Author: Evelyn Beresford

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “”Merchandise 7X” is the secret ingredient used to make which product?” …For almost 125 years, the secrecy surrounding the recipe for Coca-Cola has been a mystery. As the story goes, the drink’s famous “Merchandise 7X” flavoring has remained unchanged since it was concocted in 1886. According to the company, only two employees are privy on how to mix the super-secret “Merchandise 7X” flavoring, and those employees are not permitted to travel on the same plane for fear the secret goes down with them. The identity of the two employees in possession of the secret is…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which state’s nickname is the opposite of “later”?” Oklahoma is known by its nickname, The Sooner State. The nickname refers to the early settlers who flocked to the region illegally to claim a piece of unassigned land prior to the state’s official opening date on April 22, 1889. Those individuals who entered the territory early became known as “Sooners.” The early legal settlers had a very low opinion of the Sooners who had cut the line. By the 1920s, however, the negative connotation of the nicknamed had faded, and Oklahomans embraced the nickname as a…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which television sitcom marked the acting debut of Jerry Seinfeld?” In 1980, Jerry Seinfeld had a small recurring role on the sitcom Benson, playing Frankie, a mail-delivery boy who had comedy routines that no one wanted to hear. Seinfeld was abruptly fired from the show due to creative differences. Seinfeld has said that he was not actually told he had been fired until he turned up for the read-through session for an episode and found that there was no script for him. He would go on to create The Seinfeld Chronicles with Larry David in…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which of these sports projectiles has been recorded traveling the fastest?” …A badminton birdie, also known as a shuttlecock is the fastest recorded object in all of sports. The shuttlecock, made with a cork base and sixteen carefully selected goose feathers, is aerodynamic and very light — weighing only about five grams. Its aerodynamic behavior has even influenced the design of the spacecraft SpaceShipOne. According to Guinness World Records, the fastest recorded hit during competition belongs to Denmark’s Mads Pieler Kolding, who managed to smash a 426 kph (264.70 mph) shot, during a Badminton Premier…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “What dissolved species are present in KCN?” …In aqueous solution, KCN is dissociated into hydrated potassium (K+) ions and cyanide (CN−) ions. The common form of solid KCN, stable at ambient pressure and temperature, has the same cubic crystal structure as sodium chloride, with each potassium ion surrounded by six cyanide ions, and vice versa. Step 2 : Answer to the question “What dissolved species are present in KCN?” K⁺(aq) and CN⁻(aq): Please let us know as comment, if the answer is not correct! Step 3 : Disclaimer & Terms of Use regarding the question “What dissolved…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which letter starts the fewest words in the English language?” Try naming five words that start with the letter X. Xylophone, X-ray…not so easy, right? You might want to stop because the Oxford English Dictionary only lists a mere 400 words that begin with the letter X. In fact, in Noah Webster’s Compendious Dictionary, which was published in 1806, there was only one word listed under the letter X: xebec, defined as “a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean”. In 1828, when he put together his American Dictionary, that number had only risen to 13.…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “The performer of which country song is the godmother of Miley Cyrus?” Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus are both legendary singers, and they have a deep connection with one another, too. Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus’ godmother. Her relationship with Miley stems from a long-lasting friendship with the 26-year-old’s father and fellow musician, Billy Ray Cyrus. Billy Ray first met Dolly when he toured with her after the release of his single “Achy Breaky Heart” in 1992. Miley Cyrus was born the same year, and Parton has been in her life ever since. Fans who’ve…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “What classic candy was named after its creator’s daughter?” Leo Hirschfield, the inventor of the Tootsie Roll, named the chewy, chocolatey candy for his 5-year-old daughter, Clara, who he called “Tootsie.” It was a popular nickname at the time, and appealed to the penny-toting children who bought up Hirschfield’s individually wrapped treats. The long-lasting, chewable candy has been made with the same recipe since 1896, when Hirshfield started producing the first individually wrapped penny candy. Because of its ability to stay fresh for long periods of time, Tootsie Rolls were included in G.I. rations, which…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which Las Vegas hotel often receives requests for the “Rain Man Suite” and the “Hangover Suite”?” Chances are good you’ve seen the Forum Duplex Suite at Caesars Palace in a movie before. The suite became known as the “Rain Man Suite” after the 1988 movie with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman was filmed there, and it inspired the set design for the movie, The Hangover. Anyone who’s seen these films will undoubtedly recognize the piano and spectacular view of The Strip. If you ask for “The Hangover Suite,” the reservations desk will know what you’re…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Who is the only U.S. President whose grandmother outlived him?” …John F. Kennedy’s grandmother not only outlived him, but was never told about her grandson’s assassination. John F. Kennedy’s grandmother died at the age of 98 without learning that her grandson, the late President John F. Kennedy, had been assassinated. The tragic news of the late President’s death had been kept from her by relatives who feared the shock might kill her. Mrs. Josephine Mary Hannon Fitzgerald, maternal grandmother of President Kennedy was the widow of John F. Fitzgerald, former Mayor of Boston. Step 2…