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Who is U.S. Grant?April 27, 2011, saw an outbreak of over 300 of these weather phenomena.
What are tornadoes?This African-American cowboy and former slave was known by the moniker "Deadwood Dick."
Who is Nat Love?Filmed at least three times, this Victor Hugo novel features a bell-ringer, a gypsy, and gargoyles.
What is The Hunchback of Notre Dame?This artist did a self-portrait in "David with the Head of Goliath." His gray/green teeth are thought to show lead poisoning.
Who was Caravaggio?The Michelangelo statue, 'Madonna with Child', which resides in this city, was the only one of his statues to leave Italy during his lifetime.
What is Bruges?This woman was an Italian Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following that of Caravaggio.
Who was Artemisia Gentileschi?This example of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World was located in Alexandria.
What is the lighthouse of Alexandria?There is a legend that the Sphinx lost his nose this way.
Why did Napoleon's soldiers shoot the nose off with a cannon?This battle allowed the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamstion.
What is the Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg, depending on whether you were North or South)?This animated cartoon duo featured a little boy and a large, green sea serpent.
Who are Beany and Cecil, the Sea-Sick Sea Serpent? (Loved that show!)This 85+ year-old comic strip was also featured in many movies and two tv series.
Kathy wrote: "What is Bruges?Bruges is the lovely capital of Belgium, with beautiful canals.
Kathy wrote: "What is Bruges?This woman was an Italian Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following that of Caravaggio."
Bruges is the capital of Belgium. Lovely town.
Bruges is a lovely town, but Brussels is the capital.Perhaps you would like to play by answering the statement in #2021. It's played like Jeopardy. :)
What is Blondie? (answer to 2021) (it was also a radio series, I think)The first diner in America, a horse pulled wagon that had windows on each side of the wagon. was in this state.
What is Rhode Island? (I love diners.)This New Orleans sandwich, frequently made of fried seafood on a baguette, is rumored to have taken its name from streetcar strikers, who ate at a generous restaurant.
What is a po'boy?This state's motto is "Union, Justice, and Confidence"
What is Louisiana?John Wilkes Booth shouted this state's motto while escaping from Ford's Theatre.
What is Virginia?This woman was the only direct civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Who is Jennie Wade?This Confederate soldier, actually from the Gettysburg area, died during the battle, supposedly on or near his uncle's farm.
Who is Private Wesley Culp? (ok, I cheated - I looked it up. I thought I knew a lot of Gettysburg trivia, but I didn't know that!)This comedy duo was composed of an English thin man and an American fat man. As a team, they appeared in 107 films (short films - both silent and sound - and full length features).
(I don't consider that cheating. No one can know everything.) :)Who are Laurel and Hardy?
"Playing for the Ashes" is a test series between England and Australia in this sport.
What is cricket?This scale is used to measure the heat & intensity of chillis.
What is the Scoville scale?This is the national dish of Thailand.
What is Pad Thai?This British soap has been on TV since 1960.
What is Coronation Street?This is the longest-running scripted U.S. primetime television series
What is 'The Simpsons'?This tv series on Monday nights was unexpectedly cancelled at the end of its 3rd season supposedly because William Paley and his wife wanted 'Gunsmoke' to remain on in a new time slot.
What is "Gilligan's Island"? (I think)This painting by Degas was stolen from the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, in 2009 and recovered in 2018.
What is 'Les Choristes'?Located in NYC, this canine statue honors all those who took part in the 'Great Mission of Mercy' of 1925 in Alaska.
What (who) is Balto?There are two top contenders for the smallest mammal in the world, but this one doesn't fly.
What is the Etruscan shrew?This region forms the 'heel' of Italy.
What is Salento?He ordered the first Crusades.
Who is Urban II?This ballet dancer and choreographer starred with the Ballets Russes, and performed in such ballets as 'L'apres-midi d'un faune.'
Who was Nijinsky?For centuries this city in West Africa (present day Mali) was a major trading hub and a center for scholarship.
What is Timbuktu?Located in the Mediterranean, this island was heavily attacked by the Axis, and was awarded the George Cross for the bravery of its people.
What is Malta? (I love it there!)This man, along with Edmund Hillary, was the first to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
Who is Tenzing Norgay?The surviving members of this explorer's expedition are credited with being the crew to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Magellan?This captain and his crew of the Golden Hind were the first Englishmen to circumnavigate the globe.
Who was Sir Francis Drake?This famous piece of string music was composed by an American in 1936. It has been used in movies, and has been performed on many public occasions, especially during times of mourning.
Who is Francis Drake?This cheesy mouse featured in Disney's Aristocats film.
What is 'Adagio for Strings'?Jackie, let's use your statement since it came in close to Kathy's.
This cheesy mouse was featured in Disney's 'Aristocats' film.
Who is Roquefort the mouse?In 1938 this woman created a popular baked good at the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts.
What are chocolate chip cookies?According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this is the longest bridge in the USA.
What is Lake Pontchartain Causeway?what new orleans chef trademark saying is Bam!
Who is Emeril Lagasse?A prestigious award earned by some chefs and other culinary institutions, such as restaurants, is named for this rotund chef/author.
Who is James Beard?This Vice President of the US resigned his office in 1973.
Who is Spiro Agnew? (Do I remember that!)Another momentous event that year occurred when the Special Prosecutor was to be fired, and as a result the Attorney-General and his deputy resigned. That day was known by this name.
What is The Saturday Night Massacre? (I was living in DC at the time!! I remember the Watergate era very well)We associate Emeril Lagasse with New Orleans, but he was born and raised somewhere else.
What is Fall River, Massachusetts?Fall River is also famous for this event on August 4, 1892
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