Wednesday, October 13, 2010

October 13th, 2010

Please post any October-related questions that you have today.

5 comments:

  1. In what film (whose title contains the word October) was Captian Marko Alexandrovich Ramius a central character?

    Paul

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  2. On October 13, 1917 over 30,000 people witnessed an event in Portugal...what was that event?

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  3. In October of what year did the first game of the first baseball World Series played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Pilgrims occur? Also, who was the losing pitcher?

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  4. What started the tradition of Halloween?
    And who is your favorite person to have a birthday on Halloween?

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  5. Paul, the answer to your question is The Hunt for Red October. That was very relevant after our submarine conversation earlier in the day.
    Whitney's question was tough for me. I believe that the people witnessed an event known as the Miracle of the Sun.
    I believe Robyn's question is a trick question because the first teams ever to play in the World Series were the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans. However, those two teams played in 1903 and the losing pitcher was Cy Young.
    Corey, according to the history channel website, Halloween originated from the ancient Celts. They believed that it was a time when the dead could return to earth. The Celtic people would light fires and wear costumes to keep the spirits away. This culture mixed with the Catholic Hallowmas period of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day and the Roman festival of Feralia has formed what we call Halloween. And I believe my favorite person with a Halloween birthday has to be Makena.

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