singer, modelBorn: 4/15/1966Birthplace: London, England A teen model, she was known in the U.K. as a “page 3 girl” for appearing in a British tabloid, which regularly featured topless models on…
The Question:
What state was formerly known as the "Hog and Hominy State"?
The Answer:
The state of Tennessee was once known as the "Hog and Hominy State."
Tennessee has had several nicknames…
Name at birth: Joseph Adam JonasJoe Jonas is the middle member of the Jonas Brothers, the popular teen pop-punk band. Joe plays guitar and swaps lead and backing vocals with his younger brother Nick…
(Sir William Edmund Butlin)holiday camp promoterBorn: 1899Birthplace: South Africa A veteran of World War I, he worked for a fun fair briefly before beginning his own business of vacation camps.…
The number known as pi (π) has fascinated people for millenia. The digits to the right of its decimal point can keep going forever, and there is absolutely no pattern to these digits. A team of…
George Wilbur Peck created Peck's Bad Boy, a popular character of late 19th century newspaper stories, books and early movies. A printer and newspaperman by trade, Peck hit his stride when he began…
Roy Clark was the highest paid country music star in the U.S. in the early 1970s, a multi-instrumentalist with the hit song "Yesterday When I Was Young" and one of the hosts of TV's Hee Haw, a comedy…
The late David Foster Wallace wrote articles, essays and novels, including 1996's Infinite Jest, a sprawling comic tale of modern America. He grew up in Illinois and graduated from Amherst College…
(Encyclopedia) Bierce, Ambrose GwinettBierce, Ambrose Gwinettămˈbrōz gwĭnĕtˈ bĭrs [key], 1842–1914?, American satirist, journalist, and short-story writer, b. Meigs co., Ohio. He fought with extreme…
Women's History Month is observed every March in the United States. Learn about the history of Women's History Month, read biographies of famous women, try our quizzes and crosswords, find stats…
