Stump the German

[Eva Elisabeth]

Thanks, Mike - I corrected it. It's early in the morning here...

Thanks also for the mnemonics - we have the first one in German, too, but I didn't know the second one!

[AussieMick]

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. ( that helped when I went to see my new Headmaster when I was 11 " When was America discovered)

from an internet search I found this ...

My Nice New Car Needs Re-Painting. Maybe Dark Violet? No, Shiny Gold!

Ok ... tell me what that mnemonic helps you to remember ???
( I think I know who will get there first !!! )

[David Lockmiller]

Brilliant, Anita! The (war of) roses (white and red) were Lancester and York, so L = Lancaster.
Your prize is one of my favorites:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1zyvlkhROU

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I have never seen anything like that. It is nice to know that happened.

Thank you.

[Anita]

Brilliant, Anita! The (war of) roses (white and red) were Lancester and York, so L = Lancaster.
Your prize is one of my favorites:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1zyvlkhROU

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PS: The German idiom for "mnemonic" is "Eselsbrücke", which literally translates to "donkey bridge".

What history donkey bridges did you learn in school?

Thanks for the upbeat prize performed at the royal Albert Hall!

I don't remember learning any donkey bridges in school but I made up my own depending on the subject. The US Presidents would have to be broken into several
sentences but I'd need a donkey bridge to remember the donkey bridge!

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In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. ( that helped when I went to see my new Headmaster when I was 11 " When was America discovered)

from an internet search I found this ...

My Nice New Car Needs Re-Painting. Maybe Dark Violet? No, Shiny Gold!

Ok ... tell me what that mnemonic helps you to remember ???
( I think I know who will get there first !!! )

The original 13 colonies. I think I found the same site you did!
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/7272...y-straight

[Eva Elisabeth]

@ "The US Presidents would have to be broken into several
sentences" - what about making this a forum challenge?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Abraham Lincoln was linked to "The Merry Wives of Windsor" in two different ways. What were they?

[RJNorton]

In Springfield Lincoln was part of a coterie. Does this have to do with the coterie?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Good idea, Roger, but not correct. But one of the ties to the piece(s) (Hint!) began in Springfield.

Hint #2: Google may help!

[Eva Elisabeth]

Hint #3: What is "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?

[STS Lincolnite]

Hint #3: What is "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?

Well, Merry Wives of Windsor was a Shakespearean play.

Lincoln loved Shakespeare so that is a connection of sorts.

And I think Falstaff appears in that play. Lincoln, I believe, in a letter once compared Mary Owens to Falstaff in a very unflattering context. So there is another connection I guess.

Am I on the right track at least?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Hi Scott - let's say you are in the right track as for one tie. Yes, it's a play by Shakespeare, and Lincoln loved Shakespeare, so what could have happened?
As to the second tie - it's not only a play.

(Please don't hesitate to research on Google...)

[AussieMick]

Its an opera too and Lincoln would have gone to see it.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Yes, it's an opera, well done so far, Mike. He didn't go to see that though, but the play on December 17, 1863 (which was one correct answer).

As for the opera - how is that linked to Abraham Lincoln?

[RJNorton]

Does it have anything to do with "The Chronicles of Reuben?"

[Eva Elisabeth]

No, sorry, Roger - it has to do with someone in his closest DC orbit. Precisely the composer has. And shame on me - I've already asked for the same tidbit some years ago.