Author: Evelyn Beresford

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which celebrity had naturally blonde hair?” While Elvis Presley was known as being tall, dark, and handsome, one of those attributes took a little upkeep. Born a natural blonde, the future rock and roll legend began dying his hair black as a young teenager, using shoe polish as a cheap alternative to hair dye. Later in his life, Elvis opted for a signature mix of hair dyes: Miss Clairol 51D and Black Velvet / Mink Brown by Paramount. His perfectly-coiffed jet-black pompadour became almost as iconic as his voice. Just one photo of him with…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which of the following is NOT a mammal?” …Dolphins and whales are both mammals. Mammals are warm-blooded animals that give birth to live young, and feed those young with milk. Mammals do not have gills which means that any aquatic or marine mammals need to be able to come to the surface often enough to breathe. In contrast, sharks are a subgroup of fish and have gills allowing them to breathe underwater. Although some sharks do give birth to live young, they do not nurse and they’re not warm-blooded. In fact, sharks don’t even have…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which professional wrestler had a co-starring role in the movie “The Princess Bride”?” André the Giant was a French professional wrestler and actor. In the World Wrestling Federation, André was a one-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WWF Tag Team Champion. He famously feuded with Hulk Hogan, culminating at WrestleMania III in 1987. His best-remembered film role was that of Fezzik, the giant in The Princess Bride. His size was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, which later resulted in acromegaly. It also led to his being called “The Eighth…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Dr. Samuel Mudd was pardoned after being sentenced to life for assisting which criminal?” …Dr. Samuel Mudd was a physician who was imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. After mortally wounding Lincoln on this day in 1865, Booth rode to Mudd’s home for surgery on his fractured leg. A military commission found him guilty of aiding and conspiring in the murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment, escaping the death penalty by a single vote. Mudd was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which animal brings Easter eggs in Switzerland?” …Like the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, Easter arrives at the beginning of Spring in Switzerland. Easter and Spring are wrapped up together, but that country’s symbol of growth and rebirth isn’t the bunny—it’s the cuckoo bird. (It makes more sense for eggs to come from birds than bunnies, right?) Swiss children fill their baskets on Easter morning by hunting for colored eggs and chocolate eggs left by the Easter Cuckoo. Cuckoos are much more prevalent in Switzerland anyhow—it’s the origin place of the cuckoo clock, after all.…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which U.S. President did not die on Independence Day?” …Independence Day is not only America’s birthday, but its also the day that an American president is most likely to kick the bucket. That’s right. The Fourth of July has the strange distinction of being the day that three American presidents have passed away. In a providential twist, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died within hours of one another on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration’s passage. James Monroe, died exactly five years later. Only one president, Calvin Coolidge, has been born…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which of these actors reportedly gained the most weight for a movie role?” …Plenty of actors have undergone extreme workouts and diets to pack on the pounds for their roles. While Robert de Niro may have gained 60 pounds for one scene of “Raging Bull”, he does not hold the record for most pounds gained for a role. Actor Vincent D’Onofrio holds that record by putting on 70 pounds for Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 film “Full Metal Jacket.” The transformation didn’t go without its difficulties. D’Onofrio told the New York Times it complicated something as simple…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Freeze-dried ice cream was developed by which company?” …Freeze-dried ice cream is ice cream that has been freeze-dried to remove the majority of the water, sealed in a pouch, and does not require refrigeration. It is also known as astronaut ice cream. It was developed by Whirlpool Corporation under contract to NASA for the Apollo missions. According to a NASA food scientist, although freeze-dried ice cream was developed on request, “it wasn’t popular.” Despite the use of images of space walking astronauts on its packaging, freeze dried ice cream has never been included on any…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “What state has the most presidential libraries? ” …1. Utah 2. Pennsylvania 3. New York 4. Texas Step 2 : Answer to the question “What state has the most presidential libraries? ” Texas – We have President Franklin Roosevelt to thank for the presidential library system. Roosevelt believed that presidential papers were an important part of history, and should be systematically preserved and accessible to the public. His successor Harry Truman agreed, and after both men had created libraries for their papers, Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act in 1955 to make sure the practice continued. There are…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “According to a classic ad campaign, what day was Prince Spaghetti day?” …Anyone who watched television in the 1970s is sure to remember the now-iconic “Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day” TV commercial. Beginning in the fall of 1969, Prince Pasta began running their now-iconic “Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day” commercial which ran for 13 years. The ad featured a little boy “Anthony” running through his city to get home for his mother’s dinner. The narrator states “Most days, Anthony takes his time going home, But not today. Today is Wednesday, and as every family in…