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Who is Anne Rice?What plantation was used a a major setting for the movie version of her first vampire book?
Bonus point: what had to be added to the trees on that plantation for the movie.
What is Oak Alley Plantation? This 1981 film about the 1924 Olympics won the Best Movie Oscar.
Oak Alley is right. Spanish moss was not allowed to grow on the oak trees so the movie crew had to add the moss back on for atmosphere.Chariots of Fire.
Who were the Cambridge Five?
Who were Soviet spies named Burgess, Blunt, Philby, Maclean, and Cairncross?This tv series from the early 50s starred Richard Carlson as a supposed Communist agent.
What is "I Led 3 Lives"?This holiday observance celebrates Mexico's victory over France on May 5, 1862.
Cinco de Mayo or as it is known with some people, Margarita day.What bug was Sandra Bullock's character in Practical Magic horrified to hear in the house?
What is a death watch beetle?On May 6, 1937, this famous airship exploded at Lakehurst, NJ.
What is the Hindenburg?The Bennett family is prominent in this Jane Austen novel.
Betsy wrote: "What is a death watch beetle?On May 6, 1937, this famous airship exploded at Lakehurst, NJ."
Veddy good. One of the instances where the movie is better than the book.
What is Pride and Prejudice.These are the drinks of the Triple Crown.
I love this ... learn so much!What are The Mint Julep (Kentucky Derby), The Black Eyed Susan (Preakness Stakes) and The Belmont Breeze (Belmont Stakes)?
Three writers have won this award twice for fiction. Ernest Hemingway was a apart of this group for a while but his 1941 selection for "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was overturned.
What is the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?In preparation for a work he published in 1828 that was over 20 years in the making, he learned 26 languages.
Who is Noah Webster?This holiday, first held in 1908 but not official until 1914, is observed on the 2nd Sunday in May.
What is Mother's DayThe event-but not the same seating-where Queen Elizabeth, O.J. Simpson and Maureen all attended in 2007. In May.
What is the Kentucky Derby?This undefeated horse is the latest winner of that prestigious race.
What is Nyquist?This monarch was crowned king on May 12, 1937, and is the subject of "The King's Speech."
Who was King George VI?This coming-on-age story by Betty Smith has the lead character Francie Nolan.
What is A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN?This woman was the first female elected to the House of Representatives in 1916, and was the only person to vote against a declaration of war in 1941.
Who was Jeannette Rankin?This mystery TV program about a crime solving novelist and his cop wife was recently cancelled.
What is "Castle"?The first of these annual ceremonies began on May 16, 1929, with Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor as winners.
What are the Academy Awards?Who was the assassin who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria that resulted in World War I?
Who is Gavrilo Princep?In 1956, the two stars of "Anastasia" won the Oscars for Best Actress and Actor, however, the male star did not win for that film.
Who are Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner?On May 21, 1881, this courageous woman and others founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?He authors the Night Soldiers series.
Who is Alan Furst?These three 19th century novelist sisters lived in Haworth, England.
Who are the Brontes?This sport will feature in the 2016 Rio Olympics for the first time since 1904.
What is golf?This famous bridge in NY opened on May 24, 1883.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?This book starts with "It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen."
What is 1984 ?It was just announced that this lead singer of the Tragically Hip has terminal brain cancer.
Who is Gord Downie?On May 27, 1941, this German battleship was sunk by the Royal Navy after being damaged in a torpedo attack.
I thought it was the Graf Spee....but I'm going with the Bismarck.This final sentence comes from what book, "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
What is THE GREAT GATSBY?On May 28,1934, five identical daughters were born to this Canadian family.
Larry wrote: "Who are the Dionne quintuplets ?"On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay stood on top of this mounain.
What is Mt. Everest?Which celebrity chef is the host for Hell's Kitchen?
Who is Gordon Ramsey?This NASCAR driver, nicknamed "The Smoke" retires this year.
Who is Tony Stewart.This is the longest race in the Sprint Cup series.
What is the Coca-Cola 600 (running today)?This is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
What is omega.The area at the mouth of the Mississippi or a Greek letter.
What is Delta?What is the capital of Vietnam?
What is Hanoi?These two astrological signs are in the month of June.
What are Gemini and Cancer?On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam broke causing the Little Conemaugh River to inundate this Pennsylvania community.
What is Johnstown?This third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown will be held on June 11, 2016.
What is the Belmont stakes?Who was the 18th President of the United States?
Who was U.S. Grant?This man was the 22nd and 24th President.
Who is Grover Cleveland?This President served only one month in office before dying of pneumonia.
Who is William Henry Harrison?What is considered to be the most famous ball in history?
Just a guess, unless you're referring to a spherical object -- What is the Duchess of Richmond's ball on June 15, 1815?This organization is currently celebrating its 100th year since its creation to preserve important natural areas and structures of the U.S, such as Yellowstone and Yosemite.
What is the National Park Service?The London address of Holmes and Watson.
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