This handsome man, Ambrose X was an army officer and politician who fought in the American Civil War.
A fashion style has been named after him. Can you guess it?
Tag: america
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The following are countries ranked in descending order according to a geographical measure. Identify the measure & give the top ranking country in the world.
X
Norway
Indonesia
Russia
Philippines
Japan
Australia
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It has been stated that the decision to sell X was a political one, rather than financial one. Both Y & Z, who were involved in the transaction were cordial to neutral towards each other.
Y wanted to get rid of X as it was difficult for them to protect it, due to its proximity to Britain’s empire. While Z thought of it as a bargain, getting it at an equivalent of $129 million in 2023.
Give me X, Y & Z.
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X has a long list of firsts – the first Black woman to be elected district attorney in California history, first woman to be California’s attorney general, etc.
In 2020, she made the news when her Wikipedia page was edited over 500 times, allegedly to scrub controversial information, including her “tough-on-crime” record.
Who am I talking about?
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During the American Liquor Prohibition period, Southern California elites would go to Tijuana for a drink. It was in this time period that X opened a restaurant in Tijuana.
According to an urban legend, on July 4th, 1924 the restaurant received too many guests & X threw together whatever leftovers he had. The dish was originally supposed to be a finger food, but has become an emperor of a dish.
What am I talking about?
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Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci is known for his coverage in the Iraq & Afghanistan wars. He even won a Pulitzer in 2021 for covering the aftermath and protests of the death of George Floyd.
Evan is in the news recently for his coverage of an event which is ‘one for the history books’.
Can you identify the event?
Show AnswerDonald Trump's attempted assassination attempt.
When he heard popping sounds, Vucci, who has covered combat situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he knew instantly it was gunfire. He rushed to the right hand side of the stage in front of Trump, but his view of the former president was quickly blocked by Secret Service agents. He sensed that the agents would try to hustle Trump offstage and into a vehicle from the other side, so he darted over there. From that position, he said, “everything kind of opened up for me."
Read More about how photographers covered the assassination attempt.
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The leading theory is that X came from Samuel Wilson, a meat packer who supplied meat to U.S. troops in New York and New Jersey who were fighting against British invaders during the War of 1812. Barrels of Wilson’s meat stamped “U.S.” were associated with his nickname.
This gave rise to which phenomenon, which became even more famous during the World Wars.
Show AnswerUncle Sam, which became a personification of the American national government.
Read More about the character.
