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Answer: Photojournalism

André Liohn Garcia de Oliveira (1974-), known as André Liohn, was born in Botucatu, Brazil. He is a freelance photojournalist, who covered conflicts in the Middle East, East Africa and South America. His reports appear in "Der Spiegel", "L'Espresso", "Time", "Newsweek", "Le Monde" and others. In April 2012, Liohn won the Robert Capa Gold Medal award for his 2011 Libyan Civil War photo report, called "Almost Breaking Dawn".

The Robert Capa gold medal was created in honor of war photographer Robert Capa. It is awarded annually by the Overseas Press Club of America since 1955, for the "best photo report published abroad, which requires exceptional courage and initiative".

Answer: Geoff Hurst

Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst (1941 -), an English former professional soccer player, became internationally known for being the first player to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup final. The final match of the eighth edition of the World Cup was held at Wembley Stadium on July 30, 1966, between England and West Germany.

The game, which ended 2-2 during the normal time, went into overtime. Hurst, who had already scored a goal during regular time, scored two more goals, giving England the victory.

Answer: Memorial service

A dirge is a somber song that expresses grief or mourning, appropriate to be performed in a memorial service, a funeral. The meaning given to the word "dirge" is unrelated to its Latin origin. It came from the first word of a Latin chant used in funeral ceremonies that reads "Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam." (Direct, O Lord my God, my way in thy sight).

The word "dirge" came to be used as a synonym for solemn or funeral songs.

Answer: The sculptor's wife

"The Little Mermaid" statue was commissioned by Carl Jacobsen, from the family that owned the Carlsberg brewery. His request was based on the tale "The Little Mermaid", written by Hans Christian Andersen. He hired the sculptor Edvard Eriksen, to create the bronze statue and invited Ellen Price, a dancer who played the role of the Mermaid in a ballet of the same name, to model for the statue.

The statue's head was modeled after Price; but as she didn't agree to model in the nude, the sculptor's wife, Eline Eriksen, posed for the body.

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (Scotland, 1850 - Samoa, 1894), author of several books including "Treasure Island" and "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", was a person with numerous serious health problems since childhood. He was very thin, weighing about 50kg, being 1.70m tall (110lbs, 5'7'' feet tall).

When he sailed around the world with his wife Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne (1840-1914), he realized that his health improved when he was in places like the Pacific islands. For this reason he settled in Samoa in 1889, where he lived until 1894. He died at the age of 44 of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Answer: Warren G. Harding

George Tryon Harding (1843-1928) was a businessman and physician, best known as the father of the 29th American President Warren G. Harding. He was the first father of a president to outlive his son and was the second presidential father to live while his son was president.

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888-1969), also outlived his son, the President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).

Answer: Spying and reconnaissance behind Axis lines

Phyllis "Pippa" Latour (1921 -), born in South Africa to a British mother and a French father, had fluent French at the time of WWII. As an agent of the UK's Special Operations Executive Organization, in 1944 she parachuted into occupied France to spy on the Nazis.

She would stroll around and report on enemy positions, without arousing suspicions, since she blended in so well. She would then encode her findings using single-use codes hidden in her silk scarf. This information aided preparations for D-Day operations.

Answer: Casablanca

The only one of these films that was not filmed on location in Casablanca was "Casablanca". The film was released in 1942, directed by Michael Curtis, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Most of the film was shot at the Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California.

The opening scene, which shows Nazi Heinrich Strasser in an airplane hangar, was shot at the Van Nuys Airport, in Los Angeles.

Answer: Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, located on the Vltava River. Prague is the home to many cultural attractions such as the Charles Bridge and the Prague Castle. It is also home to several famous sculptures and among them some sculptures by the artist David Černy.

David Černy (Prague, 1967-) is perhaps the greatest Czech contemporary artist. "King Wenceslas Riding on a Dead Horse", 1999, draws attention: it features Saint Wenceslas (Vaclav) atop an upside-down dead horse; the horse is hanging, tied up by the hooves, from a mall's ceiling. "Man Hanging Out" is a 2.20m sculpture of Sigmund Freud hanging by one hand from a roof. Other works by the artist can be seen in the city, including the "Crawling babies".

Answer: Queen

The "Queen Crest" is the logo for the English rock band Queen. It was designed by Queen's original lead singer, Freddie Mercury and includes visual elements depicting the Zodiac signs of the four band members: a crab for guitarist Brian May, who is Cancer, two lions for Roger Taylor and John Deacon, who are of Leo, and a pair of fairies for Mercury, who was a Virgo himself. Part of the crest is visible on 2020 commemorative coins issued by the Royal Mint, celebrating the band's legacy.

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