Aliens, Aniseed and America, It's Your Hashtag Holiday Calendar Pop Quiz

The day kicked off with National Anisette Day, celebrating the sweet, aromatic liqueur distilled from aniseed and best known for its distinct licorice flavor. It's also National Made in the USA Day, a nod to shopping domestic, and World Sports Journalist Day, a tip of the cap to the reporters and anchors who cover the games. NBC Palm Springs sports fans can catch Tim O'Brien filling in tomorrow, with Caitlin Kelly stepping in on Monday.

Then there's the big one, World UFO Day, observed on both June 24th and July 2nd. Today's date ties back to the mysterious debris found on a sheep ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, in early July of 1947, the very discovery that kicked off decades of conspiracy theories. UFOs became the theme for today's two pop quiz questions, both built around alien pop culture.

Think you know your extraterrestrial trivia better than the crew on set? Test your knowledge by watching the attached video to find out how they did.

1. 1) The 1981 Blondie song "Rapture" became the first Billboard number one hit to feature rap lyrics. In the song, an alien from Mars eats cars and bars, then switches to eating only what?

A) Cigars 

B) Guitars 

C) Rock stars

2. 2) The October 30, 1938 Halloween broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" convinced some listeners that a real Martian invasion was underway. According to the broadcast, the first alien object landed on a farm near this New Jersey town.

A) Grover's Mill 

B) Morris Plains 

C) Saddlebrook

Watch the full segment above to see if the guesses on set matched reality, and swing back for more Hashtag Holiday Calendar Pop Quiz fun every weekday morning.