Famous Names
In 1986 he became archbishop of Cape Town & head of the Anglican Church in South Africa
Desmond Tutu
This New Jersey capital was one of the nation's foremost industrial centers in the mid-19th century
Trenton
It's the most modern city in Peru, as well as the largest
Lima
Late to class
Tardy
Presidents' Day is observed on the third Monday in this month
February
The Hellier & Tuscan were 2 of the finest violins made by this Italian
Stradivarius
This Idaho capital contains the oldest synagogue still in use west of the Mississippi
Boise
Astrakhan is situated on several islands in the delta of this river, 60 miles from the Caspian Sea
The Volga
It can mean sharp, or refer to an angle of less than 90 degrees
acute
You can tour old homes in this city's Garden District & French Quarter during its spring fiesta
New Orleans
This brother of an assassin gave his last performance April 4, 1891, playing Hamlet in Brooklyn
Edwin Booth
This capital is located in a region long inhabited by the Houma & Bayou Goula Native American groups
Baton Rouge
This sea forms Pakistan's southern border
Arabian Sea
Term for the claw of a bird of prey
a talon
In 1889 this day was designated a labor holiday by the Second Socialist International
May Day
In 1881 this Christian Science leader founded the Massachusetts Metaphysical College
Mary Baker Eddy
The growth of this capital was stimulated by the discovery of the Comstock Lode, 15 miles away
Carson City
Bissau is this west African country's chief port as well as its capital
Guinea-Bissau
It's a boat used to carry passengers & vehicles across a river
ferry
This "Camptown Races" composer's death is commemorated on January 13
(Stephen Foster)
This husband & wife who wrote "The Story of Civilization" died within 2 weeks of each other in 1981
Will and Ariel Durant
Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor, occupied the governor's mansion in this city
Cheyenne
The Tonle Sap & Bassac Rivers join this major river at Phnom Penh
The Mekong
This punctuation mark has more uses than any other
comma
Originally this holiday was celebrated on the last day of the Celtic year
Halloween