Know It All

Actor Robert Redford (born 1937) had aspirations to become a painter. He left college to travel around Europe and paint for a year.

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Keep a tea bag in your first aid kit to soothe insect bites.

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Gonzo from “The Muppet Show” (1976-1981) was in love with Camilla the chicken.

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Claus Josef Riedel (1925-2004) created the world’s largest wineglass in 1958. The Burgundy Grand Cru glass holds 37 ounces, which is 12 ounces more than a standard wine bottle holds. The glass is on permanent display at the New York Museum of Modern Art.

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Can you name the “Queen of Soul,” the “Godfather of Soul,” the “King of Rock ’n’ Roll” and the “King of Pop”? See answer at end.

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Bullies often make their unfortunate victims “cry uncle” before releasing them from a stronghold. “Uncle” is a form of the Irish word “anacol,” which means protection or safety. To cry uncle is a signal of surrender.

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John Forsythe (born 1918-2010) starred in the television show “Bachelor Father” (1957-1962). Forsythe played Beverly Hills attorney Bentley Gregg who becomes the guardian of a 13-year-old girl. Gregg’s Chinese butler helps raise the child.

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The Broadway play “Life with Father” was on Broadway from 1939 to 1947. It is the longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history.

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Dustin Hoffman (born 1937) plays an out of work actor named Michael Dorsey. Desperate for a job, he disguises himself as a woman named Dorothy Michaels, and lands a role on a soap opera. The story is from the 1982 movie “Tootsie.”

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The state song of Illinois is “Illinois.” Oklahoma’s state song is “Oklahoma.” The state song of Wyoming is “Wyoming.”

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In the Philippines, the yo-yo was a weapon for more than 400 hundred years. Their version was large with sharp edges and studs and attached to thick 20 foot ropes for flinging at enemies or prey.

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The black-billed magpie lands on the backs of deer and moose, and eats the ticks off of them.

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Japan is the world’s largest exporter of frog legs.

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General admission to the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago cost 50 cents. Children age 6 thru 12 cost 25 cents, children under 5 were admitted free.

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Paul Revere (1735-1818) is pictured on the $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond.

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Brothers John Dodge and Horace Dodge sold their motor vehicle company to Dillon, Read and Company for $146 million in 1925. At the time it was the largest company purchase in history.

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When a cat is scared, its hair stands up all over its body. When a cat is mad and ready to attack, its hair stands up along its spine and tail.

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Answer: Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) is the “Queen of Soul,” James Brown (1943-2006) is the Godfather of Soul,” Elvis Presley (1935-1977) is the “King of Rock ’n’ Roll” and Michael Jackson (1958-2009) is known as the “King of Pop.”

Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in the weekend edition of the Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? Email knowitall(at)smdailyjournal.com. or call 344-5200 ext. 128.