Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 21 07:32PM -0800

On 12/19/20 10:03 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> Bogart.
 
> 4. Walter Huston and Tim Holt join Humphrey Bogart in Mexico, where
> the lure of gold tears friendships apart. John Huston directed.
 
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
 
 
> 5. Bogart also made five movies with Edward G. Robinson.
> The last of these is set in Florida, where the characters
> weather a hurricane.
 
Key Largo
 
 
> 6. Humphrey Bogart. Katharine Hepburn. Enough said.
 
The African Queen
 
 
> 1. This day was first observed on 1910-06-19 in Spokane, Washington.
> It was created to honor William Smart, a widower who raised
> five children.
 
Father's Day
 
> predict the weather on Groundhog Day in Wiarton, Ontario.
 
> 3. Dr. Maulana Karenga, an African studies professor, created this
> cultural holiday in 1966.
 
Kwanzaa
 
 
> 4. Which holiday commemorates the Mexican victory at Puebla in
> 1862 over the invading French army?
 
Cinco de Mayo
 
 
> 5. What name is given to the first day of Lent?
 
Ash Wednesday
 
 
> 7. This holiday is a 5-day Hindu festival that occurs in October
> or November in the Western calendar. The celebration is often
> referred to as the Festival of Lights.
 
Diwali
 
 
> 8. Name this other Festival of Lights; it is a celebration of the
> victory of the Maccabees and the rededication of the Jerusalem
> Temple.
 
Hanukkah
 
 
> 9. Purim is a Jewish holiday recounted in a book telling the story
> of which Biblical queen?
 
Esther
 
> whose birthday is celebrated, or the one whose coronation
> is commemorated. *Note*: For this question you must give the
> original correct answer.
 
Beatrix
 
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Dan Tilque
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