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What 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie, which introduced the ever so talented Tippi Hedren, took place at the lovely Northern California town of Bodega Bay?
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According to the tongue twister, who picked a peck of pickled peppers?
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Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Charlie Watts, Buddy Rich, Phil Collins and Karen Carpenter are all what type of musician?
Keith Moon & Buddy Rich - First thoughts about Keith Moon & Buddy Rich Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandlea...
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The male is a cob, the female a pen, & the young a cygnet: which bird are we talking about?
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Who memorialized a battle of the Crimean War in his 1854 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade?
Charge of the Light Brigade Printer Friendly Version >>> What specifically ignited the Crimean War in 1854 has long been forgotten in the collective memory. The conflict erupted in 1854 with the Russian Empire on one side and Britain, France, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire on the other. Their dispute ...
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What radio station do you find at 950 on your local AM dial?
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Stop, drop, and roll was drilled in your head in elementary school if you ever caught on fire. What did they expect you to do in the case of a nuclear attack?
Duck and Cover Drills Bring the Cold War Home     After the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, the American public was understandably nervous. They were aware of the destruction that individual atomic bombs did to the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But the general public did not know a ...
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Roald Amundsen, along with Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, became the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. What countries flag did they fly over the pole?
Duck and Cover Drills Bring the Cold War Home     After the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, the American public was understandably nervous. They were aware of the destruction that individual atomic bombs did to the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But the general public did not know a ...
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According to the classic 12 Days of Christmas song, what group were there 11 of?
The Twelve Days of Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas Dennis Bratcher The Twelve Days of Christmas is probably the most misunderstood part of the church year among Christians who are not part of liturgical church traditions. Contrary to much popular belief, these are not the twelve days before Christmas, but ...
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Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What governmental position does he hold?
The Twelve Days of Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas Dennis Bratcher The Twelve Days of Christmas is probably the most misunderstood part of the church year among Christians who are not part of liturgical church traditions. Contrary to much popular belief, these are not the twelve days before Christmas, but ...
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Holding office from 1901 to 1909, who was the 26th President of the United States?
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Christmas Island, a territory of Australia, is located in what ocean?
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Yesterday saw the maiden flight of the new Boeing Dreamliner. What model number is it given?
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Arch enemy of Count Dracula, what is the name of the vampire hunter in Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula?
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Ralph Wilson Stadium is home to what NFL team?
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Who was the first American to win a Nobel prize?
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas was written by who?
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If Misogyny is the hatred of women, what is the hatred of men?
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Dec 18, 1620 is the official landing date of the Mayflower. At what Massachusetts location did they make land?
The Voyage of the Mayflower     One hundred and two individuals, most of whom were Puritans, received a grant of land on which to set up their own colony. They set sail from England on the Mayflower, arriving in Massachusettes in December. When they landed, the colonists called their new home "New Plymouth." The col...
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In the Transformer universe, who do the Autobots battle?
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Name the only US president who has won the medal of honor.
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Dec 18, 2008 marked the death of Mark Felt. What prominent role in the watergate scandals did he play?
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What is the name of the Christmas Poo, who emerges from the toilet bowl on Christmas Eve and brings presents to good boys and girls whose diets have been high in fiber, who appears on TVs South Park?
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What is the name of the King of Halloween Town who tries to take over Christmas in the Disney movie The Nightmare Before Christmas?
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Immortalized in an 1851 painting by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze, which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night in 1776 before attacking the Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton?
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According to Zuzu Bailey, what happens every time a bell rings?
Washington Crossing the Delaware - Factbites American Revolution - Washington's Crossing, By David Hackett Fischer George Washington lost ninety percent of his army and was driven across the Delaware River. Over the middle of the mantel, engraving -- Washington crossing the Delaware; on the wall by the door, copy of...
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What product is advertised with the slogan "When you care enough to send the very best?"
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The American ad writer Robert L. May introduced what popular Christmas character when he designed a new coloring book for Montgomery Ward in 1939?
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In Tchaikovskys ballet The Nutcracker, who is the nutcrackers main enemy?
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In the O. Henry story “The Gift of the Magi”, what did Della sell to buy a chain for her husband’s prized pocket watch?
Tchaikovsky, Vedernikov, Bolshoi Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker [Complete Ballet] [Hybrid SACD] - Amazon.com Music By Bruce Zeisel on July 23, 2007 Format: Audio CD The music is widely recognized as something magical, a perennial favorite. What justifys a new recording though? Simply this: The magic of t...
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The Saint Nicholas who served as the inspiration for Santa Claus, also known as Nicholas of Myra, hailed from what country?
Our Sunday Message In Virtual Church: The Real St. Nicholas Previous Message From Virtual Church The Real St. Nicholas Commentary By The Pastor It has always been a concern of mine that when Christians rant about Santa Claus they act very un-Christlike. As I have collected what I could find about th...
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December 20, 1860 saw which state secede from the Union, the first of 11?
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What cocktail consists of 1.5 oz Gin, .5oz Applejack, 4 dashes Grenadine, the juice of 1/2 Lemon, and 1 egg white?
Meer dan 1000 afbeeldingen over Cocktail Bar Ideas & Signature Drinks op Pinterest - Grauwe gans, Grapefruitsap en Wodka Meer informatie op magicskillet.com Pink Lady Cocktail Pink Lady Cocktail Recipe: 1 1/2 oz. gin, 3/4 oz. applejack, 1/4 oz. lemon juice, 1-2 dashes grenadine, 1 egg white, Maraschino cherry for ga...
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In the classic 1990 movie Home Alone, where is the McCallister family headed on vacation when 8 year old Kevin is mistakenly left behind?
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Whose ghost was the first to appear to Ebenezer Scrooge?
Life Story of Ebenezer Scrooge           Being Single Diversity in Retirement website Ebenezer Scrooge was a financier whose story begins in London, England, in the 1800's. He achieved success through hard work and keeping a determined focus, until eventually, reaching a time in his life when the significance of his...
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What was the name of Scrooge's long suffering clerk in a Christmas Carol?
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What holiday, created by a future Cal State Long Beach professor in 1966, is celebrated the day after Christmas for 7 days?
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Olive the Other what is a Christmas book by Vivian Walsh and J Otto Seibold?
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Named for the day of its discovery by Captain William Mynors, Christmas Island, a land mass in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of what nation?
Christmas Island environment and heritage Home > Territories of Australia > Christmas Island > Christmas Island environment and heritage Christmas Island environment and heritage Heritage Geography and climate The Island is the summit of a submarine mountain. It rises steeply to a central plateau dominated by rain...
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Since a misprinted telephone number in 1958, NORAD, the joint US/Canadian organization that provides aerospace intrusion warning, among other actions, has spent no public money tracking what?
International Information C International Information C International Information - C CAMBODIA Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia. It is sometimes called Kampuchea. Most Cambodians live on the fertile plains created by the floodwaters of the Mekong River, or near the Tonle Sap (Great Lake) and Tonle Sap Rive...
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According to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what is given on the seventh day and what are they doing?
The Twelve Days of Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas Dennis Bratcher The Twelve Days of Christmas is probably the most misunderstood part of the church year among Christians who are not part of liturgical church traditions. Contrary to much popular belief, these are not the twelve days before Christmas, but ...
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March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as Will we ever have enough clothes?, and Math class is tough!?
Twelve Days of Christmas - Notes on the Festival and the Carol Twelve Days of Christmas Notes on  the Festival and the Carol Origins The twelve days of Christmas, 1 as a festival, have a long history. Being the days between Christmas Day and the Feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, according to one source, it was fi...
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On January 16, 2001, President Bill Clinton awarded what former president a posthumous Medal of Honor, the only president to have received one?
President Theodore Roosevelt - Medal of Honor  ROOSEVELT, THEODORE   The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of The Congress the Medal of Honor to   UNITED STATES ARMY   for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the ri...
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July 27, 1940 saw the introduction of what beloved cartoon character in the 8:15 short A Wild Hare?
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According to the nursery rhyme, who couldnt put humpty back together again?
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According to the Bart Simpsons TV ad, Nobody better lay a finger on my what??
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