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What are the top 3 famous places in united kingdom?
Big Ben London Bridge Blackamoor Inn
What is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's nickname?
His family called him Wolferl, which is German for 'Wolfie'.
In Shakespeare's time what did they call black people?
The usual term for a negro in the Elizabethan period was a Moor. The term Blackamoor also existed, but this was felt to be prejudicial (not that many people worried about that).
How do you put the wand in the pipes in the Nancy drew game curse of blackamoor manor?
You use the wand in Mercury's hand to open one of the columns in the big hall. You need to put the wand where something is missing on one of the columns.
Who was john Indian from the Salem witch trials?
John Indian was Reverend Parris's blackamoor (slave) also Tituba's husband.
What is a 10 letter word that starts with letter b and ends with letter r?
backhander, backlasher, backpacker, backslider, ballplayer, bandleader, bandmaster, bankroller, bardolater, baroceptor, beautifier, bedchamber, bellflower, bellwether, bellyacher, benefactor, bilgewater, biographer, biopolymer, bioreactor, blackamoor, blackwater, blandisher, blasphemer, bobsledder, bodysurfer, bombardier, bondholder, bonesetter, bookbinder, bookkeeper, bookmarker, bookseller, bootlegger, bootlicker, brachiator, brainpower, breakwater, bricklayer, brightener, brontosaur, brownnoser, buccinator, budgerigar, bulldogger, burlesquer, bushmaster, bushranger48 words
What has the author Elmore Douglass Greaves written?
Allen Woll has written: 'Black musical theatre' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Revues, Music, Musicals, African American entertainers, Afro-Americans, Afro-American entertainers, African Americans
What is a blackamoor African?
A carved figure depicting a semi-naked to fully garbed, negro of European royalty. The men figures are often depicted with a bejeweled turban the women with appropriate head adornments of that time ,and further adorned with jewels signifying royalty. Servants of the blackamoors were are often depicted signifying wealth as well as with serving devices, such as a golden pitcher or silver platters. There clothes would be exotic and often jewelled to demonstrate they represented the servants of the rich. Such figure were largely created in Venice and exported throughout Europe, particularly the great EEnglish estate houses. Often beautifully carved, gilded and painted in polychromatic colours they were prestigious ornaments in the homes of wealthy Europeans.
How did the coal tradition start?
The tradition of teaching children that they would receive a lump of coal in their stockings if they were bad, began in Norway. In Norway, Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas) is a Catholic Bishop accompanied by an enslaved blackamoor named "Zwarte Piet" (Black Peter in English). Complete with black woolly hair, and Al Jolsen style black-face, he is doomed to lug Santa's bag of presents as his personal elfin slave (played by children in black-face). As the legend goes, if a child has been bad, zwarte Piet will reach into his back and grab a coal and permanently turn the white child black. You can search the web for images of zwarte Peit that range from the comical to the occultic. The tradition continues as part of Nordic Christmas celebration today in the greater part of Europe, and post Colonial Central and South America, and much of the Caribbean.
Who are 'black scots'?
Dubh means black in the language of the Scots and Irish. There was supposedly a King of Scotland - Kenneth Dubh that some say was of dark complexion. Others say there were many warriors from North Africa that were in Scotland that were in alliance with the highlanders ( Moors or Blackamoor) The story of Othello could be included in this. We may never know if Dubh meant dark as in North African or came from another source. For example the surname Black comes from Blacksmith as does the the surname Smith. In the United States there is a tendency of people with dark complexions from either Latin America or African decent to claim they are Black Scots or Black Irish in order to explain their complexion and deny their true heritage. If Kenneth Dubh is of African decent then it is ironic that these Americans are also claiming African decent. DNA studies in Ireland show links between Spain and France (Basques and Bretons)."The Longue Duree of Genetic Ancestry: Multiple Genetic Marker Systems and Celtic Origins on the Atlantic Facade of Europe, Oct 2004" A Harvard University Study of the Irish (10,000 males) also showed they were almost universally pale skinned where their skin was unexposed to the elements.
What movie and television projects has Napoleon Simpson been in?
Napoleon Simpson has: Played Black man in "One Hour to Live" in 1939. Played Mose - a Black Convict in "Each Dawn I Die" in 1939. Played Mr. Ernest Lingley in "Midnight Shadow" in 1939. Played Prisoner in "The Man Who Talked Too Much" in 1940. Played Gobey in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" in 1940. Played Samson in "Santa Fe Trail" in 1940. Played Thompson - a Doorman in "I Take This Woman" in 1940. Played Black Man in Jail in "In This Our Life" in 1942. Played Porter in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" in 1942. Played Singer in "Mug Town" in 1942. Played Tall Black Man in "The Great Impersonation" in 1942. Played Taroka Leader in "Drums of the Congo" in 1942. Played Husband of Tessie in "Happy Go Lucky" in 1943. Played Blackamoor in "A Thousand and One Nights" in 1945. Played Maati in "Jungle Queen" in 1945. Played Train Porter in "Divorce" in 1945. Played Attendant in "Do You Love Me" in 1946. Played Georges in "The Foxes of Harrow" in 1947. Played Tom Wright in "The Red Menace" in 1949. Played Chief Maati in "Jungle Safari" in 1956. Played Thurman in "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" in 1958. Performed in "Target: The Corruptors" in 1961. Played Sam in "Ben Casey" in 1961.
What specifically was Ludwig van Beethoven's ethnicity?
Although born in Germany, Beethoven's family originated from Flanders, which had been occupied by Spain for 200 years, with many Moors (North Africans). Contemporaries described the musical genius as having "thick, bristly coal-black hair," a "flat, thick nose," large mouth, and what is described as alternately a "ruddy" or "swarthy" complexion. In the middle of Teutonic Germany and Austria, he must have made a striking, memorable presence. Beethoven's teacher, Haydn, was often called a "blackamoor." Alexander W. Thayer, one of the foremost authorities on Beethoven says, "Beethoven had even more of the Moor in his features than his master, 'Haydn.'" His features and family's Flanders heritage led him to be known as "the Black Spaniard." (see http://www.mdcbowen.org/p2/sf/faq068.htm) It's most likely he was mulatto, but DNA evidence was inconclusive. According to the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A25895-2000Oct17 The research team also said that future DNA analysis might answer lingering questions about Beethoven's ethnicity. As a young man, the dark-complexioned Beethoven sometimes was called "the Moor," and some historians have questioned whether he had African blood. Walsh said his analysis of the hair strands showed "no wrinkles or bends" typical among people of African descent, but that more tests may be conducted.
