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Friday, September 21, 2007

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Famous for...? Answers here.

1. Camembert is a village in NW France. What is it famous for?
2. Sherwood Forest in the Midlands of England is famous for its associations with which person?
3. Which film director was famous for his New York City settings and violent gangster epics like "Goodfellas"?
4. The island called Stromboli off the N coast of Sicily is famous for what?
5. Charles A. Lindbergh was famous for what?
6. Anna Sewell is famous for the one book she wrote in 1877. What is the book's title?
7. Which U.S. jazz composer is famous for such works as "Mood Indigo" and "Creole Love Call"?
8. The town of Jerez in SW Spain is famous for making which drink?
9. Which British novelist is most famous for his gothic trilogy "Titus Groan", "Gormenghast" and "Titus Alone"?
10. The physician William Harvey (1578-1657) is famous for his discovery of what?

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