Sunday, June 22, 2008

Answers to...........

Here are the answers to my first post. hope u guys liked it I will soon follow with another one. till then happy quizzing.

1. Smoking
2. Cuban Cigars
3. White Elephant
The metaphor was popularized in the United States after New York Giants manager John McGraw told the press that Philadelphia businessman Benjamin Shibe had "bought himself a white elephant" by acquiring the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team in 1901. The Athletics manager Connie Mack subsequently selected the elephant as the team symbol and mascot. The team is occasionally referred to as the White Elephants.
4. Casablanca
Casa=house, Blanca=white. It's original Arab name was Dar el-Beida, which also means "white house".
5. Pooh. English author A. A. Milne wrote the poem “Us Two”. The poem features the characters Christopher Robin and his bear, Pooh, who became famous after the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh (1926). Although Milne also wrote literature for adults, including short stories, plays, novels, poetry, and essays, he is best known for the acclaimed children’s stories and poems about the beloved stuffed bear Winnie-the-Pooh.
6. April fool’s day.
7. Advertisement for Slave Auction, 1829
This American slave auction advertised slaves for sale or temporary hire by their owners. Buyers often paid as much as $2,000 for a skilled, healthy slave. Such auctions often separated family members from one another, many of whom never saw their loved ones again.

8. 1863 Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863, US President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, ordering that all slaves be freed. The Proclamation marked a radical departure in policy, but reflected the overwhelming public sentiment in the North. About 3 million people were freed by the terms of the document, which is regarded as one of the most important state documents of the United States.
9. The young Franklin Roosevelt with his father James Roosevelt.
10. God save the queen/king

1 comment:

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