Holidays
"The Wearing of the Green" on March 17th
St. Patrick's Day
Now thought to be a dwarf, this "Scourge of God" was the most feared Hun of all
Attila
Goes "Beep beep" in cartoons
Roadrunner
Freddie Cannon's "Tallahassee Lassie" would be from this state
Florida
Detroit baseball Bengals
The Detroit Tigers
In Canada, it's the 2nd Monday in October; in U.S., the 4th Thursday in November
Thanksgiving
Pagan Scandinavians who attacked western Europe & reached America before Columbus
The Vikings
Bird named after bright red robes of a Roman Catholic clergyman
A Cardinal
Southwest capital named for mythological self-immolating bird
Phoenix
1982's "sweet" welterweight champ
Sugar Ray Leonard
In '82, Americans bought over 1 billion of these cards with heart
Valentine's Day Cards
Macedonian who lamented there was nothing left to conquer, he died in Babylon at 33
Alexander The Great
With both eyes facing forward, it has greatest range of binocular vision in birds
An Owl
Located 15 miles from its namesake, it was founded by Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
The 7-10 is one in bowling
Celebration of the Jewish victory over the Syrians in 165 B.C.
Founder of Holy Roman Empire in 800 A.D., read Latin but never learned to write it
Charlemagne (Charles The Great)
While ostriches lay the largest eggs, these birds lay the smallest
A Hummingbird
Only state capital named for a biblical figure
St. Paul
Name of this 2-day track event is Greek for "10 contests"
A Decathalon
This English holiday has masked children begging "A penny for the guy"
Guy Fawkes Day
Conquistador of Valencia, his Moorish foes called him "El Sayyid" meaning "The Lord"
El Cid (Rodrigo Diaz)
Member of India's starling family, famous for ability to mimic voices
A Myna
These two capitals were once the capital of the confederacy
Montgomery, Alabama and Richmond, Virginia
Most prestigious award in yachting named for boat which first won it in 1851
The America's Cup