(Encyclopedia) American Samoa, The National Park of, c.9,000 acres (3,645 hectares), American Samoa, S Pacific Ocean. Comprising areas on the islands of Ofu, Ta'u, and Tutuila, the park features the…
WHAT WAS BRONZE USED FOR? HOW WAS BRONZE FIRST MADE? WHO MADE THE FIRST BRONZE OBJECTS? FIND OUT MOREFrom around 9000 BC, people in different lands began to work with nuggets of soft metals,…
The Question:
Where is Vermeer's painting "The Girl with the Pearl Earring"?
The Answer:
"The Girl with the Pearl Earring" is a painting by the Dutch artist Jan Vermeer. It can be found in The…
The Question: I may have heard this wrong, but I thought a guide at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego gave us the names of the three most dangerous animals-…
(Encyclopedia) Ust-Ordyn-Buryat Autonomous Area, former administrative division, 9,000 sq mi (24,000 sq km), S Siberian Russia, in the Irkutsk region. Formed in 1937, it stretched from the Baykal Mts…
DAUB, Harold John, Jr., (Hal), a Representative from Nebraska; born in Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, N.C., April 23, 1941; graduated from Benson High School, Omaha, Nebr., 1959; B.S.,…
Entertainer of the YearRonnie MilsapSingle of the Year“Lucille,” Kenny RogersAlbum of the YearRonnie Milsap Live, Ronnie Milsap (RCA)Song of the Year (Songwriter's Award)“Lucille,” Roger Bowling…
(Encyclopedia) InnuitiansInnuitiansĭny&oomacr;ĭshˈənz [key], mountain range, stretching c.800 mi (1,290 km) through the Arctic Archipelago, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, N Canada. Largely…
(Encyclopedia) Baffin Bay, ice-clogged body of water, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, between Greenland and NE Canada. It connects with the Arctic Ocean to the north and west and with the Atlantic Ocean to…
Inca emperorBorn: ?Birthplace: probably Cuzco, Peru Topa Inca, also known as Tupac Inca or Tupac Yupanqui, assumed the throne of the Inca Empire after the death of his father, Pachacuti or…
