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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Eva Elisabeth - 08-06-2016 11:20 AM
Hint #4: The rose climbs on a brick wall.
Hint #5: The rose bush is unique because it's believed to be the oldest living rose.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-06-2016 12:28 PM
Can you say if it's in the United States?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Eva Elisabeth - 08-06-2016 01:48 PM
That is a very good question, Roger - no, it is not in the US.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 08-06-2016 06:12 PM
(08-06-2016 01:48 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: That is a very good question, Roger - no, it is not in the US.
Hint #5 did it! The Thousand-Year Rose in Hildesheim, Germany, would have witnessed Henry Rathbone, and possibly his burial as well as Clara's?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 08-07-2016 07:29 AM
Edwin Booth is said to have been born while a meteor shower was occurring. What famous Native American was also said to have been born under a shooting star?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-07-2016 07:42 AM
Sitting Bull?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 08-07-2016 07:44 AM
Good morning Roger. Good guess bur incorrect.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Eva Elisabeth - 08-07-2016 08:15 AM
(08-06-2016 06:12 PM)L Verge Wrote:Brilliant, Laurie, that is correct. Hildesheim is about 20 miles from Hannover, so it was only Major Rathbone whom the rose bush witnessed. It grows against the eastern apse of the Cathedral (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) reaching a height of around 10 metres (33 ft).(08-06-2016 01:48 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: That is a very good question, Roger - no, it is not in the US.
Hint #5 did it! The Thousand-Year Rose in Hildesheim, Germany, would have witnessed Henry Rathbone, and possibly his burial as well as Clara's?
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While documentation verifies its age at approximately 700 years, according to legend, the wild dog rose (Rosa canina) dates back to the establishment of the diocese of Hildesheim, around 815. The Cathedral was destroyed by Allied bombers in 1945 during the Second World War, but the roots of the rose bush survived and it blossomed again among the ruins.
A lenghty poem about the rose, "called The Rose-Tree of Hildesheim", was published in 1896 by English scholar Jessie Weston.
Laurie and Roger, you win a trip to the rose festival in the Valley of Roses:
http://moroccotravelblog.com/2013/03/21/kelaa-mgouna-a-town-of-roses-home-to-moroccos-rose-festival-your-morocco-tour-guide/
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-07-2016 08:18 AM
Thanks, Eva. That was a terrific trivia question. I never thought of that as my next guess was going to be something related to John Surratt.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-07-2016 08:46 AM
(08-07-2016 07:44 AM)LincolnMan Wrote: Good morning Roger. Good guess bur incorrect.
Chief Joseph?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 08-07-2016 09:48 AM
Chief Joseph- no sir.
Clue # 1
He is buried on an island near Detroit.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 08-07-2016 10:20 AM
Chief Pontiac?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 08-07-2016 11:03 AM
Laurie: great answer but still not the correct one
Clue# 2
He was killed in battle in Canada
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-07-2016 11:50 AM
Tecumseh?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 08-07-2016 03:13 PM
Yes! Tecumseh! Very good. His very name means "shooting star."