ANNUAL EVENTS
The first Sunday in May, the O. Henry Museum in this Texas capital sponsors an O. Henry pun-off
Austin
When this British sea captain first reached Botany Bay in 1770, he named it Stingray Bay
James Cook
He was born Truman Streckfus Persons on September 30, 1924 in New Orleans
Truman Capote
She may have been Botticelli's favorite goddess; he placed her at the center of his famous painting "Primavera"
Venus
Canada's Ellesmere Island is separated from this Danish island by 35-mile-wide Smith Sound
Greenland
A May festival devoted to these 2 explorers is held in St. Charles, Mo., their starting point
Lewis and Clark
On January 31, 1948, his body was cremated at the Raj Ghat shrine in New Delhi
In 1933 this Tarzan creator served as mayor of Malibu Beach, California
Edgar Rice Burroughs
French artist, Robert Delaunay was the founder of Orphism, a variation of this other "geometric" art movement
Cubism
This Chinese region consists of 3 provinces & once included a part of Inner Mongolia
The lighting of Temple Square in this city signals the beginning of the Christmas season
Salt Lake City
On April 11, 1979, his dictatorial rule of Uganda was ended by exiles & Tanzanian forces
Idi Amin
This author's 3 novels, "The Trial", "The Castle" & "Amerika", were published posthumously
Franz Kafka
This Dutchman's self-portraits include 1887's "With a Gray Felt Hat" & "With a Straw Hat"
Van Gogh
When Guy of Lusignan took over Cyprus in 1192, he made this city his capital
Nicosia
The W.C. Handy Blues Awards are part of this city's Beale Street Music Festival
Memphis
In 1740 this Prussian king began his reign by taking Silesia from the Austrian Hapsburgs
Frederick the Great
The given first name of this author of "Our Man in Havana" was Henry
Graham Greene
"Lobster Trap and Fish Tail", one of his most famous mobiles, is in the Museum of Modern Art
Alexander Calder
This French city lies on an island in the Strait of Dover
Calais
In the West this holiday is the first Sunday after the full Moon on or following the vernal equinox
Easter
Angkor became capital of this empire in the late 9th c. & remained the capital for over 500 years
Last name of the "Goosebumps" author whose initials stand for Robert Lawrence
R.L. Stine
What is the art technique of painting on wet plaster called?
Fresco
Because it loses about 90% of its water by evaporation, this lake in Bolivia & Peru is quite salty
Lake Titicaca