lens opening (the aperture)

Question 1

traces its roots back to the Bank of Italy, believe it or not, which was a San Francisco bank founded in 1904 to service working-class Italian Americans.

Answer 1

Today’s Bank of America

Bank of Italy evolved into Bank of America through a series of mergers.

Question 2

He received a total 1876 electoral votes for president a likely unbreakable record

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FDR

Question 3

His dedication for his memoir spare reads for Meg and archie and lili and of course my mother

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Prince Harry

Question 4

Back in 64 apple currant wqs in the original flavor lineup for these toaster pastries

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Pop tarts

Question 5

The First Ladies hall was one of its original galleries when it opened to the public on Jan 23 64

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Museum of America history at Smithsonian

Question 6

Andrew Jackson won the electoral college 99-84-41-37 but having no majority there lost the election in thr house to this man

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Quincy adams

Question 7

Electoral college
He won 304-227
He lost 306-232

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Trump
16
20

Question 8

Italian for cooked cream this eggless custard can be garnished with raspberries

Answer 8

Pan uh cot uh

Question 9

Made with egg whites and coconut but needing not flour these cookies are traditional during the Jewish Passover

Answer 9

Mac uh roons

Question 10

Anne-Sophie mooter is an acclaimed player of this

Answer 10

Violin

Question 11

French inventor and engineer Louie blare e O wqs a pioneer in this field

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Aviation

Question 12

The seeds of this tropical Tree yield a yellowish red dye that is used as food coloring especially for cheese and margarine

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Uh not O

Question 13

64 novel by Louise fitzhugh introduced readers to the title girl sleuth who made observations in her notebook

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Harriet the spy

Question 14

Members of Osage nation mollie burkhart and her family are at the center of this bestseller

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Killers of thr flower moon

Question 15

Brief history of time author
A Short history of nearly everything else author

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Hawking
Bill Bryson - else

Question 16

Published in 62 it’s Barbara Tuchman acclaimed book detailing the first month of ww1

Answer 16

The guns of August

Question 17

Capital of the Bahamas :.

Answer 17

NASSAU
Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas, and used to be called Charles Town. Located on the island of New Providence, the original settlement was burnt to the ground by the Spanish in 1684. It was rebuilt and named Nassau in honor of King William III of England (“William of Orange”), a Dutchman from the House of Orange-Nassau. Nassau is a favored location for the James Bond series of movies. The city and surroundings feature in “Thunderball”, “Never Say Never Again”, “Casino Royale” and “For Your Eyes Only”. Bond portrayer Sean Connery lived for many years at Lyford Cay, which is just a 30-min drive from the center of Nassau

Question 18

English actor Ben Kingsley won his Best Actor Oscar for

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playing the title role in the 1982 epic biographical film “Gandhi”. Kingsley was knighted in 2002, so if you meet him you should address him as “Sir Ben” …
Sneakers” is an entertaining 1992 movie that might be described as a lighthearted heist film. It has a great cast that includes Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd, Ben Kingsley, River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier.

Question 19

Forest fronds :

Answer 19

FERNS
Ferns are unlike mosses in that they have xylem and phloem, making them vascular plants. They also have stems, leaves and roots, but they do not have seeds and flowers, and reproduce using spores. Spores differ from seeds in that they have very little stored food.

Question 20

Rockaria!” rock gp. :

Answer 20

ELO
If you listen carefully to the song “Rockaria” on the 1976 ELO album “A New World Record”, you’ll hear an “oops”. The introduction to the track features an opera singer who starts the vocals too early in the first take. The band decided to use that first take anyway, complete with the singer saying “oops”.