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What are cards?
The game is said to have originated in the 18th century in the Baltic region of Europe, where it is called patience.
Today we play solitaire on the computer, but back in the day, we played it with these.
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Who is Rosa Parks? While this act was performed by a number of people around the same time, Parks’ age and reputation as an upstanding citizen garnered the most attention. She was instrumental in desegregating the South.
In 1955, she was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.
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What is tux? It’s short for tuxedo.
This is short for men’s formal eveningwear, starting with T.
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What is VCR?
In the 1970s and 1980s, TV shows were recorded on these devices
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Who is Queen Elizabeth II? She’s held the crown for almost 70 years.
Her coronation took place in 1953.
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What is fox?
There’s an expression that calls someone “crazy like”
one of these animals. |
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What are seatbelts? Mandatory seatbelt laws did not appear until the mid-1980s.
In the 1960s and 1970s, we drove without these restraining devices.
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What is polio? Polio was first detected in 1894 in Vermont.
In 1952, this vaccine was released by Dr. Jonas Salk.
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What is jug?
This is a vessel for carrying water, ending with a G.
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What is card catalog?
Back in the day when we went to the library, we looked up books using this...
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What is Sputnik? It was the first artificial satellite in space.
In 1957, the Soviets launched this satellite as well as the Space Age.
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What is joy?
This is the opposite of sorrow or sadness, beginning with a J.
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What is thesaurus?
Everyone used to consult one of these physical books to find a synonym
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Who is King George VI? He died in his sleep.
In 1952, this British monarch died.
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What is ego? Freud said the id, the ego, and the superego comprised the personality.
The id represents the unconscious mind, and the superego controls our moral standards.
This is the conscious mind that deals with reality, beginning with an E
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