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What is a shrewdness?This former Union general, as head of the GAR, chose May 30 as Decoration Day because the flowers would be in bloom.
Who was General Logan?On the first Decoration Day, this general made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery
Who is James Garfield?The film, 'Glory' focused on this regiment at the battle of Fort Fisher, and is remembered on a plaque on Boston Common.
What is the 54th Massachusetts Infantry? (It's the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on the Commons, and it's a little larger than a plaque. It was was sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens)
Camera Work was a quarterly photographic journal published by this photographer.
Who is Alfred Stieglitz?This associate of Stieglitz specialized in 'straight photography', and became famous for his landscapes and environmental work at Yosemite National Park.
Who is Ansel AdamsThis made up name was prominent in photography for over 100 years;
What is Leica?One of the most famous commercial made up names is this supposed 'Danish' one from the ice cream industry.
Actually, Betsy, Leica is a combination of founder Ernst Leitz (Lei) and camera (ca).I was looking for Kodak, which was created by George Eastman because he liked the letter 'k' and wanted a name that was short, easy to pronounce, and not associated with anything else.
Betsy wrote: "What is Leica?One of the most famous commercial made up names is this supposed 'Danish' one from the ice cream industry."
What is Haagen-Dazs?
We know Dino Paul Crocetti by another name.
Who is Dean Martin?This book by Agatha Christie, which has been filmed several times, takes place on an elegant train.
What is "Murder on the Orient Express"?This movie director played an ex-Hollywood silent film director now working as butler for his ex-wife and ex-silent film star Norma Desmond.
Who is Erich von Stroheim?Von Stroheim had another memorable role as Rommel in this 1943 movie with a clever secret.
What is "Five Graves to Cairo?"This American author was the one who called Anne Sullivan (Helen Keller's teacher) a "miracle worker."
Who is Mark Twain?When this woman novelist started her mystery series, the titles of the books were the names of pubs.
Who is Martha Grimes?Larry McMurtry won the Pulitzer Prize with this novel.
What is Lonesome Dove?This is the longest river in the European Union.
What is the Danube?The French name for this fruit is the same as for lawyer.
What is avocado? (the French word being avocat)On May 30, 1922, this famous monument/memorial in Washington, DC was dedicated.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?What was the name of the beings in the future in H.G.Wells 'The Time Machine'.
What are Morlocks?This city in Maryland experienced catastrophic flooding over the weekend, the second time in two years.
What is Ellicott City?The capital of Liberia is named after this American president.
What is Monroville?Recent reports of the new Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, being given etiquette and 'how to be a royal' lessons, reminded people of this movie starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.
What is The Princess Diaries?This new ABC sitcom, based on an old comedy, was recently cancelled although it was number 1 in the ratings.
What is Roseanne?This series was on tv 8 years longer than the real event it portrayed.
What was M*A*S*H?This sculpture, by Rodin, commemorates an incident from the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
What is Les Bourgeois de Calais?This Italian painter, architect, and writer is probably most famous for his work, THE LIVES OF THE MOST EXCELLENT PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, AND ARCHITECTS.
Who is Vasari?This carniverous plant with the Latin name of Dionaea muscipula is known by a more common name.
What is the Venus Flytrap?This location in Scotland is well known as a place that lovers eloped to to get married.
What is Gretna Green?This famous author of Regency novels also wrote mysteries.
Who was Georgette Heyer?This American author was also a cartoonist. One of his stories is "The Night the Bed Fell."
Who is James Thurber?This television series, based on Thurber's work, starred the great William Windom.
What is "My World, and Welcome To It" (can't believe I remembered that!)This author writes the Inspector Alan Banks series set in Yorkshire.
Who is Peter Robinson?Jalna is a novel by this Canadian writer. It is the first of a 16-novel family saga about the Whiteoak family.
Who is Mazo de la Roche?June 1 is the celebration day for this scrumptious treat. YUM!
What are donuts (or doughnuts - take your pick!)The book, Goodbye to Berlin, was the basis for this musical.
What is Cabaret? What are the two tributaries of the longest river in Africa?
What are the Blue and White Niles?This is the capital city of Cyprus.
What is Nicosia?Nicosia is divided between these two ethnic communities.
What are Greek and Turkish?More than 30,000 Armenians were massacred in April 1909 by Turkey in this massacre.
What is the Adana Massacre?These are a number of sites in Cambodia where collectively more than a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979,
What are 'The Killing Fields'? I've been there. very chilling."Rise to Rebellion” marks the start of the revolution with this 1770 clash of British troops & colonists.
What is the 'Boston Massacre'?Boston is famous for this dish cooked for long hours in a clay pot.
What are Baked Beans?What type of bean are baked beans typically made from?
What are Navy beans or Great Northerns?TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics, is famous for this kind of floor.
Richard wrote: "What are 'The Killing Fields'? I've been there. very chilling."Rise to Rebellion” marks the start of the revolution with this 1770 clash of British troops & colonists."
Just a side note on The Killing Fields - we have a new restaurant in town that is Cambodian/Southeast Asian. They have a short essay in the menu about surviving in Cambodia during that time, and the owner told us of his family's escape. It was truly like every movie you see, except this wasn't fiction.
Betsy wrote: "What are Navy beans or Great Northerns?TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics, is famous for this kind of floor."
What is parquet?
On this date (June 4) in 1940 this massive military evacuation ended.
What is Dunkirk?Four years and two days later, this event returned Allied forces to Europe.
What is D-Day?June 4, 1942, is famous for another battle, only in the Pacific.
What is the beginning of the Battle of Midway?Continuing on our WWII theme, June 4, 1944 saw the liberation of this Italian city by Allied troops.
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