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William Golding
Name at birth: William Gerald GoldingWilliam Golding was a Nobel Prize-winning English novelist whose first and most famous novel was 1954's Lord of the Flies. Oxford educated and a World War II Navy…Canada's Quest for Gold
Canada's effort to win gold comes at the expense of other countries by Catherine McNiff Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern…CONCACAF Gold Cup
Championship for the Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Contested for every two years since its revival in 1991. Held Feb. 12-27, 2000 in Miami,…Gold Medal Game
Held Sept. 8, 2002 at Conseco Fieldhouse. Attendance: 17,079.Yugoslavia 84OTArgentina 77Bronze Medal Game2002 FIBA World ChampionshipsMost Gold Medals
MenNo Sport G-S-B8 Bjorn Daehlie, NOR Cross Country 8-4-06 Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, NORBiathlon5-3-15 Clas Thunberg, FIN Speed Skating 5-1-15 Eric Heiden, USA Speed Skating 5-0-04 Sixten…Brewer's: Healing Gold
Gold given to a king for “healing” the king's evil, which was done by a touch. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894HealthHeady A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Bridge of Gold
According to a German tradition, Charlemagne's spirit crosses the Rhine on a golden bridge at Bingen, in seasons of plenty, to bless the vineyards and cornfields. Thou standest, like…APBA Gold Cup
APBA Gold Cup Waves of controversy struck as Nate Brown won the APBA Gold Cup, piloting the U-10 Miss Detroit Yacht Club to victory July 18, 2004 on the Detroit River. Brown did not cross…Brewer's: Carat of Gold
So called from the carat bean, or seed of the locust tree, formerly employed in weighing gold and silver. Hence the expressions “22 carats fine,” “18 carats fine,” etc., meaning that out…Brewer's: Dutch Gold
Deutsche or German gold. An alloy of copper and zinc, invented by Prince Rupert of Bavaria. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dutch NightingalesDutch Gleek A…Trending
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