Irish Music
This contemporary rock band is the highest selling Irish group of all time, selling over double the second place contender, Enya.
What is U2?
This city was first founded by the Spanish in 1680, although the area has been used by maize farmers for hundreds of years before this. It was the largest settlement in northern Mexico before it was taken by America in 1848. Today, its one of the 3 safest large cities in the US, although that didn't stop a major act of violence occuring here a few years ago.
Although this year has generally been regarded as one of the worst in recent memory (at least before 2020), the brief period of time where almost everyone was out playing Pokemon GO is remembered fondly by those who participated.
What is 2016?
The best Springfield native, Timothy Berry was born and raised at this address. Probably the best investment the city has made : )
What is 22 Albee St?
The Raven, A Dream Within A Dream, Annabel Lee
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
Turlough Carolan is an Irish baroque harpist with well over 200 compositions. His music is so famous in Ireland it is now often included among folk songs, although he became crippled in this way due to smallpox at 18.
What is blindness?
This is the capital city of on the countries within the United Kingdom. Its name comes from the name of the region in Cumbrian, the old Celtic language of the area. At least 800 years old, today it has over 500,000 people and is the second largest financial center in the UK after london.
What is Edinburgh?
Pokemon GO has these two tie-in games released in 2018. They play as regular Pokemon games but the catching mechanics are similar to the mobile game, and pokemon can be transferred between the two.
What are Lets GO Pikachu and Lets GO Eevee?
This gun manufacturer, a staple in America for over 150 years who's products were used across the Wild West, is based in Springfield.
What is Smith and Wesson?
O Captain! My Captain!, Leaves of Grass, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
Who is Walt Whitman?
There are 3 main types of traditional Irish dance music, one of them is this.
What are reels, hornpipes, or jigs?
This city is the capital of Alberta, Canada despite being only the second largest city in the province behind Calgary. It holds the largest mall in North America and has almost 1.5 million people, so its still nothing to sneeze at.
What is Edmonton?
Pokemon is this place within the top 10 highest grossing media franchises of all time, and the second best-selling video games franchise behind only Mario.
What is first?
This abolitionist hero, who led an unsuccessful slave revolt in 1859, was born in Springfield.
Who is John Brown?
I, Too Am America, My People, The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Who is Langston Hughes?
Although associated with Ireland today, the Harp is actually 5000 years old and was first developed by this civilization.
What is Egypt or Mesopotamia?
A historical city was split in 2, one of which was this, in 1949, and wasn't reunited until 1989. Even today, many lingering effects of this separation still remain.
What is East Berlin?
Each Pokemon region corresponds to a real world place, and so far across the eight generations we have explored this many real world countries.
What are 4?
There are many towns named Springfield across the New World, Springfield MA was the this.
What is first?
The Road Not Taken, The Death of the Hired Man, Nothing Gold Can Stay
Who is Robert Frost?
Ireland has produced hundreds of protest songs from its occupation by the British in the 1800's and 1900's, but perhaps the most famous is a cry for the Royal Irish Constabulary to come and fight.
What is "Come Out Ye Black and Tans"?
This Eastern Turkish city had been part of historic Armenia and was occupied by Armenians almost continuously for 2000 years, however the Armenian inhabitants of the city were expelled in 1915 and it has bee part of Turkey since. It was also NATO's most southeastern base.
What is Erzurum?
The company that creates Pokemon GO shares a name with this city we have all visited together.
What is Niantic?
Our modern sport of Basketball was created in Springfield in 1891 by this man during a cold winter at the local YMCA, where he worked as a physical education instructor.
The Waste Land, Gus: The Theatre Cat, The Hollow Men
Who is T.S. Elliot?