Veterans Day Trivial Pursuit, Part I

 

1. Reporting to you live from the back of the turnip truck (which i am embarrassed to say, I just fell out of after looking up the answer) here are the astounding details.

   The Battle of Chapultepec took place in September 1847 during the Mexican-American War, at Chapultepec Castle on Chapultepec Hill, guarding the western approach to Mexico City.

   The efforts of the U.S. Marines in this battle and subsequent occupation of Mexico City are memorialized by the opening lyrics to Marines’ hymn. “From the Halls of Montezuma...” are a reference to the Chapultepec Castle also known as the Halls of Montezuma. These lyrics were written by a Marine officer who had served in Mexico following the war’s end.

   Robert E. Lee
   Ulysess S. Grant
   Thomas J. Jackson (aka Stonewall)
   George E. Pickett

   Posted by Kuso JiJi       11/11/2006  at  06:00 PM  



2. YAY!YAY! KusoJiJi wins the prize today! Everyone else go to the back of the classroom!

   

   Posted by The Skipper       11/11/2006  at  07:01 PM  



3. Looks nice, considering the Marines took it (or maybe they were just THAT good?).

   Posted by Dac       11/13/2006  at  07:18 PM  

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