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Saint Patrick's Day was originally associated with what color?

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Answer: Blue
St. Patrick's blue is a lighter shade and can still be seen on ancient Irish flags and was used on armbands and flags by members of the Irish Army.

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Who is the pre-Civil War author of a short story about a beating heart beneath the floorboards?

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Answer: Edgar Allan Poe - The famous piece is The Tell-Tale Heart.

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Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?

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Answer: Eli Whitney
Eli Whitley's invention of the cotton gin was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and helped shape the economy of the United States.

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Who was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America?

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Answer: Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America 1984 in 1983 but was forced to resign in July 1984 (under pressure from the Miss America Organization) upon learning that Penthouse magazine would be publishing unauthorized nude photographs of her.

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What French sculptor created the Statue of Liberty?

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Answer: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
The Statue of Liberty was made to express the friendship and shared values between France and the United States. The work was planned as a gift from the French to America on the one hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.



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