For those who have the need to search for these answers. :)
- The first ruler of England was "Egbert", King of Wessex. (See World History, Historical Figures).
- The "Mayflower" Compact was America's first written constitution. (See U. S. History).
- Francis Lightfoot Lee, one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence, was a "farmer" by trade. (See U. S. History, Signers of the Declaration).
- James Monroe, 5th President of The United States, was the son of "Spence" Monroe and Eliza Jones. (See Presidents' Biographies).
- "glansnost" is another word for openness or candor. (See Language, Foreign Words).
- A "bug" is a mistake that occurs in a program within a computer. (See Language, Computerese).
- Sandy Koufax won the Cy Young Award "3" times. (See Sports, Baseball).
- "Mach" is a word used to describe supersonic speed. (See Weights, Measures and Numbers, Breaking the Sound Barrier).
- According to the National Film Registry, the film Casablanca was released in the year "1942". (See Arts and Media - Movies, National Film Registry).
- Cary Grant's original first name was "Archibald". (See Noted Personalities, Original Names).
- What famous boxer hails from the Bluegrass State? "Muhammad Ali". (See States of the Union, Kentucky).
- Peggy Fleming won the Olympic gold medal in women's singles figure skating in "1968". (See Sports, Winter Olympics).
- More wheat and rice is grown in "China" than any other country in the world. (See Agriculture).
- William "Tyler" Page, Clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives, wrote "The American's Creed." (See Great Seal, American's Creed).
- Clint Eastwood was born in "San Francisco", California. (See Noted Personalities, Entertainers).
- In the year 1540, Spanish explorer Hernando Alarcon discovered the "Colorado" River. (See World Exploration and Geography, Early Explorers of the Western Hemisphere).
- "Batman" was the top grossing movie of 1989. (See Arts and Media - Plays; Movies, All Time Top 50 American Movies, 1989).
- Elzie C. Segar was the creator of the cartoon "Popeye". (See Noted Personalities, Cartoonists)
Comments
dave on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 8:09:00 AM EDT
Nice collection, TK; fun reading.