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1. "I was wearing a simple pair of shoes, nothing fancy, when I discovered my father died on February 6, 1952. I was in Kenya at the time and had to cancel the remainder of my trip to take the throne back in England. Who am I?"
2. "It was July 20, 1969 when my space shoes first touched the surface of the moon. Although back then, space shoes didn't have cool designs and emblems on them like the ones Nike created in my honor 45 years after I was the first person to walk on the moon. Who am I?"
3. "I don't remember what pair of shoes I was wearing when I left the Philippines on February 25, 1986. All I know is that I left behind at least 1,060 and maybe even as many as 7,500 pairs of shoes behind, in addition to over 1,000 handbags and 500 evening gowns. Who am I?"
4. "During the night of December 25-26, 1776, I was wearing black boots when I crossed the Delaware River, at least according to the painter Emanuel Leutze. Normally, however, when I was working on my plantation at Mount Vernon, I would wear shoes with buckles on them. Who am I?
5. "I was wearing black Gucci loafers when I disappeared from the parking lot of a Michigan restaurant on July 30, 1975. No one knows where I am but I have been rumored to be anywhere from underneath the old Giants' Stadium in New Jersey to a scrap yard in Japan. Who am I?"
6. "I had on a pair of black dancing shoes, not blue suede, when I caused a bit of a stir on "The Milton Berle Show" on June 5, 1956. I was jamming to "Hound Dog" when my pelvis got me into trouble and I was only shown from the waist up in some of my future television appearances. Who am I?"
7. "I was wearing the traditional red shoes when I announced I would abdicate the papacy on February 11, 2013. Not only was my resignation the first for a pope since 1415, it also cost me said red shoes. Who am I?"
8. "I remember March 2, 1962 like it was yesterday. That was the day my basketball shoes and I scored 100 points against the New York Knicks. Not only did I break the record for most points scored in a basketball game but I also made the most free throws in a game. Who am I?"
9. "I was wearing size 14 shin-high boots when I was assassinated watching "Our American Cousin" with my wife Mary on April 14, 1865. I was at Ford's Theater when that scoundrel Booth waltzed right in and killed me. Who am I?"
10. "I was completely unshod when I won the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. It wasn't really that bad since I always trained barefoot in my native Ethiopia. Who am I?"
Source: Author
Joepetz
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