revolution, Works of Mao Tse-tung, which sold roughly
820,000,000 copies.
26.What fashion company still
popular today began in Florence, Italy, selling leather goods such as saddles and saddlebags: Versace,
Burberry, Gucci, or Armani?
Gucci
Guccio Gucci founded his company in 1921. When cars became more popular than horses, he switched to selling more fine leather goods and luggage. By the 1930s, he added a shop in Rome, and
his selection included even more accessories like belts, shoes, and gloves.
27.What country is famous for the Great Pyramid
of Giza and has borders on the Mediterranean
and Red Seas?
A molecule A molecule is the smallest
piece of a chemical compound that still has all of the
compound’s properties.
Polar bear
Polar bears can weigh up to 1,600 pounds and grow to eight feet tall. In 1973, an agreement to help protect them was made by the U.S.,
Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Russia.
30.What television show ran
from 1952 to 1966 and centered around a nice
married couple and their sons, Ricky and David Nelson?
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
In the show’s 14-year run, they made 435 episodes, and that doesn’t include the radio shows they made before they went on television.
They started on the radio in 1944, and in the beginning, different actors played the boys
until Ozzie and Harriet’s own children joined the cast in 1949.