When midday becomes night on Monday, Aug. 21, more than 80 million Americans have a chance to see an eclipse of the sun. Aside from the frantic hunt for eye-protecting glasses with which to view the eclipse, here are some simple questions to help put you in the mood.
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1. In 1953, Catholics rushed to the movie theaters after their priests said the Legion of Decency had condemned this movie.
2. Andy Williams enchanted the masses with his 1961 hit scored by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
3. An additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season, or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar is known as?
4. When was the last time any part of the country experienced a total solar eclipse?
5. When was the last total solar eclipse to cross the entire country?
6. Frankie Laine topped the charts with what sunny tune in 1949?
7. When was it the dawning of the Age of Aquarius with a medley including a sunny tune?.
8. An appropriate song for today first came out in 1939 and has become a favorite through the years. The title?
9. Stephen Foster gave us this gift in 1852. If you follow the horses, you hear it on TV every year. The lyrics include “The sun shines bright…”
10. Who told us “The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow”?
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