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What is UC Santa Cruz?This landmark, found in Berlin, is one of the best-known landmarks in Germany. It is a symbol of peace that was built in the eighteenth century and now can be considered a symbol of unity.
What is the Brandenburg Gate?Another Berlin landmark, built in th 1890s, is this church, which was nearly destroyed by bombing in 1943. As a result a new church was built around the ruined core spire for remembrance and peace.
What is the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church? (Not sure if this is right - if not, disregard my question until someone else answers this correctly)On Sept 9, 1850, this state became the 31st state in the US.
What is California?This California school mascot is the anteaters.
(That's the right church, named for Wilhelm I.)
What is the University of California at Irvine?This YA novel is about the search for an Easter egg in 1980s video games.
What is Ready Player One?On September 10, 1913, this road opened as the first paved cross-country highway.
What is the Lincoln Highway? This 1951 memoir by Clinton Twiss was about his adventures living in a trailer and traveling across America with his wife Merle, many of their episodes occurred on the Lincoln Highway, which was later turned into a film staring Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball.
What is The Long, Long Trailer? (I saw that movie.)This monolithic limestone promontory is sometimes called, 'The Pillars of Hercules', and played an important role in WWII.
What is the Rock of Gibralter? (although I believe this is one of the two promontories that are collectively called "The Pillars of Hercules")This is is an elevated ridge in Jordan, approximately 2,330 ft above sea level, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land.
What is Mt. Nebo?This 1988 Gold Medal Olympic skater also had his own program on Food Network for awhile.
Who is Brian Boitano?Brian Boitano battled this other Brian for the Battle of the Brian’s in the 1988 olympics.
Who is Brian Orser?These cooked terrestial gastropod mollusks are usually enjoyed as an hors d'oeuvre in France, taste delicious, and are frequently referred to by their French name.
What are snails (escargot)?Two of the three 7-time NASCAR champions.
Who are Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt?This woman was the singing voice for leading actresses in the movies "The King and I," "My Fair Lady," and "West Side Story."
Who is Marni Nixon?Ironically, this actor, who portrayed Freddie Eynsford-Hill in the 1964 film, could sing, but his voice was also dubbed in. He became better known as a world-famous character.
Who is Jeremy Brett - later he played Sherlock Holmes (interesting!).This tall hotel was featured in Mission - Impossible, Ghost Protocol.
What is the Burj Khalifa?This famous tower has a restaurant on the 95th floor called The Signature Room.
What is the tower at the former Hancock Center? (now 875 N. Michigan Avenue)The collision of these two ships in 1956 stirred memories of the Titanic, even though there was a minimum loss of life when one sank the next day.
What are the SS Andrea Doria and MS Stockholm?On July 1, 1776, this American lawyer and politician rode horseback to Philadelphia from Dover, Delaware. The next day, he cast a crucial vote that paved the way for the passage of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Caesar Rodney?In September, 1940, these caves with their wall paintings were discovered in southwestern France.
What are the Lascaux caves?This famous children's author is born September 13, 1916.
Who is Roald Dahl?On Sept 13, 1996, this American rapper/producer/actor was killed in a drive-by shooting.
Who was Tupac Shakur?On September 13, 1759, this famous battle on the 'Plains of Abraham' resulted in Britain defeating France for the possession of what would become Canada.
What is the Seven Years War?On September 14, 1927, this dancer was strangled when her silk scarf was entangled in the hubcap of her open car.
(That's the war; the battle is Quebec.)Who is Isadora Duncan?
In 1958 this nuclear submarine made a successful transit submerged under the North Pole.
What is USS Nautilus?This 1965 musical comedy directed by Richard Lester and starred The Beatles.
What is Help?On September 17, 1862, this momentous battle helped to enlarge the Union reason for fighting the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Antietam (or Battle of Sharpsburg -CSA)?Because of the small victory at Antietam, it was enough for President Lincoln to issue this five days later.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?This 1977 film was about the effort of the Allies to take 3 crucial bridges in Holland, starting on September 17, 1944.
What is a Bridge Too Far?This famous pilot won his first aerial combat on September 17, 1916.
Who was Manfred von Richthofen?Not long after Richthofen's death, this pilot took over as head of the 'Flying Circus.'. He eventually became the commander of the Luftwaffe in WWII.
Who was Hermann Goering??He hosted "The Price is Right" until 2007.
Who is Bob Barker?This popular Vietnamese street food is a soup of tasty broth, rice noodles, herbs and meat, usually beef or chicken.
What is Pho?This tasty Vietnamese sandwich usually made with variety of cooked meats, pate, fresh herbs on a baguette bun.
What is Bánh mì sandwich?The first female pilot who disappeared July 2, 1937.
Who is Amelia Earhart?Lost along with Earhart was this man, her navigator.
Who was Fred Noonan?Ken Dryden won 6 stanley cups with this team, and was later elected Member of Parliament.
Who are the Montreal Canadiens?Another celebrated Canadiens goalie was this man, who was also head coach of the Colorado Avalanche for awhile.
Who is Patrick Roy?These twins were the second set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team -- New York Rangers from 1995-96.
Who are Peter and Chris Ferraro?These talented twins from the Vancouver Canucks retired in 2018.
Who are the Sedin twins (Henrik and Daniel)?Prince Edward Island lies within this Gulf.
Who are the Sedin twins?She was Great Britain's first female Prime Minister.
What is the Gulf of St. Lawrence?Who is Margaret Thatcher?
Prince Edward Island is known as the site for this children's book, and is visited by thousands every year.
Book: "Anne of Green Gables"Author: L.M. Montgomery
Place: Cavendish
This writer was a Steamboat pilot, a prospector, and has written about one of the most memorable boys in American Literature.
This character also takes a memorable journey down the Mississippi.
Who is Mark Twain? (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)This state flag consists of the colors and heraldry from the coat-of-arms of the two families to whom the state's founder belonged.
Who are Henrik & Daniel Sedin?On Sept 19, 1893, this country became the first country to grant all women the right to vote.
What is New Zealand? In September 19, 1959, Nikita Khrushchev was barred from visiting this popular destination.
#2705 was skipped but the answer to yours is What is Disneyland?
Repeating: This state flag consists of the colors and heraldry of the two families to which the state's founder belonged.
Sorry - the laptop didn't seem to "sync" correctly. :-)
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This California school's mascot is the banana slug.