Trivia (General Knowledge)

Question 1

TV: He’s the lovable Great Dane who hangs out with Daphne, Freddy, Shaggy and Velma

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Scooby-Doo

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August 11, 2018: This week, the Mendocino Complex wildfire became the largest in this state’s history.

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California

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August 11, 2018: On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers tweeted the first pictures of blank wearing a Lakers jersey.

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Lebron James

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EDUCATION: His famed “Blue-backed Speller” of 1783 helped standardize American spelling and pronunciation

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Noah Webster

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SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS: In a collaboration with Eminem, she sings of a monster that’s under her bed and voices inside her head

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Rihanna

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PORTRAITS IN HISTORY: His wife, Abigail, called the portrait of him painted by Samuel Morse “a stern, unpleasing likeness”

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John Adams

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FIRST LADY FIRSTS: She was the first First Lady to live in the White House

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Abigail Adams

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LITERATURE: Her poem “I heard a Fly buzz–when I died” was suggested by a chapter in a Hawthorne novel

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Emily Dickinson

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“ED”UCATION: In 1880, while experimenting with lamp filaments, he observed the electrical “Effect” now named for him

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Thomas Edison

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THIS and THAT: In the first recording for his phonograph, Thomas Edison read a line from this nursery rhyme

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Mary Had A Little Lamb

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AT THE SMITHSONIAN: A highlight of the Air and Space Museum is the flyer that these brothers used at Kitty Hawk in 1903

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Orville and Wilbur Wright

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DESIGNER NAMES: A fashion footwear mogul: ____ Madden

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Steve

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MONOGRAM MANIA: Women’s rights activist: SBA

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Susan B. Anthony

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AROUND THE WORLD: Surprisingly, this mountainous Western European country didn’t fully grant women the right to vote until 1971

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Switzerland

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CHICK LIT: “Henny Penny” is another name for this tale about a fowl who thinks there’s a problem with the stratosphere

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Chicken Little

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BOOKS: Besides editing the Rodent’s Gazette, the newspaper of New Mouse City, this mouse goes on adventures with his sister Thea

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Geronimo Stilton

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Name the school that Harry Potter attended?

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Hogwarts

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Which country is home to the kangaroo?

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Australia

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What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?

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Woody

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Which Italian city is famous for its leaning tower?

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Pisa

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On a farm a kid is a baby what?

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Goat

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What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?

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Hedwig

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In Jungle Book what kind of animal is Baloo?

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Bear

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What is the name of the boy that visits the chocolate factory owned by Willy Wonka?

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Charlie Bucket

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What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?

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Tinkerbell

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What is the capital of England?

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London

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Who does (the animated character) Princess Fiona marry?

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Shrek

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Crossword Clues: (3 letters, starts with the letter n) Nothin, zero

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nil

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Crossword Clues: (3 letters, starts with g) A type of African antelope

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gnu

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Who is the composer that did the music for Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park?

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John Williams

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What singer has hit songs I Am Light and Get It Together?

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India Irie

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DURING THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY: Raised in a housing project in the Bronx, she joined the Supreme Court in 2009

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Sonia Sotomayor

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MICKEYPEDIA: At the urging of his wife, Walt Disney changed Mortimer's name to this

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Mickey Mouse

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A LOAF OF BREAD: Traditionally, challah dough is divided into lengths & formed into these, like some women's hair

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braids

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BREAD: It's the Hebrew-derived name for a loaf of bread baked for the Sabbath

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Challah

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Who is this composer?

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John Williams

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YEARLY BELOVED: The Asian Lunar New Year also has this palindromic 3-letter name

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Tet (Tet Trung-Thu)

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HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES: The name of this Jewish holy day means "beginning of the year"

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Rosh Hashanah

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Name the artist: 2014: Her "Shake It Off"

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Taylor Swift

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WHAT'S THE SCORE?: Dodgers 5, A's 4 after this limping hero hit a 2-out homer in the bottom of the 9th in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series

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Kirk Gibson

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN: This singer entertained us from the 1930s into the '90s; enjoy some of her genius now

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Ella Fitzgerald

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MONDAY IS FUN DAY: The U.S. celebrates this holiday on the first Monday in September

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Labor Day

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"C"s THE DAY: In the U.S. September 17 is this day that celebrates a certain signing

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Constitution Day

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HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: The USA's Constitution Day is observed in this autumn month

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September

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THE MALE MAN: Tenzing Norgay & a pal topped themselves here on May 29, 1953

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Mount Everest

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SAN CITY, CALIFORNIA: This city is home to the NHL's Sharks

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San Jose

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GEOMETRY: This type of triangle has sides that are all the same length

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equilateral

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10-LETTER WORDS: "Madam, I'm Adam" is a famous one

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palindrome

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IT'S OK TO SAY IT BACKWARDS: Palindromic breads include India's naan & one spelling of this Jewish Sabbath item

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hallah

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SONGS THAT GET STUCK IN YOUR HEAD: Hey, I just heard this 3-named singer's "Call Me Maybe" once, & this is crazy, but it's completely stuck in my head

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Carly Rae Jepsen

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PUTTING THE "R" IN ENTERTAINMENT: This hit by Adele begins, "There's a fire starting in my heart, reaching a fever pitch, it's bringing me out the dark"

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Rolling in the Deep

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YOUR FRIENDS, THE POLICE: You saw the sign, seen here; you disobeyed; you deserve to be cited for this

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jay walking

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U2 SONGS IN OTHER WORDS: Rosh Hashanah, for one; cheers!

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New Year's Day

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CARTOON FEMALES: 1 of the 2 females who solve mysteries with Scooby Doo; they got their own prequel movie in 2018

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Velma or Daphne

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IN WHICH MONTH: The Bastille Day Military Parade marches on

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July

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I need a hobby!: Can you solve this puzzle in speedcubing? Can you solve it in the world record time of 4.22 seconds?

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Rubik's Cube

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Edison Labs: On a historic day in 1877, Edison spoke "Mary had a little lamb" into this device; he later recalled his surprise at its instant success, saying, "I was always afraid of things that worked the first time"

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Phonograph

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STATUES: Broken chains representing the tyranny that she has escaped lie at this 111-foot statue's feet

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Statue of Liberty

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2-WORD COUNTRIES: One of this country's major exports is known as K-pop, like the hit "Gangnam Style"

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South Korea

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AMERICAN HISTORY: Ratified in December 1865, the 13th Amendment finally & formally abolished this

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slavery

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ANNUAL EVENTS: In Nov. 1921 it was observed with the burial of an unknown soldier from World War I at Arlington National Cemetery

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Veterans Day

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D.C.-AREA LANDMARKS: Established in 1921, it bears the inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God"

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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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PLAQUE BUILDUP: Banting & Best's discovery of this hormone used to treat diabetes is recounted on a plaque at the Univ. of Toronto

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insulin

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KIDS' BOOKS: Jeff Kinney admits that in school, he qualified for this title adjective of his 12-novel series

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wimpy

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KIDS' BOOKS: In a recent bestseller, "Dragons Love" these, but don't put salsa in them or you'll have trouble

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tacos

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VIDEO GAMES: Kids! keep the playroom neat & play this brand's "worlds", where all the bricks are virtual

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Lego

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SPIDER-MAN: This Spider-Man co-creator has made cameo appearances in all the films, including "The Amazing Spider-Man"

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Stan Lee

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WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE YOU? : Medically, I'm this, so I take insulin to control my condition

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diabetic

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AMERICAN LITERATURE: Clement C. Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" is more popularly known by this title

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Twas the Night Before Christmas

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PATRON SAINTS: Patron saint of children, his feast day is December 6, not December 25

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St. Nicholas

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GIVING YOU THE TIME OF DAY: 7:55 A.M. December 7, 1941

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Pearl Harbor

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GIVING YOU THE TIME OF DAY: 10:15 P.M. April 14, 1865: The shooting of this man

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Abraham Lincoln

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MUSIC LEGENDS: BORN and DIED: Born 1958 in Gary, Indiana; died 2009 in Los Angeles

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Michael Jackson

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FAMOUS JEWISH AMERICANS: This scientist became an American citizen in 1940 but also retained his Swiss citizenship

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Einstein

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FRENCH SCIENTISTS and INVENTORS: He taught physics at the Sorbonne until his death in 1906, when his wife took over the post

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Pierre Curie

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PICTURE THE SCIENTIST: She's helped us to better understand some of our closest relatives

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Jane Goodall

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ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS' LAST NAMES: He really set things in motion: WENT ON

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Newton

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ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS' LAST NAMES: Ran hot & cold: FINE HEARTH

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Fahrenheit

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HISTORIC NICKNAMES: African-American scientist: "The Sweet Potato Man"

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George Washington Carver

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NON-ROCKET SCIENTISTS: This Italian physicist began writing about his ideas "On Motion" around 1590

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Galileo

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SURNAMES: You don't have to be a scientist to know that it's German for "one stone"

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Einstein

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18th CENTURY SCIENTISTS: He wrote, "In September 1752, I erected an iron rod to draw the lightning down into my house"

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Benjamin Franklin

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HOLIDAYS: The 2nd Sunday in May is Mother's Day while the 3rd Saturday in May is this day

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Armed Forces Day