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who is elle mcpherson?this hit by george michael featured supermodels in the video
What is Freedom?This 80 year old British Dame, who starred in Carry On films & Eastenders, has just sadly revealed she's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Who is Dame Barbara Windsor?This castle is the preferred weekend residence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
What is Windsor Castle?That castle houses this impressive 'toy', which belonged to Elizabeth II's grandmother.
What is Queen Mary's dolls' house?This peasant girl, living in medieval France, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England
Who is Joan Of Arc?This famous wife of the 4th president of the U.S. was also known for her social grades and awareness.
Who was Dolley Madison?Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Memorial) once belonged to the only grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, of this First Lady.
Who is Martha Washington?This American writer and socialite, who was also a President's daughter, once famously said "If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me."
Who is Alice Roosevelt Longworth?This president was the only bachelor.
Who was James Buchanan?Despite the term "sea" being used in its name, it is the world's largest enclosed inland water body, with a total surface area of 371,000 km²,
What is the Caspian Sea?This country are the current holders of the FIFA World Cup.
What is Germany?This place hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980.
What is Lake Placid?This athlete won the Women's Figure Skating Gold Medal at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Olympics.
Who is Sonja Hennie?This male figure skater won a gold medal in 1984 and has been battling cancer for many years.
Who is Scott Hamilton? (And can I just say he's as nice in person as he seems on TV. I spoke with him in an airport one time and he was gracious & unassuming).This woman was a competitive swimmer who did not get to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of WWII. However, she went on to make many motion pictures, some of them known as "aquamusicals."
Who is Esther Williams?Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, a series of 'heavenly visits' in this small Portugeuse town focused on messages given to 3 children.
What is Fatima?This hotel in New York City was the site of daily lunches for a group of writers, actors, producers, and others where they engaged in wisecracks, wordplay, and witticisms.
What is the Algonquin Hotel?This Nora Ephron written movie starred Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.
What is 'When Harry Met Sally'?The famous scene in the movie take place in this landmark NY deli.
What is Katz's?This poet wrote "This is the way the world ends / not with a bang but a whimper"
Who is T.S. Eliot?Another Eliot work was the basis for this long-running musical.
What is Cats?FoodTV network show with three rounds of cooking challenges using weird ingredients.
What is "Chopped"?This singing duo started out as a skit by two cast members on Saturday Night Live. They also had an eponymous movie.
Who are the Blue Brothers?This chef and world traveller takes his show to far flung spots around the world, seen on CNN.
Who is Anthony Bourdain?On this date, in 1943, this uprising was quelled.
What is the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising?Leon Uris wrote this memorable 1961 book about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
What is Mila 18?John Hersey also wrote a book about the Warsaw Ghetto. It was published in 1950.
What is The Wall?This baseball park is famous for its large green wall.
What is Fenway Park? (The Green Monster!!)This novel by John Hersey won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945.
What is A Bell for Adano?Before the Sicilian campaign started, the British devised a deception to fool the Germans into believing that Sicily was not the target. Eventually, the successful plan became a book as well as this movie of the same name, starring Clifton Webb,
What is "The Man Who Never Was?" (which I need to find on Netflix or somewhere)On May 17, 1884, this piece of land became a US Territory (it is now a state).
What is Alaska?This dessert is made by covering a dome of ice cream with meringue
What is Baked Alaska?The purchase of Alaska and its purchaser was ridiculed by this term.
What is Seward's folly?britsh slang term for money and/or ice cream bar
What is lolly?This British slang phrase meaning 'the works' is also the name of a 1997 film.
What is The Full Monty?Which movie ends with "I'll go home and I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, Tomorrow is another day!!"
What is Gone With the Wind?This flower has special meaning in Japan and a version of it appears on the Imperial Crest.
What is chrysanthemum?Although she is known as Scarlett, Margaret Mitchell had intended to call her by this name in the book.
What is Pansy?this social media app first appeared in 2004 for Harvard students only.
What is Facebook?This is the nickname of singer, Paul Weller.
Who is the Modfather?while a successful solo artist, Paul Weller originally played with this band
What was Style Council?This Native American rock group originating in the 1970s with brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas reached the Top 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974 with this hit single "Come and Get Your Love".
what is Redbone?paul weller's original band was The Jam.
This Vegas-based NHL team are playing for the Western Final.
Who are the Golden Knights?This stew is a national dish of Brazil.
What is Feijoida?This is the fear of being tickled by feathers
What is pteronophobia?In Roman mythology, she is the Goddess of Death.
Who is Morta?This Brazilian singer/dancer was known for her fruit-decorated headwear.
Who is Carmen Miranda?This Rolls Royce model was declared The Best Car in the World in 1907.
What is the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost?Where does the word PEZ come from?
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