1. It was a hot day at the 1909 World's Fair when two vendors at adjacent stands ran out of plates and bowls on which to serve their carnival treats. According to legend, it was the first time that these thin, waffle-like treats called zalabia met with frozen confection -- but it would be far from the last.
What Pop Shop staple did this fortuitous pairing create? 2. This collaborative duo sold more than 250 million records, recording more than 50 Top 40 hits since 1967.
One writes the lyrics; the other writes the music, and sings. They met through an ad in the "New Musical Express," exchanging music and lyrics through the mail. The lyricist has writen for Heart, Jefferson Starship, Courtney Love and Alice Cooper; the musician has sung duets with the likes of Kiki Dee, Gladys Knight and RuPaul.
Who are these famous collaborators? 3. This speech is fewer than 300 words long and took less than two minutes to deliver in 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
It was preceded bya two-hour rant from Edward Everett, believed to be the foremost orator in the nation at the time. That Everett spoke at all is a footnote in history to these now-famous words, which are etched in a wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. What is this speech?
4. In what 1979 film does Al Pacino deliver the famous line, "You're out of order! You're out of order!
The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!"?
5. Named after Erasmus of Formiae, the patron saint of sailors, this electrical phenomenon is said to appear as a bright, blue-white glow on the mastheads of ships, spires, chimneys, and the wings of aircraft during thunderstorms. Its name served as the title of a 1985 "Brat Pack" film about Georgetown University graduates, and the name of the film's musical theme by John Parr (subtitled "Man In Motion").
What is it?
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