Potpourri 1
Over its 200-plus years, this country has had 28 different flags, a record for any country.
What is the United States?
Early in her career, she translated romance novels into Spanish, often changing the dialogue to make the heroines smarter.
Who is Isabel Alldene?
One critic called them "a social phenomenon", "the most widely recognized group.. since John, Paul, George & Ringo"
Who are the Spice Girls?
The most populous city in the world south of the Equator is this one in South America
What is Sao Paulo?
They are the two Arab countries in which Israel currently has embassies.
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What are Egypt and Jordan?
A NASA Mars lander has this mythic name because it was made of parts from a scrapped 2001 mission.
What is Phoenix?
His "remarks about the Confederacy... made Atlanta look at him first in bewilderment, then coolly and then hot with rage"
Who is Rhett Butler?
The Hawaiian alphabet uses 12 of the 26 letters in the English alphabet & runs from "A" to this letter.
What is W?
This character, created in Europe in the 19th century, has a name that can be translated as "eye of pine"
Who is Pinocchio?
2 of the 3 European Rivers that begin with "T" on which a national capital is located
What are (2 of) Thames, Tiber or Tagus?
The prototype for this game that was introduced in 1948 was called Lexiko
What is Scrabble?
The action in this film begins at 10:30 A.M. & plays out in almost-real time until 12:15.
What is High Noon?
The 1930s were this decade of the 20th century.
What is the 4th decade?
He served the shortest amount of time as president before running for & winning reelection to the job
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The subtitle of a biography about this early 20th century man is "The Saint Who Sinned"
What is Rasputin?
In 1785, he wrote that "After fifty years' service in public affairs", he wanted to "make plenty of experiments"
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Who is Benjamin Franklin?
An official American Viticultural Area spanning multiple states includes this eastern island where you'll find the town of Chilmark
What is Martha's Vineyard?
In 1998, these 2 baseball rivals shared top honors as Sports Illustrated's Sportsmen of the Year.
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Who are Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire?
Because of a policy adopted in 1979, this country's young people are collectively referred to as "little emperors"
What is China?
This group consisted of the Chief Justice, 4 members of Congress & ex-heads of the CIA & the World Bank.
What is the Warren Commission?
In the early 1900s, he was Lord Rector of the Universities of St. Andrews & Aberdeen
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This numeric group was the subject of an April 20, 1959 Time magazine article titled with "Rendezvous with Destiny"
What is the Mercury Seven?
In 1963, she founded her company with a sales force of 9; today that number is over 1 million.
Who is Mary Kay?
More than half the free world's commercial jetliners have been assembled in this U.S. state
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What is Washington?
It's the only U.N. member country in the Mediterranean where English is an official national language
What is Malta?