Famous Dates
This Roman fell victim to assassins on the Ides, or 15th, of March, 44 B.C.
Who is Julius Caesar?
On December 5, 1783 the British left the city for good, from this island borough
What is Staten Island?
This classic canned meat from Hormel that debuted in 1937 has no gluten
What is Spam?
He was nearly blind when he painted his series of "water lilies"
Who is Claude Monet?
Samuel Clemens used this pseudonym which means "2 fathoms deep"
What is Mark Twain?
It's said that on this date King George III wrote in his diary, "Nothing of importance happened."
What is July 4, 1776?
Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin began this seminal hip-hop record company out of an NYU dorm room
What is Def Jam records?
French chefs use this part of the goose to make pate de foie gras
What is the liver?
In the language of creator Rodin, this sculpture is "le penseur"
What is The Thinker?
"The Pit and the Pendulum" helped secure his reputation as a master of lurid gothic suspense
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
The Egyptian government opened his famed mummy case on March 6, 1924
Who is King Tut?
The name Tribeca was adopted in the Mid-1970's; it stands for "Triangle Below" this street
What is Canal Street?
Darjeeling is classified as a "black" type of this beverage
What is tea?
His "the potato eaters" was among paintings taken from a museum in Holland in 1988
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
This writer, born in Salinas, explored the sea of Cortez with Ed Ricketts
Who is John Steinbeck?
Day on which Mexico's Battle of Puebla is celebrated
What is May 5?
George Benson crooned, "They say the neon lights are bright" on this street
What is "Broadway"?
This seed, which is used like rice, was originally grown in the Andes and is high in protein
What is quinoa?
Frida Kahlo married him in 1929; they divorced in 1939 and remarried in 1940
Who is Diego Rivera?
This author of "The Joy Luck Club" was born shortly after her parents immigrated to the US
Who is Amy Tan?
1944 date on which more than 5,000 ships carried Allied troops across the English channel
What is June 6?
In the 1920s, African-American artists had a renaissance in this New York City neighborhood
What is Harlem?
This sauce made with butter, egg yolk, and lemon juice embellishes Eggs Benedict
What is Hollandaise Sauce?
He finished sculpting "David" in 1504 but never completed his 12 apostles for Florence's Cathedral
Who is Michelangelo?
She was a senior editor at Random House while she was writing the novel "Beloved"
Who is Toni Morrison?