Today's fact is finger-lickin' good
1. Who composed “Moon River,” the Oscar-winning theme song from “Breakfast at Tiffany's”?
A) Elmer Bernstein B) Maurice Jarre
C) Henry Mancini
D) Ennio Morricone
2. The vengeful Madame Defarge worked the names of her enemies into her knitting in what classic novel?
A) “Dracula” B) “Middlemarch”
C) “A Tale of Two Cities” D) “The Woman in White”
3. The Rhode Island state seal features an anchor and what one-word motto?
A) Courage
B) Faith
C) Freedom
D) Hope
4. Which spice is made from the dried, ground fruits of the Capsicum annuum plant?
A) Cumin
B) Ginger
C) Nutmeg
D) Paprika
5. Toussaint Louverture led a rebellion of enslaved people that helped establish what nation?
A) Cameroon
B) Haiti
C) Jamaica D) Vietnam
6. The Rhine River originates in the Alps and empties into which body of water?
A) Atlantic Ocean B) Baltic Sea
C) North Sea
D) Strait of Gibraltar
Answers
1) Henry Mancini composed “Moon River” for the film “Breakfast at Tiffany's.” 2) Madame Defarge was the vengeful knitter in Charles Dickens' “A Tale of Two Cities.”
3) The Rhode Island state seal features an anchor and the word “hope.”
4) Paprika is made from the dried, ground fruits of the Capsicum annuum pepper plant.
5) In the late 18th century, Toussaint Louverture led a slave rebellion that helped establish Haiti as a nation. 6) The Rhine River empties into the North Sea.
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