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davesmusictank

Just Wondering

Apr 03, 2021 23:05

Do you know what these five books have in common: The Adventures of Huck Finn, The Scarlet Letter, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, and The Great Gatsby (and it's not that they all been on the banned book list ( Read more... )

just wondering

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kit10notk9 April 3 2021, 22:34:11 UTC

Here in the USA they were all on the required reading list for High school (9th - 12th year) English Literature class. I would have to look it up to be certain, but I think they were also all written by American authors.
The other 2 questions I'm drawing a complete blank.

davesmusictank April 3 2021, 23:13:32 UTC

Yes, correct. I was reading a facts-based book about the States. Quite fascinating.

chocolate_frapp April 4 2021, 19:19:57 UTC

when was this? I went to high school in the US and we weren't assigned most of those.

davesmusictank April 4 2021, 23:38:34 UTC

From a facts-based book on the States published in the 80s found in a charity shop.

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seaivy April 3 2021, 23:35:10 UTC

LOL
2 of those books weren't even written when i was in school

wheels

lol i've been in all of them : )

robby April 4 2021, 01:12:30 UTC

The books were read in many traditional high school literature curriculums. Not any more, probably.

The three items are all wheels.

The cities are all American cities named for their founders.

seaivy April 4 2021, 13:27:51 UTC

that didn't sound right
Tuscon - i knew the name had to to have an Indian origin
as did the New Mexico one
and Cinncinati is from the society of the Cincinatus

robby April 4 2021, 13:32:32 UTC

Just a quick guess. On second thought, wasn't Cinncinati named after a Roman orator?

seaivy April 4 2021, 13:37:23 UTC

Cincinnatus was a famous Roman General who went back to his farm rather than seek power

The Society of the Cincinnnatus was formed by officers in the American Revolution who went back to their civilian life
an early American Legion LOL

thespian15 April 4 2021, 13:39:20 UTC

Nope. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well for the second one I would say they involve a wheel, but that seems too easy. LOL....

Hugs, Jon

davesmusictank April 4 2021, 14:14:55 UTC

It is too easy for number two. But I will kick the habit of giving clues.

kirstennnnnn April 4 2021, 16:16:55 UTC

you took away the obvious answer, but another is all are frequently on school reading lists, although i suspect you have something more nefarious in mind.

German origin?

airline hubs?

davesmusictank April 4 2021, 17:16:13 UTC

Nothing nefarious. They are on reading lists.