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Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
08-06-2016, 12:20 PM (This post was last modified: 08-06-2016 12:40 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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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.
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08-06-2016, 01:28 PM
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Can you say if it's in the United States?
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08-06-2016, 02:48 PM
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That is a very good question, Roger - no, it is not in the US.
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08-06-2016, 07:12 PM
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(08-06-2016 02:48 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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08-07-2016, 08:29 AM
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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?

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08-07-2016, 08:42 AM
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Sitting Bull?
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08-07-2016, 08:44 AM
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Good morning Roger. Good guess bur incorrect.

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08-07-2016, 09:15 AM
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(08-06-2016 07:12 PM)L Verge Wrote:  
(08-06-2016 02:48 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?
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).
   
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/...our-guide/
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08-07-2016, 09:18 AM
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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.
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08-07-2016, 09:46 AM
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(08-07-2016 08:44 AM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Good morning Roger. Good guess bur incorrect.

Chief Joseph?
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08-07-2016, 10:48 AM
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Chief Joseph- no sir.
Clue # 1
He is buried on an island near Detroit.

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08-07-2016, 11:20 AM
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Chief Pontiac?
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08-07-2016, 12:03 PM
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Laurie: great answer but still not the correct one
Clue# 2

He was killed in battle in Canada

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08-07-2016, 12:50 PM
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Tecumseh?
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08-07-2016, 04:13 PM
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Yes! Tecumseh! Very good. His very name means "shooting star."

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