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Credo Reference To all of our friends around the world, we wish you a safe and happy New Year! We'll see you all in 2010!
Credo Reference Across many a New Year's celebration, revelers often sing the words of a traditional Scottish song as the clock strikes midnight. What is the name of this song? Feel free to sing the chorus as you type.
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Credo Reference So many of our friends are on holiday or traveling about here and there. If one were to happen upon this site, where would they be?
Credo Reference December 29, 2009 marks the 150th birthday of Venustiano Carranza, president of Mexico during the latter half of World War 1. Carranza's government was the intended recipient of a telegram from Germany hoping to entice Mexico into the war. What was the name of this telegram? What were the specifics of this intercepted document?
This week: Jones “Jones” is one of the commonest surnames. From their descriptions, can you identify these ten people who all have “Jones” as their surname? Most of them are or were real people, but a few are fictional characters. 1. Africa...
Credo Reference If there's one thing we've noticed about the holiday season, it's the profusion of red suited men in fake beards. History has given us men of real beards as well and we celebrate them today. Who are these healthily bearded men and what gifts did they share with the world? (One born in Germany, One born in Scotland, One born in America)
Credo Reference The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature includes a brief investigation of 'Detective Fiction before 1945.' How about a puzzle of our own on this mysterious Tuesday? We give you the detectives you give us their creators: C. August Dupin, Inspector Bucket, Lord Peter Wimsey, Inspector LeStrade, Sergeant Cuff.
Credo Reference For Pagans, December 22nd is Yule. Do you know what these other Pagan Holidays Celebrate? New Year for Trees, The Day that is Not a Day, Saturnalia or Hogmany? Alll are around this time of year.
We’ve recently added 9 new titles to the Credo Reference General Collection. These titles all fall into either the Psychology or Holidays subject areas. Make sure to check them out! The Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis (Edinburgh University Press). ...
This week: Nobel Prizes The US President, Barack Obama, recently received the Nobel Peace Prize. Can you answer these questions about the Nobel Prizes and the man who is commemorated by them? 1. In which country are most of the Nobel Prizes awarded? 2...
