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Quiz: Famous Mothers
by Beth Rowen More Mother's Day features Question 1: Marie Curie and her daughter Irene-Joliot Curie…Fortune Bay
(Encyclopedia) Fortune Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.80 mi (130 km) long, S Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Its shores are lined with many fishing villages. The French islands of St. Pierre and…Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie
(Encyclopedia) Duhem, Pierre Maurice MarieDuhem, Pierre Maurice Mariepyĕr mōrēsˈ märēˈ düĕmˈ [key], 1861–1916, French physicist and philosopher and historian of science. After studying at the École…Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de
(Encyclopedia) Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron deBeaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron depyĕr ōgüstăNˈ karôNˈ də bōmärshāˈ [key], 1732–99, French dramatist. Originally a watchmaker, he rose to…Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis deVaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis depyĕr də rēgōˈ märkēˈ də vōdröˈyə-kävänyälˈ [key], 1698–1765, last French governor of New…Fort Frances
(Encyclopedia) Fort Frances, town, SW Ont., Canada, on Rainy River, opposite International Falls, Minn. It is chiefly a lumbering center with sawmills…1943 Academy Awards
The 1944 Academy Awards were presented March 15, 1944 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Outstanding Motion PictureCasablanca (Warner Bros.)For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paramount)…Chapelain, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Chapelain, JeanChapelain, JeanzhäN shäplăNˈ [key], 1595–1674, French critic and poet. His works include La Pucelle (1656), an epic poem about Joan of Arc. Chapelain was a founding…Mendès-France, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Mendès-France, PierreMendès-France, Pierrepyĕr măNdĕsˈ-fräNs [key], 1907–82, French statesman. A lawyer and economist, he entered (1932) the chamber of deputies as a Radical Socialist…Brazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de
(Encyclopedia) Brazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan deBrazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan depyĕr pōl fräNswäˈ kämēˈyə sävôrnyäNˈ də bräzäˈ [key], 1852–1905, Franco-Italian empire…