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There are privileges bestowed on recipients of the Medal of Honor. By tradition, all soldiers, including higher-ranking personnel up to the commander in chief, initiate a salute to a Medal of Honor winner. The children of Medal of Honor recipients are eligible for admission to any of the U.S. military academies.

Felix Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” is the familiar recessional music heard at wedding ceremonies (dum, dum, da-dum dum dum dum . . .). That piece became a popular choice for weddings after it was selected for the nuptials of the daughter of a:

A) British monarch

B) Film star

C) Composer

D) Railroad magnate

Monday’s answer: The mutiny on the Bounty took place in 1789, the same year that George Washington was first elected president of the United States.

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