WORLD HISTORY
In 1963 this former British P.M. became an honorary citizen of the U.S. by an act of Congress
Winston Churchill
The world's most powerful solar telescope is near Tucson in this state
Arizona
Although most of these featured a skull & crossbones, some had flaming swords or hourglasses
pirate flags (or the jolly roger)
Brevard, Broward & Okeechobee are counties in this state
Florida
My birthday was this day this week
Monday the 30th
He was the first president of Gran Colombia; after all , he helped liberate it
Simón Bolívar
An 1867 flood in this state allowed a steamboat to travel down Chattanooga's Main Street
Tennessee
Several pirates of the Indian Ocean, including William Kidd, used this large island off the African coast as a haven
Madagascar
The Hope Diamond is on display at the National Museum of Natural History, part of this institution
the Smithsonian
Can you make a U-turn in Pennsylvania
No, its ilegal
This French king was condemned in mid-January 1793 & was executed January 21
Louis XVI
In 1992 most of this state's permanent residents got $915.84 from its oil revenues
Alaska
One of the many weapons used by pirates was this short, slightly curved sword with a single cutting edge
the cutlass
It's the form of transportation on which Iowa legalized gambling in 1991
riverboats
30
On June 16, 1963 she blasted into orbit, joining Valery Bykovsky who had been launched 2 days earlier
(Valentina) Tereshkova
This state has a Lake Sidney Lanier about 25 miles north of Stone Mountain
Georgia
It's the term pirates used for the land along the Caribbean coast of South America
the Spanish Main
Romany is the native tongue of this "wandering" people
the Gypsies
True or False: Sheila Hooks' birthday is tomorrow, the third
true, wish her a happy birthday
Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Germany as a result of this 1870-71 war
the Franco-Prussian War
In 1777 New Connecticut changed its name to this, the name the state's still known by
Vermont
These Mediterranean pirates were based in Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli
the Barbary pirates
Giorgio Vasari designed what is now this famous Florentine museum around 1560
the Uffizi
What was used today to decorate the oyster shells at today's craft
Napkins with nice patterns
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