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What is 'Buried Child'?This is the name given the massive 1965 bombing campaign over North Vietnam by the Johnson administration.
What was Operation Rolling Thunder?In truth, the exact origins and identity of St. Valentine are unknown. However, it is generally accepted that he was martyred on Feb 14, 278 AD by this method.
What is Beheaded?This famous Horse is buried on the grounds of Washington & Lee Unvi. and was a favorite of General Lee during the Civil War
What is Traveller?This movie, which spawned the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, featured a dirt-track racing car, a 1955 Chevrolet, with a Confederate flag on the roof, named "Traveller".
What is 'Moonrunners'?Paradise Ranger Station, located on this mountain, is the snowiest place in the U.S.
What is Mount Rainier, WA? (Not to be confused with the town of Mount Rainier, MD in suburban Washington, DC. I used to live there. LOL)
This state has only active diamond mine in the US.
What is Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas?term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity.
What are Blood diamonds?February 14, 1929, was a day of massacre, but also a day for the discovery of this 'wonder' drug. Three man shared the Nobel Prize as a result.
What is penicillin?In the 1840s, this Hungarian physician demonstrated that hand-washing between patients could dramatically reduce mortality.
Who was Ignaz Semmelweis?Canada adopted this on February 15, 1965.
What is the Red/White maple Leaf Flag?This ship sank in Lake Superior in 1975 killing all on board
What is the Edmund Fitgerald?In 1888 this woman was the last of Jack the Ripper's known victims.
Who is Mary Jane Kelly?John Ford has received the most Academy Awards for Best Directing. However, this director, who has won fewer awards, has been nominated more than any other director.
Who is William Wyler?On February 15, 1898, the explosion of this ship eventually led to war.
What is the USS Maine?On Feb. 17, 1801, the US House of Representatives broke the electoral college tie, choosing Thomas Jefferson for President over this man.
Who is Aaron Burr?This 1941 novel by Anya Seton is about the life of Aaron Burr's daughter.
What is My Theodosia?Alan Bradley's series about young chemist Flavia de Luce ends with this book (#10 in the series).
What is The Golden Tresses of the Dead?February 19, 2019, is the 74th anniversary of the landings on this island, which resulted in one of the greatest photos of WWII.
What is Iwo Jima?Feb 20, 1902 marked the birth of this American who became famous for his black-and-white photographs of Yosemite (and elsewhere).
Who is Ansel Adams?This actor, who died on February 7, 2019, was known for his roles in 'Tom Jones' and 'Murder on the Orient Express.'
Who was Albert Finney?On February 20, 1725, a posse of New Hampshire volunteers who came across a band of encamped Native Americans engaged in this practice and got 100 pounds for each one.
What is scalping?This figure skater is an Olympic singles champion, and the youngest skater to hold the World Championship at the age of 14.
Who is Tara Lipinski?This sculpture in Copenhagen, Denmark was inspired by a famous story by Hans Christian Andersen.
What is the Little Mermaid?The 'Merlion' is the mascot of this city state.
What is Singapore? (on my bucket list!!)The "Winged Lion" is the symbol for this city and former maritime republic.
What is Venice?This country was the filming location for 'Xena, Warrior Princess' and the Lord of Rings trilogy.
What is New Zealand?This bourbon whiskey state is the location for the current season of Top Chef
What is Kentucky?This TV show has received the most Emmy Awards for "regular season" TV shows (not specials or TV movies).
What is Saturday Night Live?February 21, 1916, is known as the first day of the battle of Verdun, but on a happier note, February 21 honors this yeast treat, which is like a cinnamon roll but also has nuts and a caramel topping.
What are sticky buns? This composer/musician was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio. His contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet".
Who is Joseph Haydn?This Italian painter and architect is most famous for his work, LIVES OF THE MOST EXCELLENT PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, AND ARCHITECTS.
Who is Giorgio Vasari?Miracle was a movie based on this teams win over the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980.
What is the U.S. hockey team?This 1940 film recognized the accomplishments of a German scientist to find a cure for syphillis.
What is "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet"?The oldest impact crater on Earth, in South Africa, is also the largest.
What is the Vredefort Dome?Found on the far side of the Moon, the diameter of this impact crater is equivalent to the distance from London to Athens
What is the South Pole-Aitken Basin?These 2 planets in the solar system do not have moons.
What are Venus and Mercury?This river in Montana was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's shortest river (before Guinness eliminated the category).
What is the Roe River?This constitutional amendment protects against 'double jeopardy' and self-incrimination.
What is the 5th Amendment?On Feb 26, 1983, this album by Michael Jackson goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks
What is 'Billie Jean'?On February 26, 1993, this NYC building was bombed.
Betsy wrote: "What is 'Billie Jean'?Betsy - The album was "Thriller" - Billie Jean is on that album
What is the World Trade Center? (question for 3450)This singer/dancer/actor, born in Dorchester, MA, is best remembered for his role as Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
Sorry, I misread the question.Who is Ray Bolger?
This actress made a memorable villain in 'The Wizard of Oz.'
Who was Margaret Hamilton?This "That 70's Show" actress portrayed Theodora in Oz the Great and Powerful.
Who is Mila Kunis?These are the names of the two MLB spring training leagues in the East and West.
What are the Cactus League in the West and Citrus League in the east.This is a one-masted sailboat with a fore-and-aft mainsail and a jib.
What's a sloop?This is a single-masted racing sailboat built to the specifications of Nathanael Herreshoff's Universal Rule
(For #3455, it's the Grapefruit League in Florida.)What is a yacht?
This designer was famous for his clipper ships, such as the Flying Cloud.
Betsy wrote: "(For #3455, it's the Grapefruit League in Florida.)What is a yacht?
It is actually a J-class yacht, or as we call them here in RI, a "J-boat." The J-Class are considered the peak racers of the era when the Universal Rule determined eligibility in the America's Cup.
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This play by Sam Shepard won the Pulitzer Prize in 1979 and was nominated for 5 Tony awards.