Athlete, fashion designer, icon
1. Qaanaaq (a geographical palindrome) is the northernmost town in which place?
A) Alaska B) Canada C) Greenland D) Russia
2. In 2023, which athlete and fashion designer became the first sportsperson to receive the Fashion Icon award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America?
A) David Beckham B) LeBron James C) Megan Rapinoe D) Serena Williams
3. What did poet Carl Sandburg say “comes on little cat feet”?
A) Dew B) Fog C) Rain D) Snow
4. A tanner is a person who works with which of these materials?
A) Glass
B) Leather
C) Stone
D) Wood
5. NUMA, the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is a maritime heritage preservation organization founded by what author?
A) Tom Clancy B) Clive Cussler C) Frederick Forsyth D) James Patterson 6. Which flower takes its name from the Greek word for “rainbow”?
A) Crocus
B) Daffodil
C) Iris
D) Petunia
Answers
1) Qaanaaq is the northernmost town in Greenland. 2) In 2023, Serena Williams became the first athlete to receive the Fashion Icon award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
3) Poet Carl Sandburg said the fog “comes on little cat feet” in his poem “Fog.”
4) A tanner is a person who turns raw animal hides into leather.
5) NUMA, the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is a nonprofit maritime heritage preservation organization founded by Clive Cussler.
6) The iris takes its name from the Greek word for “rainbow.”
FACTS OF THE DAY
• Franz Joseph Haydn was a prolific composer and musical prankster. Most people know his Symphony No. 94, the “Surprise” Symphony, with soothing music punctuated by loud bursts to wake drowsy audiences. His Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33 No. 2, the “Joke,” is filled with extended pauses intended to trick the audience into applauding before the end. And then there's his Symphony No. 47 in G major, known as the “Palindrome” because the music of the third movement is the same played forwards or backwards.
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