June 10- Geography

Sorry I haven't been regular with the blog, but as I said before, it's going to be a busy last couple days of school. I will post my paper as promised, but I want to make sure it is up to par. Hopefully tomorrow I can have the first section out. Anyway, just to satisfy your hunger for more daily facts, this question comes straight from Africa. This country has done fairly well for itself over the years against invaders, and they aren't afraid to show it. On the national flag, they actually have a picture of an AK-47 assault rifle. So, for my question, I ask: Which coastal African country has an AK-47 on their flag?





The country is Mozambique.

May 15- Music

Recently, I rediscovered a great album from the dark depths of my iTunes account. A hit in the U.K. (reaching #1) and #3 in America, Paul Simon's 5xPlatinum CD Graceland is one of my favorites of all time. To date it has sold over 14 million copies. Recorded mostly in South Africa by a large group of musicians, with all very diverse backgrounds, most from around Africa, Graceland experiments with many different kinds of music and rhythms. People liked it so much, it won The Record of the Year Grammy award for 1986 and 1987. Also in 1987, Paul Simon went on a tour of African, performing the songs from Graceland. Which brings me to the daily question: Which African country did Paul Simon perform the songs from Graceland to make the movie The African Concert in 1987?








It was filmed over the course 2 concerts in Harare, Zimbabwe.
To see clips from the movie, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3CBdLfGqw
For more info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland_(album)

April 15- Geography

As I'm sure you know, pirates are everywhere these days. Unfortunately, they aren't even the fun kind with peg legs and hooks. Right now after the Maersk takeover, the kind of pirate you hear about now are the Somalian pirates. Constantly out on the Indian Ocean, it seems like all kinds of ships are in danger, which brings me to my question: "The Indian Ocean is the name of the ocean the pirates are on, what is the name of the body of water to the North of Somalia?



The name of the body of water to the North of Somalia is the Gulf of Aden