Random Thoughts Within My Head Quiz

Answer: 1893

"Happy Birthday to You" was written in 1893 by American sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill. They were schoolteachers in Louisville, Kentucky, and the original title/words to the song were "Good Morning to All." This song is classified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most popular song in the world.

Answer: Great Wall of China

Although ancient and very famous, the Great Wall of China is not considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed first (and is the only one still standing), in 2650-2500 B.C. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was created last, and was destroyed by an earthquake in 1303-1480 B.C.

Answer: 1935

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. He went from poor, small town beginnings to becoming the King of Rock-n-Roll with hits like "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Burning Love."

Answer: cardinal

Cardinals are very interesting birds. While the male bird is a very bright, vibrant red, the female has a darker, more brownish color. Cardinals were named after the Catholic cardinals, because the bird's color is much like the color that cardinals wear.

Female peacocks are formally called "peahens".

Answer: Moon Pies

Moon Pies were created by a bakery salesman in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1917. Moon Pies were the most popular in the 1950s, and were commonly washed down with an R.C. Cola. Moon Pies come in a variety of flavors, including chocolate, vanilla, banana, and strawberry.

Answer: World Wide Web

Some people believe that the term "WWW" is impractical because it has more syllables than "World Wide Web" (depending on accent).

Answer: NBC

"The Golden Girls" came on Sunday nights on NBC from September 14, 1985 to May 9, 1992. It starred Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, Betty White as Rose Nylund, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, and Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo. During its original run, "The Golden Girls" earned 65 Emmy nominations, 11 Emmy awards, 4 Golden Globes, and 2 Viewers for Quality Television awards.

Answer: 1

In the emperor penguin world, the mother lays the egg, and the father keeps it warm while the mother goes out to sea for several months to search for food. After the mother gets back, the male and female switch places.
Other breeds of penguins can have two or more eggs.

Answer: seafoam

Seafoam is actually a light shade of green. Cerulean is a medium blue, periwinkle is light blue, and indigo is closer to purple. All of these colors can be found in a Crayola crayon box.

Answer: 60

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. hit 60 home runs in his 1927 season with the New York Yankees. That was single season home run record for 34 years. Ruth is known as the "Sultan of Swat," and the "Great Bambino," among other things. Most of his career was spent as an outfielder and pitcher with the New York Yankees, although he did spend some time with the Boston Red Sox prior to that.