cigar maker

[upbeat music] Question one, elevators: The Great Glass Elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory can take you up and down, sideways, and what other direction? The Great Glass Elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory can take you up and down, sideways, and what other direction? [upbeat music] Question two, wildflowers: Bluebonnets have a scientific name that is based off of what animal, as they were thought to rob nutrients from the soil? Bluebonnets have a scientific name that is based off of what animal, as they were thought to rob nutrients from the soil? And there's a great Monty Python skit about this.

[upbeat music] Question three, labor history: The American Federation of Labor, or AFL, was founded in 1886 by what British-American cigar maker? The American Federation of Labor, or AFL, was founded in 1886 by what British-American cigar maker? [upbeat music] Question four, optics: What is the world's darkest material, whose name comes from a portmanteau of an anagram and a color? What is the world's darkest material, whose name comes from a portmanteau of an anagram and a color? [upbeat music] Question five, flags of the world: Which two nations are the only ones to have perfectly square flags? Which two nations are the only ones to have perfectly square flags? [upbeat music] Question six, textile patterns: A continuous interlocking pattern of one line that folds back on itself and is of Greek origin is known as what? A continuous interlocking pattern of one line that folds back on itself and is of Greek origin is known as what? [upbeat music] And that's gonna wrap it up for today.

So on a previous episode, I teased about another video game milestone.

And on this day in 1996, Nintendo officially launched the N64 in North America, which was a very, very happy day for a young Dan.

In reality, they help enrich the soil by working with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

And if you haven't seen the Monty Python skit about this, it's pretty good.

Answer three: The British-American cigar maker who helped found the AFL in 1886 was [bell dings] Samuel Gompers.

He became the organization's first president and led it for nearly four decades, helping establish organized labor as a major force in American industry.