World History, sort of
Just before the Titanic sailed from Southampton on April 10th, 1912, its operators replaced the 2nd officer, David Blair, with the more experienced Charles Lightoller. However, Blair never got around to giving up the keys to a locker that contained these. (Maybe they would have helped see the iceberg...)
Binoculars
According to WIKIPEDIA, trout fish can be caught with a normal rod and reel, but this distinctive method was developed primarily for trout, and now extended to other species
Fly-fishing
This Actress, known for her award-winning lead role in The Blind Side, once called Austin, Texas home.
Sandra Bullock
Zombie, Dreams, Linger, Ode to My Family
The Cranberries
GWYNEDD & CLWYD ARE THE NORTHERNMOST COUNTIES IN THIS COUNTRY, PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
WALES
Alexander Fleming, a Scottish microbiologist mistakenly discovered this in 1928. A messy lab space and some timely observations results in millions of lives saved in the decades since from fatal bacterial infections - and it happened by accident.
Penicillin
According to WIKIPEDIA, Tipperary Crystal is an Irish crystal design & manufacturing company founded in 1987 by a former craftsmen of this other Irish company known for their chandeliers and the famous New Year's Eve Ball that is dropped each year in New York City's Times Square.
Waterford Crystal
"Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm ....78?" This Celeb turns 78 today.
Paul McCartney
Think, Freeway of Love, R.E.S.P.E.CT
Aretha Franklin
Beating out Bangkok, Thailand, London, Macau and Singapore, this city tops CNN's most visited destination list for 2019.
Hong Kong
January 30 1972, has become known as this, after a civil rights march for Catholic equal rights in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland took a turn for the horrid when British soldiers opened fire on the crowd of protesters and bystanders killing 14.
Bloody Sunday
According to WIKIPEDIA, this country boasts some of the world's most famous inventions – they created Velcro, cellophane, absinthe, the potato peeler, Helvetica font, LSD, edible chocolate gold, milk chocolate... and a military knife
Switzerland
Born Paul David Hewson, this singer-songwriter is also a leading world philanthropist and activist for social justice causes
BONO
Shallow, Rain on Me, Stupid Love, Born This Way
Lady Gaga
In a similar way to how a rose is used for England, a thistle for Scotland and a daffodil for Wales, this has been used as a symbol of Ireland since the 18th century.
A Shamrock
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson and was popularized in this song by Don McClean
American Pie
According to WIKIPEDIA, this term refers to an in infection that is constantly maintained within a population at a baseline level in a geographic area without external inputs - opposite of Epidemic.
Endemic
The childhood home of this NFL quarterback is currently on the market for $1.89 million. Before rising to football stardom, this star called austin Austin home in the late ’80s and early ’90s. He starred in football at Westlake High School and then at Purdue University.
Drew Brees
Gimme Shelter, Miss You, Midnight Rambler, Satisfaction
Rolling Stones
This is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic with a population of 364,134 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe
Iceland
Arguably the real reason behind the Red Sox ownership (Harry Frazee) selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees thus creating what became known as the Curse of the Bambino - the 86-year period from 1918 to 2004
Finance a Broadway Play
According to WIKIPEDIA, one of the biggest fish caught at 1376 lbs it uses its bill to stun, injure, or kill while knifing through a school of fish or other prey, then returns to eat the injured or stunned fish. It spends the majority of its life in the open sea far from land.
Atlantic Blue Marlin, or Marlin
Hailing from County Fingal, this 44-year-old actor had a breakout role in 2000’s Tigerland and went on to become a huge star thanks to roles in films like Minority Report, The Recruit, Daredevil, Phone Booth and Miami Vice.
Colin Farrell
When Doves Cry, Pink Cashmere, 1999, Little Red Corvette
Prince
The smallest country in the world, not just in Europe, this tiny enclave is technically a 'sovereign city-state'
Vatican City