| Sounds of Summer | State Secrets | Legal Beagles | Gone to the Dogs | Historic Quotes |
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What is “The Things We Did Last Summer”? Dean Martin also recorded the tune
on his A Winter Romance album.
“The boat rides we would take, the moonlight on the lake” opens this song sung by
Frank Sinatra in 1946 and by Shelley Fabares in 1962. It also served as the title of Fabares’ hit album. |
What is California? It surpassed France in June 2016.
This West Coast state has the sixth-largest economy in the world.
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Who is Johnnie Cochran? The “it” he referred to was the glove. During his career,
he defended many famous people, including Rosa Parks, Todd Bridges, and Michael Jackson.
He is best known as the defense lawyer in the O.J. Simpson case who said, “If it
doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” |
What is canine? Other members of the canine family include wolves, coyotes, and
foxes.
Cats belong to the feline family, and dogs belong to this family.
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What is “repeat it”? It appeared in his 1905 book The Life of Reason. It’s often
quoted as “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
Politicians around the world use George Santayana’s quote “Those who cannot
remember the past are condemned to” do this. |
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What is twist? The song title is “Let’s Twist Again.”
Right after school let out for the summer of 1961, Chubby Checker released his hit
tune that implored listeners to do this dance again. |
What is Colorado or Wyoming? Both were supposed to be perfect rectangles, but
their zigs and zags are the result of surveying errors.
Name one of the two states that is a near-perfect rectangle.
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Who is Robert Kardashian? (You may accept only the
last name.) The TV show is Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and it portrays their extravagant lifestyle.
He was a member of O.J. Simpson’s legal defense team, and his former wife Kris and
their daughters, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney, star in a TV reality show. |
What is Newfoundland and Labrador? (You may accept Newfoundland because
that’s how it’s officially listed.) The breed has been on the American Kennel Club’s Top 10 list longer than any other breed.
The Labrador retriever is originally from what is now this Canadian province.
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What is “their character”? He spoke those words during his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live
in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of” this. |
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What is the boardwalk?
These lyrics are from the Drifters’ 1964 hit release that could describe a Monopoly
property: Under this place, by the sea, on a blanket with my baby, that’s where I’ll be. |
What is Delaware, Nevada, or Wyoming?
Name one of the three states where many businesses choose to incorporate due to
favorable corporate regulations. |
What is the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme
Court? She joined the court in 1981 and served for 24 years.
Sandra Day O’Connor held this historical distinction.
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What is Dalmatian?
This breed, often seen in Budweiser commercials, is born white and develops its
spots later. |
What is “a habit”? Conventional wisdom states that it takes 21 days to form a new
habit, but some studies suggest that it can take a couple of months.
Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but” this.
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What is the city? The title is “Summer in the City,” and the lyrics describe most any
city during the summer: “Hot town, summer in the city, Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty.”
The Lovin’ Spoonful’s 1966 hit describes summer in this place.
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What is Washington? According to Business Insider, “The factory consists of 472
million cubic feet of space and sits on 98.3 acres of land.”
This state houses the largest manufacturing facility in the world, a Boeing factory.
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Who is Rudy Giuliani? He earned the moniker “America’s
Mayor” after 9/11, and he was awarded honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II.
“America’s Mayor” also earned a reputation for prosecuting
and convicting organized crime bosses, drug dealers, and whitecollar criminals in New York. |
What is nose print?
A human’s fingerprints are unique; this print is unique in
each dog |
Who is Oscar Wilde?
The author of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The
Importance of Being Earnest offered this advice: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” |
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What is Bill Haley & His Comets?
During the summer of 1955, “Rock Around the Clock” by this group topped the charts.
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What is New Hampshire? Ironically, all New
Hampshire license plates are made by prisoners under contract to the New Hampshire Department of Safety.
This state’s license plates say “Live Free or Die.”
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Who is Antonin Scalia?
In 2016, this U.S. Supreme Court associate justice died in his sleep at a luxury
resort in Texas. |
What is Chihuahua? The dog’s name is Gidget
Taco Bell has featured this breed of dog in its
commercials. |
Who is Napoleon (Bonaparte)?
This 18th-century French emperor and military leader for
whom Louisiana’s code of justice is named said, “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.” |
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