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Who is Sun Tzu?This man was the first Emperor of China, and also famous for his Terracotta Army.
Who was Qin Shi Huang?This is the common name for the flower Leontopodium alpinum.
What is edelweiss?This musical featured edelweiss in a poignant song in pre-WWII days.
What is "The Sound of Music"?The Wife of Bath is a character in this collection of 24 stories.
(By the way, the correct question to #2767 is "What is The Thing from Another World?" and James Arness played The Thing. It was on TCM today)
What are 'The Canterbury Tales'?This monarch was the last English king to be killed in battle, but he was not buried in his final resting place for over 500 years.
Who is Richard III?Who was the last U.S. President to go into combat?
If you mean actual combat, who was George H.W. Bush?This president's son landed in France on D-Day, but died soon after.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt Jr.?Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Stephen Robinson, both NASA astronauts, are alumni of this university.
What is the University of California, Davis?On October 7, 2001, combat operations began in this country as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
What is Afghanistan?This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site n the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It was the last stand of Jewish patriots in the face of the Roman Army in 73 A.D. (or C.E. if you prefer).
What is Masada? (We visited there in 1996, and was it hot on that mountain!)Not far from Masada is the site of these ancient Jewish manuscripts, first discovered in 1947.
What is Wadi Qumran?This is the name of the museum in Jerusalem that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls.
What is the Shrine of the Book?This artist created the 12 stained glass windows of the Abbell Synagogue at the Hadassah University Medical Center in honor of the Jewish people.
Who is Marc Chagall?The symbol for this element is K.
What is potassium?This scientist was the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice in two different sciences, as well as discovering pololonium and radium.
Who is Marie Curie?Who was the first Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to?
Who was Wilhelm Rontgen?Known as the 'island of the winds', this Greek island has 16 picturesque windmills.
What is Mykonos?This founder of Rhode Island (supposedly a distant relative of mine) was banished from Massachusetts in 1635.
Who is Roger Williams.Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt, Jr, Chase Elliot.
Quillracer wrote: "Who is Roger Williams.Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt, Jr, Chase Elliot."
I live in RI - we are justifiably proud of Roger Williams! Somebody else will need to supply the correct question for your list, however. :-)
Who are three sons of NASCAR racers who also race?This is the ingredient in turkey that makes you sleepy.
What is tryptophan?This world-famous Italian tenor is to sing at Princess Eugenie's wedding on October 12.
Who is Andrea Bocelli?The movie I, Robot was based on a novel by this author
Who is Isaac Asimov?This confection consists of two round graham crackers, sandwiched together with a marshmallow filling, and then covered in melted chocolate.
What are Smores?Who is the Graham cracker named after?
Read in another languageS'more
A s'more is a traditional nighttime campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada, consisting of a fire-roasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker.[
(If you notice, it mentons it is round and has marshmallow filling --not a marshmallow-- and is covered in melted chocolate. The chocolate is on the outside not the inside. The answer is a Moon Pie, which is usual!y sold wrapped in plastic wrap.)To answer yours: Who is Sylvester Graham?
This doctor, who also advocated clean living and vegetarianism, is best known for coming up with corn flakes as a breakfast cereal.
Who is John Harvey Kellogg?This cereal consists of toasted oat pieces and multi-colored marshmallow shapes ("marbits" or marshmallow bits). The label features a leprechaun mascot, Lucky, animated in commercials
What are Lucky Charms?Often rumored to be William Penn this company's mascot is actually known as "Larry".
What is Quaker Oats?This is the largest church in the world.
What is St. Peter's Rome?Which Dan Brown novel was set in and around The Vatican?
What is Angels and Demons?This person said the most humane way of carrying out a death sentence is decapitation by a single blow of a blade.
I'll guess, Who is Joseph-Ignace Guillotin?This northern Italian city has two rival football teams, and its cathedral is the largest in Italy.
What is Milan?What 1960s movie starred Michael Caine and featured three fast British Mini's.
What is The Italian Job?This actor was known for his love of car racing, including a movie called, 'Winning' in 1969.
Who is Paul Newman?A topical comedy sketch show featuring Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman, made its debut on NBC on October 11, 1975.
What is Saturday Night Live (SNL)?Early in his career, this actor began to earn money by competing in weekend motorcycle races at Long Island City Raceway and purchased the first of many motorcycles. One of his memorable movie scenes involves an escape from a WWII POW camp on a motorcycle.
Who is Steve McQueen? (The Great Escape)During WWII this German castle was used as a prison for high ranking officers, and was infamous for the numerous escape attempts.
Who is Steve McQueen?In 1976, Steve McQueen originally proposed the idea for this 1992 drama which was later picked up by Kevin Costner.
What is Colditz?The musical theme for 'The Great Escape' was written by this Hollywood legend.
What is The Bodyguard?This comic was the first host on Saturday Night Live.
Who is Elmer Bernstein? (#2851)Who is George Carlin? (#2852)
The man who wrote the screenplay for 'The Great Escape' is famous for this book about 16th century Japan, which was made into a successful tv miniseries.
What is The Asian Saga?On October 12, 1609 this song was published in London, believed to be the earliest printed secular song.
(All you needed was Shogun, not the whole saga.)What is 3 Blind Mice?
In 1915 this English nurse was executed by the Germans for aiding allied soldiers.
Who is Edith Clavell?How much beer is a firkin?
What is 40 Imperial gallons or 72 pints?In 1973, this ball player was the first Latin American player to be admitted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who is Roberto Clemente?On October 12, 1492, this explorer reached the New World.
Who was Christopher Columbus?This ship was the largest and the flagship of the 1492 expedition.
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Though probably the work of several Chinese authors, the book "The Art of War", is attributed to this author