Historic Royal Relatives

This wife of Henry VIII was the aunt of the powerful Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

Catherine of Aragon

Food Traditions

Since the 1100s Dunmow, England has rewarded newlyweds who go a year & a day without arguing by letting them "bring home" this

the bacon

London Landmarks

A statue of him stands outside the London Underground Baker Street station

Sherlock Holmes

Engineering

The first one, built in 1893, consisted of 2,200 tons of steel, rose 268 feet & had 36 cars each carrying 60 people

Ferris Wheel

Biology

Of the 4, blood group of the universal recipient

Biology

Historic People

Apsley House, the London home of this historic duke, boasts an 11' 4" nude statue of Napoleon

Duke of Wellington

Theories of Science

Physicist John Wheeler compared possible passages through space & time to the work of this creature

worms

American Poetry

Walt Whitman called this "the beautiful uncut hair of graves"

grass

State Capitals

Add one letter to a word meaning a religious rite & you get this U.S. state capital

Sacramento

The 7 Wonders of the World

Philo of Byzantium called it a ploughed field "above the heads of those who walk between the columns below"

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Longfellow

In Longfellow's "Tales of a Wayside Inn", "The Landlord's Tale" concerns this man & begins with the word "Listen"

Paul Revere

Olympic Cities

It's the only U.S. state capital to have hosted the Summer Olympics

Atlanta

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Science

The mammal that holds the record for the longest lifespan

human

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(This question was written in 1984. It has since been discovered that certain species of whales can live up to 200 years)

From Book to Film

This recent (as of 2007) hit film was based on the book "Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter"

Patch Adams

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Travel and Tourism

One of Iowa's top tourist attractions is a set from this 1989 movie

Field of Dreams

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New England

It's the only state in New England that doesn't border the Atlantic Ocean

Vermont

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Annual Events

A high-bounce ball inspired businessman Lamar Hunt to give an annual event this name

The Super Bowl

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The Calendar

The only day of the week named for a Roman god

Saturday

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20th Century Correspondence

A telegram from these 2: "Average speed...thirty-one miles. Longest fifty-nine seconds. Inform press. Home Christmas"

The Wright Brothers

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Television Personalities

He was ordained by Pittsburgh Presbytery in 1962 with a charge to work with children through the media

Mr. Rogers

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Historic American Places

Over 260,000 people have been buried here, starting in 1864

Arlington National Cemetary

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