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Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include Martin Luther, founder of Protestantism, in 1483; American Indian rights activist Russell Means in 1940 (age 63); lyricist Tim Rice in 1944 (age 59); country singer Donna Fargo in 1949 (age 54); actresses Ann Reinking in 1950 (age 53) and Mackenzie Phillips in 1959 (age 44); film maker Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day") in 1955 (age 48); and comedian Sinbad in 1956 (age 47).

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In 1775, the United States Marine Corps was formed by order of the Continental Congress.

In 1871, journalist Henry Stanley found missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in a small African village. His comment: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

In 1917, 41 women from 15 states were arrested outside the White House for suffragette demonstrations. American women won the right to vote three years later.

In 1951, area codes were introduced in the United States, Canada and parts of the Caribbean, allowing direct-dialing of long-distance telephone calls. Prior to this, all such calls were operator-assisted.

In 1969, the long-running children's show "Sesame Street" premiered on PBS.

In 1975, the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald broke in two and sank during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members. It was the worst Great Lakes ship disaster of the decade.

In 1982, Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev died at age 75 after 18 years in power.

In 1989, Bulgaria's hard-line president Todor Zhivkov resigned as democratic reform continued to sweep the Eastern Bloc. Zhivkov was longest reigning active ruler in Eastern Europe and second longest in the world.

In 1991, Secretary of State James Baker visited Japan, South Korea and China. His trip to Beijing marked the first high-level official contact between the United States and China since the Tiananmen Square massacre.

In 1992, Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose was sentenced to two years probation on charges stemming from a 1991 concert riot in suburban St. Louis.

In 1994, the only privately owned manuscript of Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci was sold at auction at Christie's in New York for $30.8 million, the highest amount ever paid for a manuscript.

In 1997, a judge in Cambridge, Mass., changed the second-degree murder conviction of British nanny Louise Woodward in the death of her eight-month-old charge to involuntary manslaughter and sentenced her to prison time already served.

In 2001, Taliban officials confirmed that the Northern Alliance had captured the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif, while President George W. Bush told the United Nations General Assembly that the time had come for countries to take swift and decisive action against global terrorism.

In 2002, the House voted to allow President Bush to take unilateral military action against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq without conditions beyond Congress being informed almost immediately.

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Ingredients:

3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
4 large Red Delicious or Granny Smith Apples, stems removed
4 small sprigs fresh mint (optional)
Cold water

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, mix peanut butter and honey together until well blended. Set aside.
2. Fill a large bowl with cold water and stir in lemon juice. Set aside.
3. For each apple, choose a type of Snackster below and follow the steps. You might want to ask an adult to help cut up the apples.

To Make a Snackster Stacker:
1. Use an apple corer to remove the center of the apple, making a hollow space from stem end through the bottom.
2. With a sharp knife, cut apple crosswise into 4 thick slices.
3. Dip apple slices in lemon water and gently pat dry with paper towels.
4. Starting with the bottom piece, use a butter knife to spread the peanut butter mixture on the cut sides of each slice and gently press them together to reassemble the apple.
5. To make a stem, top apple with a mint sprig.

To Make a Snackster Dipper:
1. With a sharp knife, cut each apple in half from stem end to bottom.
2. Cut each half into 4 to 6 wedges. With knife or melon ballet remove apple core from each wedge.
3. Dip wedges in lemon water and gently pat dry with paper towels.
4. Spoon the peanut butter mixture into a small bowl and surround with apple wedges for dipping.

Enjoy!!!

Question 1:

Although not a mortal, the titan Prometheus is considered to be a hero, for the precious gift he had brought to mankind. What was this gift, for which he would later pay dearly?

Sight
the Fire
the Weapon
the Soul

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Question 2:

Next stop is the court of the king Iabates. It was here that the hero Bellerophon got one of his hardest assignments, which of course, he took care of. Riding the winged Pegasus, he rid the world of another terrifying monster. What was it?

the Medusa
the Chimera
the Hydra
the Cerberus

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Question 3:

Not all Greek heroes are known for their killings and slayings. For example, Daeadalus was a mythical architect and sculptor and his story is as great as the others'. Which was his masterpiece?

The Labyrinth of Crete
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Palace of Knossos
The Acropolis of Athens

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Question 4:

As with most of the brave Greek heroes, Theseus had to prove his might in a superhuman challenge. His destiny carried him to Daedalus' construction (the one you referred to in the previous question), where he had to face a deadly foe. Who or what was this?

Daedalus himself
Ariadne
Icarus
the Minotaur

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Question 5:

Although twelve would be the proper number of questions for this hero he would limit himself just to one (to be fair to the other heroes). As you may have guessed I'm talking about Herakles and I won't ask you anything about the slaying of the Nemeean Lion,or the capturing of the Bull of Crete, or the fight against the Amazones, or... . In fact the deeds of this hero were so many that he was even involved in freeing one of the heroes mentioned in the first four questions. Which one of them was saved by Herakles?

Daedalus
Bellerophon
Prometheus
he didn't save any of them

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Question 6:

The son of Zeus and Danae, Perseus was meant for great deeds. What is his name most memorably linked with?

the slaying of the Hydra
the quest for the Golden Fleece
the Trojan War
the killing of the Medusa

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Question 7:

Another fascinating adventure from Greek Mythology is the quest for the Golden Fleece. This expedition brought together some of the greatest heroes: Herakles, Theseus, Orpheus, Meleagros, Castor and Pollux and many others which all became known as the Argonauts, from the name of their ship - Argo. Led by Iason, the Argonauts landed in a legendary country from where they retrieved the artifact. What was the name of this land?

Ithaca
Lerna
Hesperides Garden
Colchis

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Question 8:

Probably the best written part of all Greek Mythology is the Trojan cycle, or in other words, the Iliad. The most skillful of all the warriors in the greek camp was Achilles. Being plunged in the river Styx when he was born, he became invulnerable except for one part of his body:

the neck
an elbow
a shoulder
a heel

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Question 9:

Tied to the Illiad comes the Odyssey. This cycle gets its name from the Greek hero Odysseus or Ulysses whose idea (the Trojan Horse) won the Trojan War. But still, his adventures were far from over. On his returning home to his lovely Penelope, he got caught in a series of incidents which delayed his arrival for many years. Which of these episodes are not part of Ulysses' story?

blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus
crossing through Scylla and Charybdis
being tempted by the sirens
crossing the Inferno

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Question 10:

This hero solved the riddle of the Sphinx.

the Minotaur
Aeetes
Argo
Oedipus

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A child is born in Boston, Mass., to parents who were both born in Boston, Mass. The child is -NOT- a U.S. citizen. How is this possible?

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Question 1:

Although not a mortal, the titan Prometheus is considered to be a hero, for the precious gift he had brought to mankind. What was this gift, for which he would later pay dearly?

the Fire
Prometheus stole the secret of fire and taught it to humans, thus attracting the anger of Zeus. The mighty god ordered that Prometheus should be tied to a rock, on the top of the Caucasian Mountains, where he would lie in agonizing pain, as each day, a vulture would come and tear out his liver.

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Question 2:

Next stop is the court of the king Iabates. It was here that the hero Bellerophon got one of his hardest assignments, which of course, he took care of. Riding the winged Pegasus, he rid the world of another terrifying monster. What was it?

the Chimera
The Chimera was a three-headed creature, part lion, part goat and part serpent but it was no match for Bellerophon's arrows.

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Question 3:

Not all Greek heroes are known for their killings and slayings. For example, Daeadalus was a mythical architect and sculptor and his story is as great as the others'. Which was his masterpiece?

The Labyrinth of Crete
Hope you didn't mix mythology with history. The Labyrinth turned out to be bad luck for Daedalus and his son Icarus when king Minos imprisoned them in the construction they have built. They found a way to escape, by building artificial wings which carried them out of the Labyrinth. While Daedalus landed safely, his son, eager to fly higher and higher, finally broke his wings and felt from the skies.

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Question 4:

As with most of the brave Greek heroes, Theseus had to prove his might in a superhuman challenge. His destiny carried him to Daedalus' construction (the one you referred to in the previous question), where he had to face a deadly foe. Who or what was this?

the Minotaur
Hope you didn't mix mythology with history. Ariadne, the daughter of king Minos felt in love with Theseus and with her help he managed to kill the bloody Minotaur.

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Question 5:

Although twelve would be the proper number of questions for this hero he would limit himself just to one (to be fair to the other heroes). As you may have guessed I'm talking about Herakles and I won't ask you anything about the slaying of the Nemeean Lion,or the capturing of the Bull of Crete, or the fight against the Amazones, or... . In fact the deeds of this hero were so many that he was even involved in freeing one of the heroes mentioned in the first four questions. Which one of them was saved by Herakles?

Prometheus
In one of his journeys Herakles reached the Caucasian Mountains, where Prometheus was imprisoned. He killed the hungry vulture that came every day to feed from Prometeus' body and set him free.

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Question 6:

The son of Zeus and Danae, Perseus was meant for great deeds. What is his name most memorably linked with?

the killing of the Medusa
One of the three Gorgons, Medusa was metamorphosed by the goddess Athena into a hideous creature which turned anyone who would look at her into stone. It was again Athena, who helped Perseus to kill Medusa, by giving him a mirror-shield so that he wouldn't be affected by her deadly appearance.

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Question 7:

Another fascinating adventure from Greek Mythology is the quest for the Golden Fleece. This expedition brought together some of the greatest heroes: Herakles, Theseus, Orpheus, Meleagros, Castor and Pollux and many others which all became known as the Argonauts, from the name of their ship - Argo. Led by Iason, the Argonauts landed in a legendary country from where they retrieved the artifact. What was the name of this land?

Colchis
The land of Colchis is in fact a real territory situated in modern Georgia. Like many other geographical places that were barely known to the ancient Greeks, Colchis was turned into a land of myth ruled by king Aeetes (the father of the sorceress Medea).

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Question 8:

Probably the best written part of all Greek Mythology is the Trojan cycle, or in other words, the Iliad. The most skillful of all the warriors in the greek camp was Achilles. Being plunged in the river Styx when he was born, he became invulnerable except for one part of his body:

a heel
Achilles fought bravely in the Trojan War after his best friend Patrocles was killed. He avenged the death of his friend by killing Hector, the hero of the Trojans. Achilles' vulnerable heel brought his death, as a poisoned arrow struck it.

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Question 9:

Tied to the Illiad comes the Odyssey. This cycle gets its name from the Greek hero Odysseus or Ulysses whose idea (the Trojan Horse) won the Trojan War. But still, his adventures were far from over. On his returning home to his lovely Penelope, he got caught in a series of incidents which delayed his arrival for many years. Which of these episodes are not part of Ulysses' story?

crossing the Inferno
Penelope remained faithful to Ulysses all the years he had been gone and when he returned he killed all the suitors that tormented his wife's life in his absence. The episode of crossing the Inferno belongs to the legend of Aeneas, the survivor from Troy, who was considered by the Romans to be their ancestor god.

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Question 10:

This hero solved the riddle of the Sphinx.

Oedipus
Oedipus has probably the most tragic destiny of all the Greek heroes: he murders his father and then marries his mother...

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