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“A Christmas Carol” Quiz
Welcome to the "A Christmas Carol" trivia quiz! Are you a Dickens enthusiast and a lover of this timeless holiday classic? Test your knowledge and see how well you know the story, its characters, and…Alfred Lord Tennyson: The Grasshopper
The GrasshopperI Voice of the summerwind, Joy of the summerplain, Life of the summerhours, Carol clearly, bound along. No Tithon thou as poets feign (Shame fall 'em…Baldovinetti, Alesso
(Encyclopedia) Baldovinetti, AlessoBaldovinetti, Alessoälāsˈsō bäldōvēnĕtˈtē [key], c.1425–1499, Italian painter and decorative artist of the early Florentine Renaissance. He was probably trained in…hoplite
(Encyclopedia) hoplitehoplitehŏpˈlīt [key], heavy infantry soldier in the armies of classical Greece. Hoplites were usually protected by helmets, cuirasses, and leg armor. They carried large shields…Tyne
(Encyclopedia) TyneTynetīn [key], river, c.62 mi (100 km) long, NE England, formed near Hexham, Northumberland, by the confluence of the North Tyne (33 mi/53 km long; rising in SW Cheviot Hills) and…James SHIELDS, Congress, OH (1762-1831)
SHIELDS James , a Representative from Ohio; born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland, April 13, 1762; received a good common-school education; entered the University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1782…SHIELDS, James, Congress, MO (18061810-1879)
Senate Years of Service: 1849-1855; 1858-1859; 1879-1879 Party: Democrat; Democrat; Democrat SHIELDS James , a Senator from Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri; born in Altmore, County Tyrone,…SHIELDS, James, Congress, OH (1762-1831)
SHIELDS, James, (uncle of James Shields [1810-1879]), a Representative from Ohio; born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland, April 13, 1762; received a good common-school education; entered the…Greider, Carol Widney
(Encyclopedia) Greider, Carol Widney, 1961–, American molecular biologist, b. San Diego, Calif., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1987. Greider was a researcher and professor at the Cold Spring…Lorestan
(Encyclopedia) Lorestan or LuristanLuristanboth: l&oobreve;rĭstänˈ [key], province (1991 pop. 1,501,778), c.11,700 sq mi (30,300 sq km), W Iran. The chief cities are the capital Khorramabad and…Trending
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