1941
This was the top baby boy name in 1941.
What is James?
A low-oxygen fire gives off a yellow glow, while a high-oxygen fire burn this color.
What is Blue?
"Divino Poeta" was a title given to this 14th century Italian writer.
Who is Dante?
The coniferous trees near his home inspired Harry Cole to create this cleanser.
What is Pine-Sol?
This muppet fancies himself a stand-up comic. Wocka Wocka.
Who is Fozzie Bear?
This title character of 1941 animated fantasy film was quiet as a feather with no spoken dialogue.
Who is Dumbo?
This 1666 fire began at Farrinor's bakery on Pudding Lane.
What is the Great Fire of London?
Carlo Lorenzini used the pen name Collodi to write this beloved tale about a puppet.
What is Pinocchio?
Long associated with Lebanon, this tree is on its flag.
What is the Cedar?
3,500 of this subspecies of brown bear live on the Alaska archipelago of the same name.
the Kodiak
This inquisitive title character got his own book in 1941, but had appeared two years earlier as a side character in Author H.A. Rey's Rafi et les 9 singes.
Who is Curious George?
For decades, Firefall at this California national park was an annual pouring of bonfire remnants over Glacier Point.
What is Yosemite?
This Italian physician published her "Method" of education in 1912 and her name lives on in schools today.
Who is Maria Montessori?
Perennials like mountain hemlock & lodgepole pine are found near, but not above, this natural boundary at about 9,500 feet.
What is the timberline?
In a 2018 film, this bear is framed for a crime and winds up in prison - where he makes marmalade sandwiches for the other prisoners.
Who is Paddington Bear?
After touring Oregon and Washington in 1941, this folksinger released an album called the Columbia River Ballads.
Who is Woody Guthrie?
A deadly fire at this factory led to the creation of the American Society of Safety Professionals in New York City on October 14, 1911.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
In 1899, this Rigoletto composer founded a retirement home in Milan for musicians & singers.
Who is Giuseppe Verdi?
Found in the scientific name of the redwoods, sempervirens is Latin for this type of tree.
What is an evergreen?
Walt Morey penned two books about Bear/Human bounds, including Gloomy Gus, and this book that was turned into TV series in 1967.
What is Gentle Ben?
Surpassing the record set by Willie Keeler in 1897, this New York Yankees center fielder still holds the title for the longest hitting streak, with at least one hit in 56 consecutive games between May 15 and July 16th of 1941.
Who is Joltin' Joe DiMaggio?
This mythical figure was punished by Zeus for eternity for stealing fire from the gods.
Who is Prometheus?
In 1800, this Italian physicist and chemist presented the results of his powerful experiments to the Royal Society of London.
Who is Alessandro Volta?
Brought to the United States as an ornamental, this spicy-sounding Brazilian tree has red berries and can crowd out native species.
What is a pepper tree?
The Malayan bear has a ring-shaped yellow mark on its chest, giving it this astronomical nickname.
What is the Sun Bear?