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The Color Purple was published in 1983, and written by Alice Walker. The book addressed the issues surrounding the life of the southern American black female in the 1930s. The book won a couple of prizes, including a Pulitzer.

Soul Train was created in 1970 by Don Cornelius as the alternative to the pop revue 'American Bandstand'. It was the first platform to feature R&B, Soul, Hip Hop and Funk stars.

Founded in 1971, the Edmonton Oilers are based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and have won five Stanley Cups in the 1980s. "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky made his debut on the Oilers.

Gwen Stefani is an American singer and fashion designer who is known for being the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt. She has sold over 40 million albums world wide which includes her work with No Doubt. She also holds the honor of having her song "Hollaback Girl" become the first United States digital download to sell a million copies.

Newt Gingrich (born June 17, 1943) is the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and is a Republican presidential candidate for the 2012 election.

The flag for the People's Republic of China (commonly referred to as China) was adopted in 1949. The flag is a red rectangle with a large gold star flanked by an arc of four smaller gold stars. Questions about the Chinese flag can be directed here.

The House on Mango Street is a short novel written by Sandra Cisneros. It is a collection of vignettes on the life of Esperanza, a Latina girl growing up in Chicago.

The former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Gordon Brown was elected in 2007 and is the current leader of the Labour Party.

The Mazda RX-8 was a sports vehicle produced by Mazda Motor Corporation and introduced in 2001 at the North American International Auto Show. The car was released in the North American market as a 2004 model car.

The controversial German composer, Richard Wagner, was one of the first, and best, orchestrators of the Romantic era. Wagner was unique in that he both wrote the music and the libretti for all of his compositions. All questions regarding this fascinating and influential musical icon should be posted here.

Burn Notice is drama/comedy/action television show about a blacklisted spy's quest to find out who burned him. It stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, and Sharon Gless.

Canara Bank is a major commercial bank. It was established in India in 1906, which makes it among the older Indian banks.

This category is for questions about the <a href="http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=His+Dark+Materials&gwp=13">His Dark Materials</a> book series by Phillip Pullman. The series includes the books "Northern Lights, " The Subtle Knife," and "The Amber Spyglass." The book "Northern Lights" was released as "The Golden Compass" in the United States. There are also companion books to this series.

The Count of Monte Cristo was written in 1844, by Alexandre Dumas. The story involved a young naive sailor, Edmond Dantes, who was falsely imprisoned for political reasons. After breaking free, Edmond came back to seek revenge on those that he felt has wronged him.

Italian football clubs were created right after the sport was introduced in 1896. Since then, the football became one of the country’s popular sports. Italy’s national team, Azzurri, is one of the most successful national teams in the world.

Dhaka, located along the Buriganga River, is the capital and largest city in Bangladesh. It was previously known as Jahangir Nagar while under Mughal rule.

7-Eleven is an international chain of convenience stores. They have more than 48,000 locations. They are well known for their Big Gulp and Slurpee drink products.

Olive Garden is an Italian-American dining establishment. Founded in Florida in 1982, Olive Garden now has over 700 restaurants worldwide.

In 1978 Desmond Tutu was appointed general secretary of the South African Council of Churches and became an influential spokesperson for the rights of black South Africans. During the 1980s he played an essential role in demonstrating the iniquities of apartheid to national and international audiences, and in 1984 he won the Nobel Prize for Peace for his accomplishments.

Nina Dobrev was born on January 9, 1989 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Mia Jones on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on "The Vampire Diaries."

For the Love of Ray J is VH1’s reality dating show featuring singer-songwriter, actor and entrepreneur Ray J. The show’s winners were Cocktail (Joanna Hernandez) for season 1 and Mz. Berry (Connie Deveaux) for season 2.

Ethos, pathos, and logos, known collectively as the modes of persuasion or rhetorical strategies, are devices in rhetoric that classify the speaker's appeal to the audience. Ethos is the appeal to the mastery or credibility of the speaker. Pathos is the appeal to the audience’s emotions and feelings. Logos is the logical appeal, using hard facts and data.

Launched by Apple in 1999, iMovie is a utility software for video editing, allowing iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4th generation and Mac users to edit their own home videos. It features video library, capable of classifying videos and effective in video sharing.

Sports medicine is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries caused by exercise. While sports medicine has been an important asset in the professional sporting community for years, as of the late 20th century, it has become a much more widely studied and practiced field of medicine.

DLSR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex or Digital SLR and are more complex than your everyday point and shoot digital camera. DSLRs take more quality pictures than regular cameras and have more options and features that you use, such as the number of pictures you can take in a small amount of time and the different lenses you can use. Also these cameras have more manual settings that you can change resulting in the ability to take different photographs.

An American football field measures 120 yards/110 meters long and 53.5 yards/49 meters wide for both high school and professional teams. The Canadian field is 30 yards longer and a half yard slimmer for a college field.

Avan Jogia was born on February 9, 1992 and is a actor and singer. He is known for playing Beck Oliver on Nickelodeon TV show Victorious.

Juliette Gordon Low founded the American Girl Scouts in 1912. Although she had many trials, including deafness, an unfaithful husband, and breast cancer, Juliette continued to devote herself to Girl Scouts until the cancer took her life in 1927.

Sylvester Stallone is a famous actor. He has been in the acting business since the 1970s. He is well known for his roles of Rambo and Rocky.

Tay-Sach's disease is a progressive genetic disorder among children. This is caused by a deficiency of the Hexosamindase A enzyme which results in the destruction of the central nervous system. To date, there is no reported cure for Tay-Sachs disease.