Children's Book Illustrators
This French elephant in a green suit was created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff.
Who is Babar?
This country is the place Gerber Daisies were discovered.
Central Park's Egyptian obelisk, called Cleopatra's Needle, came from this ancient city.
What is Alexandria, Egypt?
Notre-Dame's famous gargoyles actually serve this practical architectural purpose, not just decoration.
What are water spouts?
This illustrator brought The Very Hungry Caterpillar to life with colorful tissue paper collages.
Who is Eric Carle?
Italian-American casserole with turkey, mushrooms, and cheese.
What is turkey tetrazzini?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its doors in this year, the same decade as the Brooklyn Bridge began construction.
What is 1872?
Built between 1887-1889, the Eiffel Tower was originally intended to stand for only this many years before being dismantled.
What is 20 years?
Ludwig Bemelmans created this little Parisian girl.
Who is Madeline?
Southeast Asian soup with coconut milk, galangal, and lemongrass.
What is tom kha gai?
New York's iconic yellow cabs first appeared in this year, just before World War I.
What is 1912?
The Louvre's glass pyramid entrance was designed by this Chinese-American architect and completed in 1989.
Who is I.M. Pei?
Clement Hurd illustrated this bedtime classic for Margaret Wise Brown.
What is Goodnight Moon?
Even though they'd only just begun, this sibling duo won 3 Grammy Awards in 1971 alone, including Best New Artist.
Who are The Carpenters?
The Chrysler Building held the title of world's tallest building for only this many months before being surpassed by the Empire State Building.
What is 11 months?
The Arc de Triomphe honors those who fought for France, but the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath it was added in this year after WWI.
What is 1921?
This wild illustrator was the first artist to win both the Caldecott Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Who is Maurice Sendak?
Appropriately for the SF-based titular character, this show won an even 8 Emmy Awards during its 8-season run.
What is Monk?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its current doors in this year.
1880
Montmartre's name comes from "Mount of Martyrs," referring to Saint Denis who, according to legend, did this after being beheaded on the hill.
What is walked (or carried his own head) to the site of the current Basilica?