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11/29/25

[Answer] Which character in The Great Gatsby serves as the novel’s narrator?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which character in The Great Gatsby serves as the novel’s narrator?"



...F. Scott Fitzgerald frames The Great Gatsby through the observant, quietly reflective voice of Nick Carraway. A Midwesterner who moves to Long Island to learn the bond business, Nick becomes the lens through which readers experience Gatsby’s lavish parties, the tangled relationships of East Egg society, and the underlying moral decay of the Jazz Age. His narration shapes the tone of the novel—sympathetic yet skeptical—and offers critical distance from the glamour and tragedy surrounding Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of the American Dream.

11/28/25

[Answer] Which of the following events lasted a total of 13 years, 10 months, 18 days, 17 hours, and 32 minutes?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which of the following events lasted a total of 13 years, 10 months, 18 days, 17 hours, and 32 minutes?"



...The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcholic beverages and ushered in a period in American history known as Prohibition. Prohibition officially went into effect on January 17, 1920. The nationwide moratorium on alcohol would stay in place for the next 13 years, at which point a general disenchantment with the policy led to its eventual disbandment at the federal level by the 21st Amendment. In all, Prohibition lasted a total of 13 years, 10 months, 19 days, 17 hours and 32.5 minutes.

[Answer] Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a Thanksgiving turkey?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which U.S. president was the first to officially pardon a Thanksgiving turkey?"



...Although several presidents before him spared turkeys informally or as photo-op gestures, the first official presidential turkey pardon took place in 1989 under George H. W. Bush. During a lighthearted ceremony on the White House lawn, Bush declared that the turkey presented to him by the National Turkey Federation would be “pardoned” and allowed to live out its days safely on a farm. His statement formalized what had previously been an inconsistent tradition, transforming it into the annual, televised Thanksgiving ritual Americans recognize today.

11/27/25

[Answer] Which song was originally written for the Thanksgiving holiday?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which song was originally written for the Thanksgiving holiday?"



..."Jingle Bells” is a classic song sung at Christmas time, but it didn't start out that way. First published in 1857, it was written by James Lord Pierpont, to celebrate Thanksgiving — not Christmas. Pierpont wrote a song called "One Horse Open Sleigh” for a children's Thanksgiving play. When the song was reissued two years later, it had the more familiar title of “Jingle Bells.” Although “Jingle Bells” is now a Yuletide staple, there is no mention of Christmas anywhere in the song. The holiday ditty became associated with Christmas decades later.

[Answer] The 1948 Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate is based on which Shakespeare play?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "The 1948 Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate is based on which Shakespeare play?"



...Cole Porter’s 1948 musical Kiss Me, Kate draws its inspiration from William Shakespeare’s lively comedy The Taming of the Shrew. The show cleverly blends onstage and offstage drama: a spirited theater troupe performs Shakespeare’s fiery battle-of-the-sexes story while their own real-life romantic squabbles amusingly mirror the play’s plot. The musical became one of Porter’s greatest and most enduring successes, earning the first-ever Tony Award for Best Musical and solidifying its place as a witty, sophisticated reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic.