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Ge
Germanium
Porgy and Bess
Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin
This famed speech ended with "of the people, by the people, for the people"
Gettysburg address
Another example of decolonization, the Gold Coast became know as this country
Ghana
What was James Dean's third movie?
Giant
Who led Israel during the Munich Massacre, AKA the first female Prime Minister of this country?
Golda Meir
"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."
Gone With the Wind
CHARACTERS: Scarlet O'Hara, Rhett Butler, Melanie, Ashley Wilkes
Gone With the Wind
After Konstantin Chernenko passed away as leader of the Soviet Union, this leader replaced him.
Gorbachev
Has attempted to launch three political parties in Russia: the Soviet Democratic Party of Russia in 2001, the Union of Social Democrats in 2007, and the Independent Democratic Party of Russia in 2009
Gorbachev
He ruled the Soviet Union at the same time as Ronald Reagan, who told him to "tear down this wall"
Gorbachev
He, the final leader of the Soviet Union, had a large birthmark on his head
Gorbachev
In 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to lesson Cold War tensions through his policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring)
Gorbachev
To whom was Regan adressing his remarks
Gorbachev
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev
The Third of May, 1808
Goya
This actress left Hollywood to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco
Grace Kelly
What is the name of Elvis Presley's home a popular destination for fans
Graceland
18
Grant
1868-1877
Grant
A graduate of point West, his first assignment was Jefferson barracks, an area which would prove fruitful for him as he met a young woman, fathered children, and took over farming, constructing a home he called "Hardscrabble"
Grant
A proponent of Southern Reconstruction and industrialization, he persecuted KKK members, enforced civil rights and voting laws, and rebuilt the Republican Party in the South
Grant
Attempted to maintain a "peace policy" with Native American tribes; however with his veto of buffalo protection, forced reservation life that emulated "white man" culture over native traditions, and several "wars" including the Great Sioux and Battle of Little Big Horn, this president ended up taking more land and rights from Native Americans
Grant
Hero of Appomattox
Grant
The Panic of 1873 occurred during his presidency and began after Jay Cooke failed to raise funds for the railroad industry. The Greenbacks were formed in response to this "panic"
Grant
VP: Schuyler Colfax and Henry Wilson
Grant
This 1978 musical features John Travolta and Olivia Newton John. It is about the lives of high school students, their hot summer nights, their hand jives, and their cars leading to the one they want.
Grease
The first Super Bowl was played in 1967, Who was the winner
Green Bay Packers
No bright light, don't let them eat after midnight, don't get them wet. What movie is this?
Gremlins
Nirvana and other bands of the time were part of this movement coming out of Seattle and wearing a lot of plaid
Grunge
Guatemala
Guatemala City
The Planets
Gustav Holst
This is the only country in South American to have English as its official language.
Guyana
Formula for sulfuric acid
H2SO4
This virus was identified in 1984 by American and French doctors.
HIV
The Galapagos Islands are famed for a visit by Charles Darwin. What was the name of his boat
HMS Beagle
There were 3 rivals to IBM in the 80s. Name them.
HP, Apple, Commodore
Michael Myers killed his sister 15 years ago and was put in a mental institute. Now, he has escaped and is making his way back to his childhood town where it all happened. Name this horror movie.
Halloween
"I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself the king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams."
Hamlet
"tO bE oR nOt To Be"
Hamlet
CHARACTERS: Horatio, Ophelia, Claudius, Gertrude, Laertes, Polonius
Hamlet
Messiah
Handel
Vietnam
Hanoi
Zimbabwe
Harare
Cuba
Havana
1877-1881
Hayes
19
Hayes
Dark Horse President
Hayes
During his tenure, the Nez Perce began an uprising, which would eventually lead to the tribe's 1700 mile retreat to Canada and later, after a decisive Battle ant Bear Paw, the surrender of Chief Joseph, which would lead to their ordered relocations in Kansas
Hayes
During his tenure, the first White House telephone was installed by Alexander Graham Bell
Hayes
He lost the popular vote to Samuel J Tilden and won the presidency by one electoral vote
Hayes
His presidency was result of the Compromise of 1877, which wended Reconstruction and removed soldiers and the Republican influence from the South
Hayes
Referred to as "Rutherfraud" and "His Fraudulency" by angered Democrats
Hayes
Supported gold and its dollar value and ceased the usage of silver coins worth a dollar or more
Hayes
VP: William Wheeler
Hayes
Which President had tis occur during his tenure " The great Railroad Strike of 1877, sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, US after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut wages for the third time in a year. This strike finally ended some 45 days later, after it was put down by local and state militias and federal troops... An estimated 100 people were killed in the unrest across the country. In Martinsburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and other cities, workers burned down and destroyed both physical facilities and the rolling stock of the railroads-engines and railroad cars. Local populations feared that workers were rising in revolution"
Hayes
he was wounded five times during the Civil war
Hayes
In 1967, the first transplant of this organ was performed on Louis Washkansky
Heart
Noble gas with named derived from Greek word for sun
Helium
Finland
Helsinki
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Murdered Thomas a Becket, extended land to France
Henry II
Author of Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
Leg ulcers, son-wanting, turkey legs, red head, head of Church of England
Henry VIII
He was offered the Secretary of Stare post as part of the "corrupt Bargain" which led ot the election JQ Adams. Name this Kentucky Congressman known as the "great compromiser"
Henry clay
Author of Moby Dick
Herman Melville
The road from the capital back to Iraq became known as this
Highway of Death
Which two climbers were the first two summit Mount Everest?
Hillary and Norgay
Name of the well-concealed jungle paths along the frontiers of neighboring Cambodia and Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Finish this movie title name. "Monty Python and the ___________"
Holy Grail
Author of the Iliad
Homer
Author of the Odyssey
Homer
In 1997 after 100 years of British rule, this island passed back to Chinese control
Hong Kong
Solomon Islands
Honiara
Nighthawks
Hopper
he lost control of his business to Whitelaw Reid and he ran on an anti-corruption ticket in 1972 when he lost to Ulysses S Grant. name this publisher of the New York Tribune whose admonition Go West, young Man influenced manifest destiny
Horace Greeley
This "was an address given by Abraham Lincoln (who would later become president of the US ) on June 16, 1858, at what was then the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, upon accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination as that state's US Senator"
House Divided Speech
In 1990, the Shuttle Discovery carried this into space with the purpose of gathering photographs of galaxies and other objects
Hubble Space Telescope
What exercise craze was created by Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr?
Hula-hoop
Which country left the Warsaw Pact, creating an uprising that was squashed by the Soviet Union?
Hungary
What group killed the Tutsis
Hutu
nitrogen and what element is used in ammonia
Hydrogen
On August 28th, 1963, this famed speech in the US capital ended with "free at last"
I Have A Dream
This TV show focused on a bored housewife and her Cuban husband.
I Love Lucy
In the courtyard of the Louvre, you will find Le Pyramide, which was designed by this architect.
I.M. Pei
The Louvre
I.M. Pei
In 1981, this company released the first PC.
IBM
He was the bloodthirsty tyrant leader of Uganda in the 1970s
Idi Amin
What is the name of Ferdinand Marcos' wife?
Imelda Marcos
On Halloween 1984, what Indian prime minister was murdered by her own bodyguards?
Indira Gandhi
In 1979 the Ayatollah Khomeini flew back to Tehran to take over power from the shah of this country
Iran
Reagan rescued hostages from this country, which Jimmy Carter failed to do.
Iran
Compounds using this are used to treat the most common type of anemia
Iron
Principia Mathematica (1667)
Isaac Newton
Pakistan
Islamabad
Where were the athletes from that were killed in the Munich Massacre during the 1972 Olympics?
Israel
Alphabetically, It's the first chemical element to have a singe-lettered symbol
Its either Boron or Hydrogen (I'm pretty sure its boron {sorry})
He was the first to be crowned the "Tsar of all Russians" making him a ruler by divine right and he had St. Basil's Cathedral constructed
Ivan the Terrible
In 1581, beat his pregnant daughter in law for wearing "immodest clothing"
Ivan the Terrible
In order to punish the boyar clans, he ordered their execution, exile, and tonsure (he also tried to be abdicate once- if the country did not give him absolute power)
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV was known was Ivan the Fearsome and Ivan the this
Ivan the Terrible
Known for his raging outbursts as he aged, he killed his son and heir leaving his younger son, the weak Feodor, to inherit the throne
Ivan the Terrible
The Sudebnik of 1550 during his reign focused on local communities to actively participate in the law by determining who would be arrested, how taxes were distributed and confirmed the rights of peasants to leave their feudal lords
Ivan the Terrible
Author of Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Who wrote Catcher in the Rye
JD Salinger
The 196-s was a tragedy of assassinations, beginning with his death on November 22,1963
JFK
What US president made a famous speech declaring his solidarity with Berlin
JFK
se is the author of the Harry Potter novels
JK Rowling
1825-1829
JQ Adams
6
JQ Adams
Defended Native American land in the face of growing settler displeasure and an armed Georgian governor
JQ Adams
First to be elected president without receiving the majority of the popular vote or the electoral college
JQ Adams
Following his one term presidency, he was elected as a House Representative from Massachusetts and served for 17 years
JQ Adams
He regularly swam nude in the Potomac River "Anne Royal, the first American professional journalist, knew of Adam's 5 A.M. swims. After being refused interviews with the president time after time, she went to the river, gathered his clothes and sat on them until she had her interview. Before this, no female had interviewed a president"
JQ Adams
Helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war of 1812
JQ Adams
Monroe's Secretary of State, he was involved in the Adams-Onis Treaty, which acquired Florida, the Treaty of 1818, and the Monroe Doctrine which he wrote
JQ Adams
Old Hickory
JQ Adams
Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
1829-1837
Jackson
7
Jackson
A colonel and Major general in the Tennessee militia, he gained notoriety for defeating the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812
Jackson
During his presidency, the "petticoat affair" in which gossip called the Secretary of War's wife a prostitute
Jackson
He's on the 20 dollar bill
Jackson
His wife Rachel was called a bigamist during his run for presidency: her subsequent death was considered a result of the accusations and public notoriety
Jackson
Known for signing the Indian Removal Act, which forced Indians to Oklahoma (Meanwhile, two of his three adopted sons were Indians)
Jackson
Old Man Eloquent
Jackson
One of the three orgiinal investors who founded Memphis in 1819
Jackson
Owned hundreds of slaves on his family's Hermitage plantation
Jackson
Indonesia
Jakarta
What actor died in a Porsche Spyder after it was hit head-on?
James Dean
Who assassinated MLK
James Earl Ray
Bible, Guy Fawkes, Scotland
James I
Author of Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
CHARACTERS: Bertha, Mr. Rochester, St. John Rivers, Adele (hello from the other side), Mrs. Fairfax, Lowood School, Thornfield Hall
Jane Eyre
Nine day queen
Jane Grey
What country are Pokémon from
Japan
The Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1801-1809
Jefferson
After travels to France, brings back macaroni and cheese and French fries recipes
Jefferson
During his tenure, the Louisiana Territory was purchased from France in 1893
Jefferson
Man of the People, Sage of Monticello
Jefferson
Israel
Jerusalem*
A famous set was played by this guitarist who played his version of the Star Spangled Banner
Jimi Hendrix
In a landslide victory, who did Reagan beat in the election of 1980?
Jimmy Carter
Marilyn Monroe's second marriage.
Joe DiMaggio
Wisconsin senator who used his platform in the 50s to seek out suspected communists
Joe McCarthy
Author of Faust
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
This power couple wed in 1953 in Newport, Rhode Island, seven years before entering the White House
John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy
He was the first Supreme Court justice
John Jay
Which beetle was assassinated outside of his NY apartment in 1980
John Lennon
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
John Maynard Keynes
Author of Paradise Lost
John Milton
Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
Name the assassin and actor who killed Lincoln, this man was actually photographed near Lincoln at his inauguration
John Wilkes Boothe
This lead singer of the Sex Pistols had the appetizing name of
Johnny Rotten
"On February 22, 1866, Washington's Birthday, [he] gave an impromptu speech to supporters who had marched to the White House and called for an address in honor of the first president. in his hour long speech, he instead referred to himself over 200 times"
Johnson
"The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law (in force from 1867 to 1887) that was intended to restrict the power of the President of the US to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate" Which President caused this Act to come into fruition
Johnson
17
Johnson
1865-1869
Johnson
Didn't have a VP
Johnson
He opposed the 14th Amendment and allowed Southern states to reelect former leaders and pass the Black Codes that deprived former slaves of civil rights
Johnson
His wife, ill with tuberculosis for many years, was rarely seen during her husband's presidency; their daughter Eliza acted as official hostess in her stead
Johnson
The first American to be impeached by the house when he attempted to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, he was saved by one vote in the Senate
Johnson
he moved to Tennessee as a teenage, becoming a tailor; after marrying, his wife became his tutor in math and writing
Johnson
Who discovered the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Jonathan Edwards
Who was the captain of the Exxon Valdez?
Joseph Hazelwood
Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith
Who would take over power of Spain and lead it into a democratic world
Juan Carlos
South Sudan
Juba
What was the Emperor's palace in Ethiopia
Jubilee Palace
Who was the singer star who won an oscar for Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews
First executed civilians for a military crime
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What was the name of the Secret police in the Soviet Union
KGB
Afghanistan
Kabul
Uganda
Kampala
Who was the loser of the first Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs
What German political philosopher, inspired Communist revolutions in Russia and China?
Karl Marx (COMMUNIST TIME BABEY)
Nepal
Kathmandu
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty"
Keats
Born on Halloween 1795
Keats
Bright Star
Keats
Died in rome after years of suffering, perished from consumption
Keats
La Belle Dame Sans merci
Keats
Ode on a Grecian Urn
Keats
Ode to Autumn
Keats
Ode to Psyche
Keats
Ode to a Nightingale
Keats
One First Looking into Chapman's Homer
Keats
Shelley had this poet's book in his pocket when he died
Keats
Was studying to be a doctor before throwing his training aside to become a poet
Keats
When I have fears
Keats
this Living Hand
Keats
Who is Barbie's male companion? (Barbie is a lesbian pls argue me on this)
Ken
Not biased at all, this Republican was appointed independent counsel to look into the life of the president
Ken Starr
At what University where 4 people killed (including 2 passerby) during a protest for the Vietnam War
Kent State
Sudan
Khartoum
His son Leonid, a fighter pilot, was apparently shot down and killed in action on 11 March 1943. The circumstances of Leonid's death remain obscure and controversial as none of his fellow fliers stated that they witnessed him being shot down, nor was his plane found or body recovered... Once theory has Leonid surviving the crash and collaborating with the Germans, and when he was recaptured by the Soviets, Stalin ordering him shot despite his father pleading for his life... in mid -1943 Leonid's wife Liuba Khrushcheva, was arrested on accusation of spying and sentenced to five years in a labor camp, and her son (by another relationship) Tolya, was placed in a series of orphanages. Leonid's daughter, Yulia, was raised by this leader and his wife
Khrushchev
In 1957, this soviet leader claimed the USSR had missile superiority and challenged the US to a missile shooting match
Khrushchev
In 1960, this Soviet leader removed his shoe and pounded a table in protest against criticism of Soviet policy
Khrushchev
Which Soviet leader denounced the cruelty of his successor?
Khrushchev
Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban missile crisis who liked to pound his shoes on desks
Khrushchev
he wrote a report entitled "On the Cult of Personality and its Consequences" or the "Secret Speech" due to its reading without the public or press present
Khrushchev
What organ was the first ever donated?
Kidney
Rwanda
Kigali
Magna Carta, excommunicated by Pope Innocent II
King John
CHARACTERS: Cordelia, Reagan, Goneril, Edmund the bASTARD
King Lear
Jamaica
Kingston
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Kinshasa
What is the name of the Starship Enterprise's captain?
Kirk
Term used by political opponents of President of the US Andrew Jackson to describe his ginger group, the collection of unofficial advisers he consulted in parallel to the United States Cabinet (the "parlor cabinet").
Kitchen Cabinet
The Kiss (painting)
Klimt
Joanna leaves her workaholic husband, Ted, and small son. Ted has to readjust to his new single dad life. When Joanna wants her son back, a custody battle ensues. Name this movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep.
Kramer vs Kramer
Backed the early Soviet space program
Kruschev
Kr
Krypton
atomic number 36
Krypton
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
He was the lead singer of Nirvana
Kurt Cobain
In 1990, Iraq invaded this neighboring country
Kuwait
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Ukraine
Kyiv
In 1997, representatives of 150 countries drew up this protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Kyoto
Which president would make poverty a priority of his presidency
LBJ
Bolivia
La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Bolivia
La Paz and Sucre
In this film starring David Bowie, The Goblin King steals a girl's baby brother and takes her to an imaginary land.
Labyrinth
Pb
Lead
Terrorism and massacres occurred in this country in 1982 with the Phalange political party murdering PLO refugee camps.
Lebanon
The leader of the protests for union coverage in Poland was led by this man, who would eventually become president of the country in 1990.
Lech Walesa
Who was the assassin of JFK
Lee Harvey Oswald
haye's wife was known as this epithet as she would not serve alcohol in the White House
Lemonade Lucy
His actual last name is Ulyanov; he adopted his name from the River Lena
Lenin
Played a leading role in the October Revolution and the Bolshevik takeover of Russia
Lenin
Author of Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
Who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo DaVinci
This king brutally exploited the colony, forcing its people to harvest and process rubber, rough work that resulted in millions abused and on deathbeds
Leopold ii
East Timor (Timor
Leste)
Monrovia is the only foreign capital named for a president. Which country has this capital
Liberia
Gabon
Libreville
This other Pop artist painted comic-book scenes featuring balloons for character thoughts
Lichensteen
Malawi
Lilongwe
Peru
Lima
Vietnam Memorial
Lin
16
Lincoln
1861-1865
Lincoln
Honest Abe, Illinois Rail Splitter
Lincoln
VP: Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew Johnson
Lincoln
Which President allegedly said of Harriet Beecher Stowe the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, when she visited the White House " so this is the little lady who wrote the book that made the big war"
Lincoln
Who said "The ballot is stronger than the bullet"
Lincoln
At what place did MLK make the I Have A Dream Speech
Lincoln memorial
Portugal
Lisbon
What series of concerts were held in 1985 to raise money for the Africa famine victims?
Live-Aid
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Togo
Lome
United Kingdom
London
The playboy of the British Romantic poets
Lord Byron
What was Elvis' first film?
Love Me Tender
What was the Beatles first recording
Love me do
Angola
Luanda
Zambia
Lusaka
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?
MLK
On August 1, 1981, this television station premiered.
MTV
AKA The Scottish Play
Macbeth
CHARACTERS: Macduff, Malcolm, Duncan, Donalbain
Macbeth
The Prince
Machiavelli
1809-1817
Madison
During his tenure, the city of Washington was captured by the British and burned
Madison
Father of the Constitution
Madison
The smallest president, he was 5' 4" and was 100lbs
Madison
Which US President led America into the War of 1812
Madison
Name the Artist: Papa Don't Preach, Like A Virgin
Madonna
She released her debut album in 1983 with the single Holiday and would later release Like a Virgin with her ode to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Material Girl.
Madonna
Spain
Madrid
Marshall Islands
Majuro
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
Maldives
Male
Nicaragua
Managua
Bahrain
Manama
Who became the first elected black president of South Africa
Mandela
Luncheon on the Grass
Manet
Philippines
Manila
A famous photo of Nixon's China trip shows Nixon meeting this ruler of China.
Mao Zedong
He was the driving force of the Great Proletarian Culture Revolution
Mao Zedong
Mozambique
Maputo
Coming of Age in Samoa
Margaret Mead
Author of Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Who was the Reagan's British contemporary, the British Prime Minister during the Falklands War?
Margaret Thatcher
What was Julie Andrew's character in the sound of music
Maria
Author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
This actor was in In The WIld and On the Waterfront (that awkward movement when both of your movies are prep phrases)
Marlon Brando
Who played Stanley on broadway?
Marlon Brando
The Sojourner rover began its explorations of this planet in 1997
Mars
Ninety-five Theses
Martin Luther
Most dominant women's tennis player winning Grand Slams and 167 championship titles, the most in history.
Martina Navratilova
Buried under her sister in Westminster Abbey, she was considered quite "bloody" for her religious executions
Mary
The word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" should lead you to the two word title of this classic sixties Disney movie
Mary Poppins
Author of Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Name of Lincoln's wife, a member of wealthy slave-holding family from Kentucky
Mary Todd
Lesotho
Maseru
What company created a plastic doll that was 11.5 inches tall with a black and white bathing suit?
Mattel
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Max Weber
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Swaziland
Mbabane
When Putin becomes President in 2012, he names this man as his Prime Minister
Medvedev
Palau
Melekeok
In what city was MLK assassinated
Memphis
Hg
Mercury
Two years earlier (in 1974) NASA's Mariner 10 flew past this planet
Mercury
quicksilver; solid at -40 C
Mercury
Mexico
Mexico City
Name the Artist: Billie Jean, Thriller, Beat It
Michael Jackson
David (marble)
Michelangelo
Pieta
Michelangelo
What was the name of the first commercial jet airliner?
(de Havilland DH106) Comet
Edward the Confessor
1042-1066
William I
1066-1087
Richard I
1189-1199
How old was Nadia Comaneci
14
Edward IV
1461-1483
Richard III
1483-1485
Henry VIII
1491-1547
John Tyler had more children than any other president. How many did he father
15
Elizabeth I
1558-1603
How many points would guide the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
16
James I
1603-1625
George III
1760-1820
George IV
1820-1830
During the Panic and Depression of this year, Van Buren took on the nickname Martin "Van Ruin"
1837
Victoria
1837-1901
Elizabeth II
1952-present
What year did Brown v Board of Education happen?
1954
In regards to MLK jr, what year was he assassinated
1968
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking 13."
1984
CHARACTER: Big Brother
1984
The volcano's eruption caused global temperatures to drop and this many years to recover to the previous temperatures
2 years
What 1968 movie features this quote "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that "
2001: A Space Odyssey
What was the name of Castro's army?
26th of July Movement
Pope John Paul II chose that name to honor the previous pope, who was only in power for this many days
33
What line divided the Koreas at the end of WWII?
38th Parallel
How many golden tickets were in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
5
How old was the first cloned animal when it passed away
6
Lincoln is the tallest president thus far, what was his height
6'4"
How Many 10's would she [Nadia Comaneci] score at the games
7
CHARACTERS: Oberon, Titania, Bottom, Puck
A Midsummer Night's Dream
CHARACTERS: Blanche Dubois, Stanley, Stella
A Streetcar Named Desire
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness."
A Tale of Two Cities
CHARACTERS: Sydney Carton, Paris & London
A Tale of Two Cities
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on an Anthony Burgess novella. Tells the story of a crime spree by the leader of a gang, his capture, and so-called rehabilitation. What movie am I?
A clockwork Orange
This alphabetic song took the Jackson Five to the top of the charts during 1970
ABC
HIV caused this disease
AIDs
In the most famous of duels during Jefferson's presidency, this man killed Alexander Hamilton in 1804
Aaron Burr
What famed street is are the beetles crossing on one of their album covers
Abbey Road
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
Nigeria
Abuja
Ghana
Accra
the name of Byron's daughter, the first female computer programmer
Ada lovelace
The Wealth of Nations or An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
1797-1801
Adams
Although know for his devotion to the patriot cause, this lawyer defended the British Captain and eight soldiers charged with murder after the Boston Massacre
Adams
Atlas of Independence
Adams
During his presidency, "three anonymous French trouble makers brought France and the U.S. to the brink of war in what became known as the XYZ Affair"
Adams
He was the first president to live in the White House
Adams
Who was the president with a 5'6" stature and a chubby physique nicknamed "his rotundity"
Adams
Which 2 presidents died on July 4, 1826
Adams and Jefferson
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
In 1979, the Soviet Union entered Kabul to take power over this country
Afghanistan
in 1989, Soviet troops withdrew from its nine year involvement in this country
Afghanistan
Who was almost elected president in a controversial vote in 2000
Al gore
Which state did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place in?
Alabama
He was the first officer of the treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Algeria
Algiers
Al
Aluminum
Longest South American River
Amazon
Sometimes, slaves revolted on the Middle Passage; the most prominent mutiny happened aboard this ship in 1839. In the subsequent court case, the slaves were ruled to be free after being defended by JQ Adams
Amistad
Steven Spielberg movie. Several sequels, about a big "fish" that terrorizes Amity.
Amityville Horror
Jordan
Amman
Netherlands
Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
Nicholas II's daughter who some have impersonated as surviving the assassination of the royal family
Anastasia
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
Cats
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Evita
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Which 1954 British film adaptation starring pigs Snowball and Napoleon was paid for by the CIA as part of their propaganda against Communism and Stalin
Animal Farm
Turkey
Ankara
"All happy families are alike; each unhappy is unhappy in its own way."
Anna Karenina
CHARACTERS: St. Petersburg, Train
Anna Karenina
CHARACTERS: Vronsky, Lenin, Kitty, Oblonsky, Dolly
Anna Karenina
Madagascar
Antananarivo
The president of Egypt at the time was this man, who decided he wanted to be friends with the US and not the USSR
Anwar Sadat
In the 1990s, what policy ended in South Africa
Apartheid
The sharpville massacre called world wide attention to this south African policy of separating the races
Apartheid
Samoa
Apia
Francis Ford Coppola movie. Based on "Heart of Darkness". About a Special Operations officer sent to assassinate a renegade Special Forces Colonel living in Cambodia.
Apocalypes Now
what was the name of the moon landing spacecraft
Apollo 11
These Accords [Oslo] were signed by what 2 leaders?
Arafat and Rabin
In 1982, this country landed on the Falklands to take control of what they saw as their property during the Falklands War.
Argentina
This country's name comes from the Latin word for Silver.
Argentina
The Falklands War was fought between which 2 counties
Argentina and U.K.
Ar
Argon
most common noble gas: used to fill electric light bulbs
Argon
Poetics
Aristotle
What film, with a character named "Passepartout" won an Oscar for Best Picture?
Around the World in 80 Days
Marilyn Monroe's third marriage?
Arthur Miller
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
he[idi amin] threw out Ugandans of this decent
Asian
Eritrea
Asmara
Kazakhstan
Astana
Paraguay
Asuncion
Greece
Athens
Across what ocean would travel now by three and a half hours instead of the current seven to nine
Atlantic
What two countries refused to sign the protocol [Kyoto]
Australia and US
Choral
Bach
Marty McFly uses Doc Brown's invention to help save his parents' marriage in 1955.
Back to the Future
Iraq
Baghdad
Azerbaijan
Baku
What is the name of the region that includes Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Bosnia
Balkans
Mali
Bamako
Who organized Live Aid and the song "Do they know it's Christmas?"?
Band-Aid
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
Thailand
Bangkok
In 1971, East Pakistan became known as this nation.
Bangladesh
Central African Republic
Bangui
In Deliverance, the backwoods people have a duel with this specific instrument.
Banjo
The Gambia
Banjul
What was the name of the doll, created by Mattel, that wore the black and white bathing suit?
Barbie
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre
Not to be outdone with Beetlejuice's suit, Michael Keaton also donned the suit of this superhero.
Batman
Which super here series featured regular appearances by villainous characters called the Penguin, the Joker, Catwoman and the Riddler
Batman
What British band arrived in 1964, creating mania for the Fab Four
Beatles
What band of brothers from Australia was responsible for "Stayin Alive" and constructing the soundtracks to all those John Travolta dancing and musical films of the 70s
Bee Gees
Eroica
Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven
Pastoral
Beethoven
Pathetique
Beethoven
Michael Keaton plays this ghost with the most character that will appear if you say his name 3 times.
Beetlejuice
China
Beijing
Lebanon
Beirut
What is the capital of Lebanon?
Beirut
What country benefitted from Leopold's abuse of Congo
Belgium
Serbia
Belgrade
Belize
Belmopan
She was the first woman to lead a Muslim state as Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Benazir Bhutto
A free black man, he became an American astronomer and wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson demanding he banish slavery as the founding fathers were once enslaved by the British
Benjamin Banneken
Germany
Berlin
On November 10, 1989, this divide between Cold War countries came down.
Berlin Wall
On August 13th, 1961, this formidable barrier separated a country into two sides, one representative of the cold war
Berlin wall
Symphonie Fantastique
Berlioz
Switzerland
Bern
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa
Bernini
West Side Story
Bernstein
In 1963, the Feminine Mystique was written by this woman
Betty Friedan
Won her first Emmy in 1952 for "Life in Elizabeth"
Betty White
In this movie, a young boy makes a deal with a gypsy machine and wakes up as Tom Hanks.
Big
These Accords [Oslo] were signed in the US and led to a symbolic picture featuring the two leaders and what US president
Bill Clinton
he established the computer company Microsoft in 1975
Bill Gates
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Bi
Bismuth
Carmen
Bizet
When the conclave meets up to vote on the next pope, this color smoke signals that there was a deadlock and no pope replacement has been named
Black
On October 19, 1987, the stock market dropped at a rapid rate, giving that day this two word remembrance.
Black Monday
What group of assassins, an off-branch of Fatah, were known for the death of athletes at the 1972 Olympics?
Black September
A man of religion who had visions of a God
Blake
An engraver and an artist, illustrating the Book of Job and A Midsummer Night's dream
Blake
Jerusalem
Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Blake
The Chimney Sweeper
Blake
The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun
Blake
The Lamb
Blake
The Little Boy Found/Lost
Blake
The Little Girl Found/Lost
Blake
The Tyger
Blake
died at home with his wife after working on illustrations of Dante's Inferno
Blake
Poke at the classic western. Cleavon Little is appointed the black sheriff of a western town where everyone is white and has the last name of Johnson. At the end of the film, the leading characters leave the movie set and drive off.
Blazing Saddles
As a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, this adjective "coined by republican Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune" reflected Kansas' violent reactions between pro-slavery and abolitionist in the state.
Bleeding
What was the name of Blondie's first album
Blondie
Colombia
Bogota
The main exporter of Brazil nuts is not Brazil! It is this South American country
Bolivia
Which country is named after Simon Bolivar
Bolivia
Everyone's favorite body of water, Lake Titicaca, is located in these two countries
Bolivia and Peru
Name the Artist: Livin' On A Prayer, Dead Or Alive, You Give Love A Bad Name
Bon Jovi
Mt. Rushmore
Borglum
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Bosch
The Massacre at Srebrenica occurred in this country when troops massacred 8000 males, created concentration camps and raped women
Bosnia
the troops massacred this nation and religion
Bosnian Muslims
Primavera
Botticelli
The Birth of Venus
Botticelli
Lullaby
Brahms
Author of Dracula
Bram Stoker
Bird in Space
Brancusi
Brazil
Brasilia
Slovakia
Bratislava
Country with Copacabana and Ipanema beaches
Brazil
Largest South American Country
Brazil
Which country's main language is Portuguese
Brazil
Congo, Republic of the
Brazzaville
After Khrushchev had pounded his last shoe, this man took over as prime minister
Brezhnev
Barbados
Bridgetown
Guyana was originally ruled by the Dutch; which nation took control in 1814 until independence in 1966
Britain (?)
Br
Bromine
What court case declared segregated education unconstitutional?
Brown v Board of Education
Belgium
Brussels
15
Buchanan
1857-1861
Buchanan
Old Buch
Buchanan
Some people blamed this president for the Civil war and called it this president's war
Buchanan
The last president born in the 18th century, he is the only president from Pennsylvania (except for Biden) and the only one to remain a lifelong "bachelor"
Buchanan
Under Franklin Pierce, he was chosen as minister to Britain. Name this man who worked with William Marcy in drafting the Ostend Manifesto, During a presidential campaign, he was jeered as "ten-cent Jimmy" for claiming that then cents per day was sufficient for a working man
Buchanan
VP: John c Breckinridge
Buchanan
he was called a "doughface" a Northerner with Southern sympathies, and fought lengthy battles with Stephen Douglas for control of the Democratic party
Buchanan
the las Secretary of State to become president of the US, he served under Polk's term
Buchanan
Romania
Bucharest
Hungary
Budapest
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Buenos Aries
Burundi
Bujumbura
Born with a club foot
Byron
Childe Harold
Byron
Don Juan
Byron
Epitaph to a Dog
Byron
Fought for Greek independence from the Otomman Empire
Byron
Hosted the "ghost story" weekend at his Swiss chateau
Byron
Loved his dog and animals- even travelling with them across Europe
Byron
Manfred
Byron
She Walks in Beauty
Byron
Sw We'll Go No More a Roving
Byron
died after fighting with the Greeks for their independence, caught a cold that would linger on for months
Byron
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web from this laboratory
CERN
Sally Bowles is an American singer working at a Berlin club. She meets a man and they start dating despite his homosexuality. When wealthy Maximillian arrives on the scene and their lives take a complicated turn. Kit Kat Klub of Berlin.
Cabaret
Egypt
Cairo
Australia
Canberra
CHARACTERS: Wife of Bath, The Knight, The Pardoner
Canterbury Tales
In what city was the first heart transplant performed
Cape Town
Venezuala
Caracas
Venezuela
Caracas
This infamous sniper helped Fatah by snagging oil ministers as hostages.
Carlos The Jackal
After Ford was out of the presidential office, this Democrat became president in 1977
Carter
Argentina's presidential palace is named this
Casa Rosada
What was Muhammad Ali's original name before converting to the Nation of Islam
Cassius Clay
Saint Lucia
Castries
What Theodore Geisel book was published in 1957?
Cat In The Hat
After the shooting of John Lennon, assassin Mark David Chapman waited for police to arrive while reading what Novel
Catcher in the Rye
CHARACTERS: Holden, Phoebe, Phonies
Catcher in the Rye
Monarch that exchanged letters with Voltaire and favored French authors, culture, and style
Catherine the Great
Presided over the Russian Enlightenment, which saw the Smolny Institute, the first state-financed higher education institution for women, established
Catherine the Great
This Russian monarch's acutal name is Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg
Catherine the Great
French Guiana
Cayenne
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Cellini
I and the Village
Chagall
On January 28, 1986, this space shuttle broke up shortly after takeoff.
Challenger
On the Origin of the Species
Charles Darwin
Author of A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
Author of Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
Author of Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
In what province of Russia did its militants lead a two year war for independence
Chechnya
In 2010, 33 coal miners were trapped underground for 69 days in this country
Chile
Nevado Ojos del Salado is the highest point in the Andes in this country
Chile
In what country did the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution occur
China
Moldova
Chisinau
What 1968 movie with the tagline "it was just an old neglected car. Who could have guessed..." starred Dick Van Dyke as wacky inventor Caractacus Potts
Chitty chitty bang bang
Cl
Chlorine
Fantasie Impromptu
Chopin
What transportation tunnel opened in 1994
Chunnel
Which UK Prime Minister served twice?
Churchill
Which UK Prime Minister was knighted by Elizabeth II?
Churchill
In 1964, this act outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, and national origin
Civil Rights Act
In 1998, what president was impeached for lying and obstruction of justice
Clinton
In what movie based on a board game are six strangers gathered in a house where they must solve a murder before the police arrive?
Clue
Co
Cobalt
CHARACTERS: Inman, Ada Monroe, Ruby Thewes, Stobrod, Swangers
Cold Mountain
Addict of Laudanum and opium as a result of physical illness
Coleridge
Christabel
Coleridge
Died heart and lung faliure from constant opium abuse
Coleridge
Kubla Khan
Coleridge
Possibly the first to use the word "bipolar"
Coleridge
The Dejection Ode
Coleridge
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Coleridge
Gabriel Garcia Marquez hails from this South American country
Colombia
Only South American country bordering the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
Colombia
This country features Cartagena and these mountain ranges: the Cordillera Occidental (western range), the Cordillera Central (central range), and the Cordillera Oriental (eastern range)
Colombia
Which country has over 3 dozen active volcanoes
Colombia
Sri Lanka
Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Guinea
Conakry
What plane could travel at twice the speed of sound
Concorde
This vast country in central Africa was a colony until 1960 when Patrice Lumumba was hastily elected prime minister
Congo
Denmark
Copenhagen
Appalachian Spring
Copland
Cu
Copper
CHARACTERS: Raskolnikov, Sonia
Crime & Punishment
Lord Protector, Old Ironsides, Commonwealth, Puritan
Cromwell
This was a tense 12 day political and military standoff in October of 1962 over the installation of jet missiles 90 miles away from the US
Cuban missile crisis
Name the Artist: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
In 1992, the country split into these two republics
Czech and Slovakia
Mona Lisa
Da Vinci
The Last Supper
Da Vinci
Virgin of the Rocks
Da Vinci
Senegal
Dakar
The Persistence of Memory
Dali
In what city was JFK assassinated
Dallas
Syria
Damascus
In The Omen, what is the name of the child possessed by Satan?
Damien
Well, we can't leave the 70s without ABBA, off what song starts off with "you can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life"
Dancing queen
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
Oath of the Horatii
David
The Death of Marat
David
This rock singer, actor, provocateur came from Britain and gained attention with his "space oddity" and Ziggy Stardust persona
David Bowie
Who played the Goblin King in the movie Labyrinth?
David Bowie
"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
In 1968, 800,000 pople marched through Paris calling for the end of this General's rule
De Gaulle
The Dance Class
Degas
Mandela worked with this former South African president to dismantle governmental segregation policies and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts
Deklerk
Liberty Leading the People
Delacroix
Four city business men take a canoeing trip in rural Georgia. What was supposed to be a relaxing vacation turns into a nightmare when they come across locals who hunt and attack them. They not only have to survive their attackers, but also the increasingly hostile wilderness.
Deliverance
Jackson's supporters, miffed that he lost the presidency in a shady deal, started this political party
Democratic
Zaire technically no longer exists, What is the name of this new country
Democratic Republic of congo
Name of Iraq and US war
Desert Storm
He is a bishop in South Africa who has worked with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Desmond Tutu
Bangladesh
Dhaka
We all had the time of our lives when in August of 1987, Baby met Johnny Castle while enjoying a summer in the Catskills.
Dirty Dancing
What theme park opened in 1955?
DisneyLAND (not world)
Djibouti
Djibouti
Qatar
Doha
what was the name of the first cloned animal
Dolly
"Somewhere in la Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf and keeps a skinny nag and a greyhound for racing."
Don Quixote
CHARACTERS: Sancho Panza, Dulcinea, Rocinante
Don Quixote
David (bronze)
Donatello
She was crowned the "Queen of Disco" with hits like "She Works Hard for the Money " and "Bad Girls" among many others
Donna Summer
What was the name of Wordsworth's sister who was his companion, muse, and reportedly slept with the wedding ring of his future wife the night before his marriage
Dorothy
Theodore Geisel's pen name
Dr. Seuss
CHARACTERS: Renfield, Mina, Harker, Van Helsing, Lucy, Carfax Abbey
Dracula
This "was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law. It held that ' a negro, whose ancestors were imported into {the US} and sold as slaves' whether enslaved or free, could not be an American citizen and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court"
Dred Scott Case
What entertainment venues were also known as "passion pits"?
Drive-Ins
The Souls of Black Folk
DuBois
Who was the leader of the country at odds with the Soviet Union
Dubcek
Ireland
Dublin
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
Duchamp
Name the Artist: Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf
Duran Duran
Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Steven Spielberg movie about a boy and his siblings who have a very extraordinary friend that they have to hide from the government.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Who was the Supreme Justice of the BvBoE Case?
Earl Warren
What was James Dean's first movie?
East of Eden
What deadly disease causing fever, vomiting, and bleeding from multiple orifices became a pandemic in the 90s
Ebola
Author of "The Age of Innocence"
Edith Wharton
Longshanks, William Wallace, Prima Nocta
Edward I
Tallest king, House of York, War of the Roses
Edward IV
Abdication, Wallis Simpson
Edward VIII
Henry I had this monarch dug up to see if the body was still intact, and Henry II dug up this monarch to pillage his robes and rings, and this monarch had Westminster Abbey built during his reign
Edward the Confessor (?)
Passed away in '51, won a Nobel Prize for Physics, Theory of Relativity
Einstein
Es
Einsteinium
34th President
Eisenhower
Enigma Variations
Elgar
Virgin Queen, Spanish Armada, red head
Elizabeth I
Longest reign in history, Annus Horribilis, Princess Diana
Elizabeth II
What Sovereign declared the Sydney Opera House open and ready for performances
Elizabeth II
On what street was JFK assassinated
Elm
What performer made the Ed Sullivan Show shoot him from the waist up so that viewers couldn't track his movements?
Elvis
On August 16, 1977, tis king of rock n roll was found dead in his bathroom at age 42
Elvis presley
Lincoln issued this on January 1, 1863, freeing all slaves in 10 states
Emancipation Proclamation
Author of Withering Heights
Emily Brontë
On September 11, 1974, what country with its capital of Addis Ababa, deposed its long-standing emperor
Ethiopia
The Elements
Euclid
Who painted Liberty Leading the People?
Eugene Delacroix
What does EEC stand for? (the organization formed after the Treaty of Rome)
European Economics Community
Originally an actress, she became Argentina's first lady, even though she died at age 33
Eva Peron
Apology
Eve Ensler
Which mountain of the Himalayas was summited by two climbers in 1953?
Everest
What ship ran aground in 1989, causing the deaths of over 250,000 animals, birds, and wildlife and was the worst oil spill ever?
Exxon Valdez
Author of The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
He was the last state president during the 1990s, who won a noble peace prize in 1993 for his work with Mandela to end Apartheid
F.W. Deklerk
What president had polio?
FDR
"It was a pleasure to burn." (geez ok edgelord)
Fahrenheit 451
CHARACTERS: Guy Montag, Clarisse, Mechanical Hound
Fahrenheit 451
Location of 65% of the albatross population
Falklands
CHARACTERS: Mephistopheles, Gretchen
Faust
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay , and James Madison authored these 85 essays that argues for the Constitution to be ratified i New York
Federalist Papers
He was elected president of the Philippines in 1965 and would eventually be forced into exile after his inhumane and corrupt policies.
Ferdinand Marcos
Fm
Fermium
The protagonist of this film misses a day of school to drive around Chicago, sing in a parade, visit art museums, and evade his principal's attempt to catch his truancy.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Started a revolt against former Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista and became leader when the revolt succeeded.
Fidel Castro
"He was attacked in many newspapers when he gave a speech in early 1864 calling for magnanimity towards the South at war's end, and counting the heavy cost, financial and in blood, of the war. The Lincoln administration saw this as an attack on it, that could not be tolerated in an election year, and... was called a Copperhead and even a traitor"
Fillmore
13
Fillmore
1850-1853
Fillmore
A founder of the University of Buffalo, he "refused an honorary degree from Oxford University because he felt he had "neither literary nor scientific attainment"
Fillmore
After Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, black ink was thrown on his house as it was not draped in mourning like others, though he was apparently out of town at the time and put black drapes in the windows once he returned
Fillmore
Didn't have a VP
Fillmore
The American Louis Philippe
Fillmore
The compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act was officially passed during this president's tenure. He believed slavery was evil but not part of the government's purview
Fillmore
What VP of Nixon was thrust into the presidency as a result
Ford
Between what 2 countries did the Chunnel operate
France and England
Name 3/6 countries that were original parties of the Treaty of Rome.
France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg (any 3 will do)
In 1975, what Spanish dictator passed away after 36 years in charge
Francisco Franco
Falling Water
Frank Lloyd Wright
AKA The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein
CHARACTERS: Victor, Elizabeth Lavenza, Henry Clerval, Robert Walton, Justine, Geneva, Ingolstadt
Frankenstein
Name of Keats' beloved fiancée and muse of his poetry
Franny
Le Pyramide was commissioned by this French president
François Mitterrand
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Country with the Tumac-Humac Mountain Range
French Guyana
smallest South American country
French Guyana
The Communist Manifesto
Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx
Based on a Rudyard Kipling novel, centers on a group of people in Hawaii just before Pearl Harbor. (by James Jones)
From Here To Eternity
Author of Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Who you gonna call?
GHOST BUSTERS
Botswana
Gaborone
Blue Boy
Gainsborough
This Island group in the Pacific Ocean and part of Ecuador
Galapagos
Ga
Gallium
Which Egyptian leader attempted to nationalize the Suez Canal to make revenue for the building of the Aswan Dam?
Gamal Abdel Nassar
In this movie, an enlightened man leads a nation to freedom through non-violent means. Which Richard Attenborough movie is this?
Gandhi
1881
Garfield
20
Garfield
He campaigned in two languages=English and German
Garfield
He was the first left-handed president and could write in Latin in one hand and Greek with the other
Garfield
Shot by Charles Julius Guiteau and died of blood poisoning two months later
Garfield
VP: Chester Arthur
Garfield
Wanted a universal education system funded by the federal government and appointed Frederik Douglass as recorder of deeds
Garfield
he was the only bachelor to serve as president
Garfield
Walt Disney Hall
Gehrig
During the Korean War, which US General commanded the UN Forces?
General Douglas MacArthur
The laboratory [CERN] can be found in this city
Geneva
Author of Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Author of Middlemarch
George Eliot
Mad king, Revolutionary War
George III
Author of 1984
George Orwell
Guyana
George Town
Stutter, World War II, National Health Service
George VI
who was the US president elected in 2000
George W Bush
Francis Ford Coppola movie, based on a Mario Puzo novel. Set in 1945-1955, tells the story of an American-Italian family. What movie am I?
The Godfather
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
The Great Gatsby
CHARACTERS: East & West Eggs
The Great Gatsby
CHARACTERS: Nick, Daisy, Tom Buchanen, Jordan, Myrtle, George Wilson
The Great Gatsby
CHARACTERS: Achilles, Hector, Paris
The Iliad (AKA the battle of Troy, the horse thing, ya know)
CHARACTERS: Headless Horseman, Ichabod Crane, Katrina von Tessel, Brom Bones
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Mona Lisa and Liberty Leading the People can be found in this museum.
The Louvre
In 1667, French Guiana became a French territory. What nation originally had Guiana as a colony
The Netherlands (?)
Freddy Krueger debuted in this film.
The Nightmare on Elm Street
Name the Artist: Roxanne, Every Step You Take
The Police
"As You Wish" became the reminder of fidelity when Wesley finds his Buttercup in this film.
The Princess Bride
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore- While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."
The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
"Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink."
The Rime of the Ancient Mariners by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
CHARACTERS: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Pearl, Roger Chillingsworth
The Scarlet Letter
The press nicknamed Reagan's space defense plan this.
The Star Wars Plan
CHARACTERS: Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, Shipwreck Island
The Tempest
When 12 year old Regan's behavior becomes dangerous and completely out of control, Father Karras thinks she may be possessed in this movie.
The exorcist
Bhutan
Thimphu
Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Common Sense
Thomas Paine
The American Crisis
Thomas Paine
Author of Our Town
Thornton Wilder
A nuclear accident in Middleton, Pennsylvania occurred at this power plant in 1979
Three Mile Island
This album by Michael Jackson, released in 1982, would spawn singles and videos that changed pop culture.
Thriller
Who was the chief counsel of the NAACP that argued that school segregation violated the Constitution?
Thurgood Marshall
Demonstrations in China in 1989 centered in this area, where hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters were killed by the military.
Tiananmen Square
What is the name of the terrorist responsible for this action [Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]
Timothy Mcveign
Sn
Tin
Ti
Titanium
Venus of Urbino
Titian
In 1995, what city's subway system was attacked by religious group via the use of sarin gas
Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo
Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, wrote the Hobbit and LOTR
Tolkien
Pinball wizard is one of the best known songs out of a rock opera by the group The Who, what is the title of this rock opera
Tommy
The students of an elite naval flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete to be the best. What movie is this?
Top Gun
Libya
Tripoli
In 1928, he, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, was deported by Stalin to Alma-Ata in Central Asia
Trotsky
33rd president
Truman
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
W
Tungsten
Tunisia
Tunis
10
Tyler
1841-1845
Tyler
A believer in manifest destiny, one of his last acts as president was to annex the republic of Texas
Tyler
During the Civil War, he was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives
Tyler
His Accidency, Accidental President
Tyler
His cabinet resigned after he vetoed banking bills supported by the Whigs
Tyler
Name the Artist: Pride In The Name Of Love
U2
Unfortunately for the Soviet Union, this country supplied high tech weapons and arms to help force them out, a move that would eventually see this country have their own weapons pointed at them
US
During the reign of Joseph Stalin, millions of this country's citizens died in the Holodomor famine. Name this modern-day country home to the Crimea, where a Slavic kingdom once grew around its capital of Kiev
Ukraine
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
The War in Chechnya "was a conflict between the Russian Federation, led by this man and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, fought in December 1994 to August 1996. After the initial campaign of 1994-1995, culminating in the devastating Battle of Grozny, Russia federal forces attempted to seize control of the mountainous area of Chechnya but were set back by Chechen guerilla warfare... Various figures estimate the number of civilian deaths at between 30000 and 100000 killed and possibly over 200000 injured, while more than 500000 people were displaced by the conflict, which left cities and villages across the republic in ruins"
Yeltsin
Who was the first president of the Russian Federation
Yeltsin
Armenia
Yerevan
In 1973, this war occurred when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on the day that Jews fasted and did not travel
Yom Kippur War
At this battle, George Washington cornered and captured the British army under Cornwallis with the assistance of the French navy and army under Lafayette. This battle led to the 1783 treaty of Paris
Yorktown
This Mel Brooks movie was based on Mary Shelley's novel and featured Gene Wilder.
Young Frankenstein
First space passenger
Yuri Gagarin
Croatia
Zagreb
By the time Lumumba was executed and General Mobutu took over leadership duties, Congo was know as this country
Zaire
in what country did Ebola originate
Zaire
What is the recent mosquito-based virus attacking South American and Latin countries, causing birth defects and illness
Zika
In 1980, Robert Mugabe, a guerrilla leader fighting against white domination in his country, was elected prime minister of what's now this country.
Zimbabwe
Zr
Zirconium
On July 20, 1969, these 2 men walked on the moon
armstron and aldrin
Anwar Sadat also made peace accords with Israel that would eventually be known as this 1979 agreement
camp David Accords
under pressure forms diamonds
carbon
President of France's 5th Republic
de Gaulle
Catherine Howard
fifth wife; beheaded
Catherine of Aragon
first wife; divorced
Which animated series starring modern stone age cavemen, was first aired in 1960 and ran for six seasons
flintstones
Anne of Cleves
fourth wife; Divorced
Which musical was turned into an award winning film staring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif, in which she depicted the life of film star Fanny Brice
funny girl
All that glitters is not...
gold
Au
gold
Alexei, Nicholas II's son and would be heir to the throne , suffered from this genetic disorder, which affected many European royal descendants
haemophilia
Second-lightest element, makes your voice sound funny
helium
Fe
iron
Soviet leader during the Kennedy administration and the Bay of Pigs debacle
kruschev
Which memorable TV crime series began each episode with the following statement "as always, should you or any of you IM force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim"
mission impossible
Blamed for the defeat in the Russo-Japanese War
nicholas II
Nauru
no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
For the first time, news of his nomination was disseminated by the telegraph
polk
Anne Boleyn
second wife; beheaded
Catherine Parr
sixth wife; outlived him; survived
Among the many TV offerings one sci-fi series began each episode with the quote "to boldly go where no man has gone before" what was the title of this iconic series
star trek
Red in fireworks
strontium
Jane Seymour
third wife; died during childbirth
When the conclave finally agrees, this color smoke signals a new pope will be entering the scene
white
other name for tungsten
wolfram
died at home from a lung inflammation
wordsworth
J áccuse
Émile Zola
To activate Sarin gas, the group would drop a bag on the floor and then puncture it with this object
Umbrella
What country, which eventually sent 30,000 troops to defend the Falklands during the Falklands War, would eventually win the war?
United Kingdom
What organization was founded in 1945 to promote welfare around the world?
United Nations
Don Giovanni
Mozart
The Magic Flute
Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart
Unfortunately Sadat would be assassinated in 1981 and would have this man take over control of Egypt
Mubaruk
Qur'an
Muhammad
he was a heavyweight boxer who won three world championships and whose most famous quote involves a butterfly and a bee
Muhammad Ali
The Scream
Munch
Where were the 1972 Olympics held, where a terrorist attack occurred?
Munich
Oman
Muscat
In the 1930s, prior to WW2, what leader set his eyes on Ethiopia
Mussolini
Chad
N'Djamena
What military alliance formed by the US and other western countries?
NATO
She (Betty Friedan) helped create this group to fight for women's rights
NOW
She was the darling of the 1976 Summer Olympics earning the first perfect 10 in gymnastics
Nadia Comaneci
Kenya
Nairobi
The Bahamas
Nassau
Author of The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
What military faction was on hand for these protests and administered the fatal shots?
National Guard
Which state named its capital after Lincoln
Nebraska
A fighter to end seregation, this man arrested in the 60s would eventually be released in 1990 and helped lead his government to democracy
Nelson Mandela
Ne
Neon
Where is Everest located?
Nepal
India
New Delhi
Woodstock took place in Saugerties, which is in this state
New York
Niger
Niamey
The Iran-Contra affair centered around US dealing with Iran and this country with anti-Communist contra rebels.
Nicaragua
Last Emperor of Russia, he abdicated his throne in 1917 after the February Revolution and was executed with his family in 1918
Nicholas II
NI
Nickel
atomic number 28
Nickel
Cyprus
Nicosia
The Republic of Biafra tried to break away from this African country
Nigeria
Pokémon was first released on this specific gaming system
Nintendo Game Boy
Eisenhower's Vice President
Nixon
In 1972, this president visited China
Nixon
What President then formed the President's Commission on Campus Unrest
Nixon
Which president announced his resignation on August 8, 1974
Nixon
No
Nobelium
In 1969, fighting between Catholics and Protestants resulted in the British arraving here
Norther Ireland
Mauritania
Nouakchott
Tonga
Nuku'alofa
This poem was written by Walt Whitman as an elegy to Abraham Lincoln and his battle to resurrect the union
O Captain my Captain
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty."
Ode on a Grecian Urn, Keats
CHARACTERS: Jocasta, Tiresis, Creon, Antigone
Oedipus Rex
In 1973, OPEC raised the price of this export causing massive lines, panic, and annoyance for America and other countries dependent on OPEC's bounty
Oil
In what state is the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma
In 1995, the biggest domestic terrorist act occurred at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in this city
Oklahoma city
U
Uranium
atomic number 92
Uranium
What was the name of the lieutenant colonel who would take the fall for the Iran-Contra affair?
Oliver North
isotopes 235 and 238 are hard to separate
Uranium
In which country is the Plaza Independencia
Uruguay
The Rio Negro is the most important river in this country
Uruguay
The River de la Plata is in this country
Uruguay
This country was known as the Switzerland of South America
Uruguay
Sydney Opera House
Utzon
Who was the architect of the Sydney Opera House
Utzon
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
Tuvalu
Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Malta
Valletta
1837-1841
Van Buren
8
Van Buren
First president to be born in the US
Van Buren
His autobiography does not mention his wife once
Van Buren
Of Dutch ancestry, he was the only president to have English as his second language
Van Buren
The Little magician, The Red Fox of Kinderhook
Van Buren
The term "OK" was popularized because of this president from Kinderhook, NY "sometimes referred to as Old Kinderhook in speeches and print"
Van Buren
During one five week span in 1841, three men served as president of the US, IN ORDER, who were they
Van Buren, WH Harrison, Tyler
The Arnolfini Wedding
Van Eyck
Starry Night
Van Gogh
Coming from poverty, she used the media, her own talk show, her book club, and her O network to help raise awareness of social issues.
Oprah Winfrey
Norway
Oslo
While Peace in the Middle East did not completely occur, these Accords in 1993 set the stage for compromise and conversation
Oslo
CHARACTERS: Iago, Desdemona, Emilia, Cassio, Bianca
Othello
CHARACTERS: The Moor, Handkerchief
Othello
Canada
Ottawa
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Abraham Lincoln was attending this play when he was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC
Our American Cousin
CHARACTERS: The People of Grover's Corners
Our Town
By mass it's the most abundant element in the Earth's crust and in the body
Oxygen
"Look on my work, ye mighty, and despair."
Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Colombia's most famous drug lord, he offered to pay off the country's national debt to improve his reputation
Pablo Escobar
In 1970, three airplanes were hijacked and forced to Dawson's field in Jordan. What group of terrorists were responsible?
Palestinians (PLO)
Micronesia, Federated States of
Palikir
Panama
Panama City
CHARACTERS: Adam, Eve, Satan (not the Bible)
Paradise Lost
After arbitrating a "territorial dispute" between Argentina and this country and returning disputed land to this country, this country named a city Villa Hayes after him
Paraguay
This landlocked country is between Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia
Paraguay
Suriname
Paramaribo
France
Paris
War movie by Franklin Schaffner, story of a WWII general.
Patton
What are the names of the beatles
Paul, John, Ringo, George
What comic strip was created by Charles Schulz?
Peanuts (chorlie brown)
What were the 2 names policies favored by Gorbachev?
Perestroika and Glasnost
Macchu Picchu location
Peru
Which country has the University of San Marcos, founded in 1551, the first university established in the Americas
Peru
Which country once held the Incan Empire, who sacrificed of guinea pigs and llamas
Peru
Stephen King movie about a burial ground that brings things back to life.
Pet Sematary
First musical to be broadcasted on live TV
Peter Pan
Emperor of Russia for six months in 1862 "he was deposed and possibly assassinated as a result of a conspiracy led by his German wife Princess Sophia Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg"
Peter iii
Alexei was tried and confessed under torture during questioning conducted by a secular court. He was convicted and sentenced to be executed. The sentence could be carried out only with Peter's signed authorization, and Alexei died in prison as, [he] hesitated before making the decision. Alexei's death most likely resulted from injuries suffered during his torture. Alexei's mother Eudoxia had also been punished; she was dragged from her home and tried on false charges of adultery
Peter the Great
Founded St. Petersburg, which actually was part of the Swedish empire-before he conquered it
Peter the Great
Had a small head and was known for his facial tics and epileptic seizures
Peter the Great
In 1721, he was proclaimed the Emperor of All of Russia
Peter the Great
Initiated the Russo=Turkish War by attacking the Ottoman Empire in 1710. The result for this ruler was disaster and a peace treaty, The Treaty of Pruth
Peter the Great
Taxed men for having beards
Peter the Great
Wanting to modernize Russia, he introduced French and Western culture, ideology, and dress
Peter the Great
was 6'8"
Peter the Great
Which performer crossed the Atlantic to play first at Live-Aid in London and then Philadelphia on the same day?
Phil Collins
Vatican City (Holy See)
Vatican City
Las Meninas
Velasquez
Angel Falls location
Venezuela
On August 5th, Dick Clark began hosting the teen music and dance show "American Bandstand", on ABC. Where did this show originally take place?
Philidelphia
In 1991, Mount Pinatubo erupted on the island of Luzon in this country
Philippines
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
What is the name of Holden's sister in Catcher in the Rye?
Phoebe
Guernica
Picasso
The Old Guitarist
Picasso
"Weeks after his election... this President-elect's family had been traveling from Boston by train when their car derailed and rolled down an embankment near Andover, Massachusetts. [He] and [Wife] Jane survived, but in the wreckage found their only remaining son, 11 year old Benjamin, crushed to death, his body nearly decapitated" Future First Lady Jane "wondered if the train accident was divine punishment for her husband's pursuit and acceptance of high office. She wrote a lengthy letter of apology to "benny" for her failings as a mother"
Pierce
14
Pierce
1853-1857
Pierce
A heavydrinker after his presidency ceased, he would die without any family members present from cirrhosis of the liver
Pierce
Drafted with Stephen A. Douglas, this president signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Pierce
During his second year at Bowdoin College in Maine he had the lowest grades out of anyone in his class. He changed his study habits, and graduated third in his class. Among his classmates were Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Pierce
Finish this Democratic Party slogan: "we tiny US flag Polked you in 1844; we shall _________ you in 1852"
Pierce
He "was arrested while in office for running over an old woman with his horse, but his case was dropped due to insufficient evidence in 1853"
Pierce
Take that, teleprompters: he "gave his 3,319 word inaugural address from memory, without the aid of notes. "
Pierce
VP: William R. King
Pierce
What man is the only US president not to be offered his own party's nomination for the next election?
Pierce
This country was named after the Italian city of Venice
Venezuela
Not to be outdone, the Soviets launched a probe Venera 9 that landed on this planet
Venus
Wounded during the Mexican-American War, he "defeated his old commanding officers from the Mexican War, Winfield Scott, when he was elected president."
Pierce
Young Hickory of the Granite Hills
Pierce
Part of the Junta regime, this man lead the violent coup that killed Chile Socialist Party leader Salvador Allende
Pinochet
Who was the new military leader in charge of Chile
Pinochet
Other unmanned probes have gone into space including the Magellan, which went back pictures of this planet
Venus
Aida
Verdi
La Traviata
Verdi
Rigoletto
Verdi
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Vermeer
Seychelles
Victoria
Austria
Vienna
Laos
Vientiane
Name of the communist resistance movement
Viet Cong
The Republic
Plato
Montenegro
Podgorica
In 1996, what series of games and merchandising for "pocket monsters" debuted
Pokémon
in 1975, what communist took over Cambodia and murdered millions of people
Pol Pot
The Gdansk Agreement, which permitted workers to have a trade union, was enacted in 1980 in what country?
Poland
What vaccine was declared safe in 1955?
Polio Vaccine
11
Polk
He "was the surprise (dark horse) candidate for president in 1844, defeating Henry Clay of the rival Whig Party by promising to annex the Republic of Texas"
Polk
He is the only president to also serve as Speaker of the house; he was the 13th Speaker
Polk
His wife, a devout Presbyterian, banned all dancing, card-playing, and alcoholic beverages in the White House; hence, Sam Houston said of the president "a victim of the use of water as a beverage"
Polk
Like Jackson, he served as governor of Tennessee
Polk
Pledged during his campaign to be a one term president and stayed true to his word; three months after leaving office he died of cholera
Polk
Referenced as the "least known consequential president" he placed the Black Tariff with Walker Tariff of 1846, settled with the British for the Oregon territory, built an independent treasury system that lasted until 1913, oversaw the groundbreaking of the Washington Monument, the opening of the Smithsonian and the US Naval Academy, and issuance of the first postage stamp
Polk
Treaty of 1848 with Mexico gave the US control over California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and parts of Colorado and Wyoming
Polk
VP: George M Dallas
Polk
Young Hickory
Polk
Movie about the family getting haunted. Real famous. Famous line "They're here" while that creepy lil girl stares at the TV.
Poltergeist
This Pope is the first non-European pontiff and hails from Argentina
Pope Francis
In October of 1978, Karol Wojtyla became Pope. What was his official name
Pope John Paul II
On March 8, 1965, the first battalions of US marines to enter this country arrived to begin a 10 year conflict
Vietnam
In 1987, pope John Paul ii was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt. With protective covering on his future cars, what would these automobiles be nicknamed
Popemobiles
In 1976, the first and second space probes of this name landed on Mars to collect data
Viking
Lithuania
Vilnius
Who was the winner (of the first super bowl)'s coach
Vince Lambadi
A Room of Ones Own
Virginia Woolf
The Four Seasons
Vivaldi
Haiti
Port
Trinidad and Tobago
Port
Vanuatu
Port
Mauritius
Port Louis
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
Benin
Porto
CHARACTERS: Isabel Archer, Caspar Goodwood, Osmond, Madame Merle, Ralph Touchett
Portrait of a Lady
K
Potassium
On August 20, 1964 the president of the US issued a program that would be a War with this
Poverty
Czech Republic
Prague
In 1968, this event occurred when a Warsaw Pact country decided to move away from Communism and the Soviet Union's influence
Prague Spring
Cape Verde
Praia
South Africa
Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
In this John Hughes directed Molly Ringwald movie, Andie must deal with her boyfriend, Blaine, his friends, and her pal, Duckie.
Pretty in Pink
CHARACTERS: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, Lydia, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley, Mr. Collins, Pemberley
Pride & Prejudice
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Pride and Prejudice
Name the Artist: Purple Rain, When Doves Cry
Prince
First in line to the throne
Prince Charles
In the official ceremony, who represented Britain in this transaction
Prince Charles
Third in line to the throne
Prince George
Diana gave birth to her second child in '84, now this 5th one in line for the throne.
Prince Harry
Sixth in line to the throne
Prince Harry
Fifth in line to the throne
Prince Louis
Second in line to the throne
Prince William
Within a year of being a princess, Princess Diana gave birth to a child, now this man first in line to the throne.
Prince William
Fourth in line to the throne
Princess Charlotte
in 1981, she, at 19, married the heir to the British throne and a lavish wedding broadcast throughout the world
Princess Diana
Kosovo
Pristina
Peter and The Wolf
Prokofiev
In the year 1960, Alfred Hitchcock released a movie with a one word title about an out of the way motle
Psycho
La Boheme
Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Puccini
He has been Prime Minister of Russia twice and President of Russia twice
Putin
When Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as President of Russia, he names -within two hours- this man as his Prime Minister
Putin
Korea, North
Pyongyang
White wedding dress, widow, era of repression and formality, Jack the Ripper, doubled British Empire, second longest reign
Queen Victoria
Name three artists that performed at Live Aid
Queen, David Bowie, The Who, Sade, Sting, Phil Collins, U2, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Black Sabbath, Rick Springfield, REO Speedwagon, Judas Priest, Beach Boys, Madonna, Led Zeppelin, Hall & Oates
Ecuador
Quito
Ecudor
Quito
On June 6, 1968 this popular democratic nominee for president and former Attorne General was gunned down in Los Angeles ballroom
RFK
Morocco
Rabat
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
Piano Concerto #2
Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Rachmaninoff
Vocalise
Rachmaninoff
Ra
Radium
Rn
Radon
First Indiana Jones movie.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
When he (former Ethiopian emperor) was removed from office, what car took him away to his eventual death the following year
Volkswagen Beatle
The first number one song on the 1970s was a movie theme song from the top grossing film of the prior year (1969) The film was a western. What song that Mama G infamously sang when she entered a beauty pageant
Raindrops Keep falling on my Head
Myanmar (Burma)
Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
The Moai can be found in this location
Rapa nui (easter island)
The School of Athens
Raphael
This is the "Mad Monk" who took many tries to kill, brought in by Nickolas II's family to treat his son
Rasputin
Bolero
Ravel
Author of Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Who took over McDonalds from the McDonalds brothers?
Ray Kroc
After Carter could not rescue US hostages in Iran, he lost to this man in the 1980 election
Reagan
In 1980, this former Hollywood actor was elected president of the United States.
Reagan
In the 1980s what US president imperatively said to tear down the Berlin Wall
Reagan (gender neutral bathroom)
What was James Dean's second movie?
Rebel Without A Cause
The Russian Civil War occurred when multiple parties fought for control of Russia after the Russian Revolution. The two main parties were the White Army and this Army, the eventual victors
Red
What was the color of the famous book of Zedong's thoughts
Red
Nightwatch
Rembrandt
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicholas Tulp
Rembrandt
Iceland
Reykjavik
Zimbabwe dropped this off of it's name in 1980.
Rhodesia
Son of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Third Crusade
Richard I
"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"
Richard III
"Took care of" the Princes in the Tower, "my kingdom for a horse," Bosworth Field
Richard III
Black Boy
Richard Wright
Latvia
Riga
Christ the Redeemer statue in this city was named one of the new seven wonders of the world in 2007
Rio
What is the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rio
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
The name of Lincoln's only son to reach adulthood; he was present at the assassination of Garfield and McKinley
Robert
Sylvester Stallone's most highly regarded pieces of cinema. The movie about the boxer.
Rocky
In this comedy/musical, Brad and Janet come across a towering castle in the woods owned by Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Answering the door is a strange butler named Riff Raff who introduces them to a collection of party guests in bizarre outfits.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Gates of Hell
Rodin
The Kiss (sculpture)
Rodin
The Thinker
Rodin
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme court determined that laws against abortion violated a woman's constitutional right to privacy in a case known as tis
Roe v Wade
Last name of Nicholas II
Romanov
Italy
Rome
CHARACTERS: Mercutio, Nurse, Friar Laurence, Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet (yO I ACTUALLY READ THIS ONE)
Which woman sparked further mobilization of the Civil Rights movement by refusing to stand up from her bus seat?
Rosa Parks
Dominica
Roseau
Barber of Seville
Rossini
William Tell
Rossini
In 1994, What African country was devastated by the genocide of 800,000 Tutsis
Rwanda
What was the name of his secret police
SAVAK
Who was Iraq's leader who would eventually have the US and coalition forces arrive to kick him out
Saddam Hussein
The end of the Vietnam War in 1975 is signaled by the fall of what city
Saigon
Grenada
Saint George's
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John's
She a biracial slave and half-sibling to Jefferson's wife, would have six children with Jefferson; he could free her and her children, the only slaves from Monticello to be freed
Sally Hemmings
In 1973, Chile's government was overthrown and this president supposedly killed himself instead of being captured.
Salvador Allende
What dance originated in Brazil
Samba
a dictionary of the English language
Samuel Johnson
Costa Rica
San Jose
San Marino
San Marino
El Salvador
San Salvador
Yemen
Sanaa
Chile
Santiago
What is the capital of Chile at the center of this governmental change of hands?
Santiago
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Old Tippecanoe
WH Harriosn
In this film, John Travolta is the disco king. He works in a paint store by day, and dances in the disco by night. Although the movie ends with him still working at the paint store, he realized the lack of importance of being a disco hotshot.
Saturday Night Fever
The emir of Kuwait escaped to what country for asylum
Saudi Arabia
Sherman's "March to the Sea" ended with a siege at this Georgia port city, which Sherman presented as a Christmas gift to Abraham Lincoln
Savannah
Unfinished Symphony
Schubert
What was the name of the former emperor of Ethiopia
Selassie
CHARACTERS: Elinor, Marianne, Margaret, Edward Ferrars, Colonel Brandon, Barton Cottage
Sense & Sensibility
Korea, South
Seoul
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatee
Seurat
Punk music reached its heyday when this British band performed Anarchy in the UK on Top of the Pops in 1977
Sex Pistols
She was the schoolteacher who was chosen as the first civilian in space, who tragically passed away in the Challenger explosion.
Sharon Christa McAuliffe
"As a general in the War of 1812, his most notable action was in the Battle of Thames in 1813. This battle resulted in the death of Tecumseh and the dissolution of the Indian coalition which he led."
WH Harrison
1841
WH Harrison
9
WH Harrison
After this president died, his wife received a widow's pension one year of his presidential salary, and the right to mail letters free of charge
WH Harrison
Delivered the longest inaugural address on March 4. He did not wear a hat while delivering the 105 minute speech, contracting pneumonia and dying one month later
WH Harrison
He originally gained national fame for leading US forces against American Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811
WH Harrison
He was the first president to die of Tecumseh's curse, which struck all presidents elected in zeroes until Reagan
WH Harrison
His grandson was the 23rd president of the US making the only grandfather-grandson combo to be elected
WH Harrison
Prior to becoming president, he had a war of words with Simon Bolivar's Columbian government, viewing Bolivar as a dictator that should adopt democratic methodology
WH Harrison
Lohengrin
Wagner
Siegfried
Wagner
The Flying Dutchman
Wagner
In 1996, the first cloned mammal was this animal
Sheep
Adonais
Shelley
Kicked out of Oxford for his Atheist leanings
Shelley
Left his first wife Harriet to run off with Mary Godwin
Shelley
Ode to the West Wind
Shelley
Ozymandias
Shelley
To a skylark
Shelley
To the Men of England
Shelley
died while vacationing in Italy, drowned after taking an ill-advised sail during a storm
Shelley
Also known as the battle of Pittsburg Landing, this battle in Tennessee forced Confederate soldiers back into Mississippi and gave Grant his reputation as an "aggressive" and "brute" commander
Shiloh
What did Imelda Marcos collect?
Shoes
Campbell's Soup Cans
Warhol
This artist was the superstar of the Pop art movement, know for his Campbell Soup can
Warhol
With conspiracy theories flying, who was in charge of the JFK commission to investigate the assassination
Warren
Poland
Warsaw
1789-1797
Washington
Father of His Country
Washington
Louis XVI and George III were the French and English monarchs when this president was inaugurated
Washington
This president refused his $25,000 salary
Washington
Which president appointed the most US Supreme Court Justices
Washington
United States of America
Washington D.C.
Author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Nixon's resignation was a result of what scandal
Watergate
abba song, my, my, covers this infamous battle where "Napoleon did surrender"
Waterloo
Which 2 scientists discovered that DNA is a double helix?
Watson and Crick
New Zealand
Wellington
Which 1961 movie, based on an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet featured rival street gangs the Sharks and the Jets
West Side Story
Nora Ephron writes, Rob Reiner directs, and Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal eventually fall in love after 12 years of friendship.
When Harry Met Sally
What rebellion occurred in southwestern Pennsylvania and was put down by an army led by George Washington himself, occurring over the creation of an excise tax on a certain alcoholic beverage
Whiskey
The Artist's Mother
Whistler
Clinton and his wife were also accused of misconduct in their dealings with this Arkansas development corporation
Whitewater
Name the Artist: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston
1066, bastard, Normandy
William I
Cross of Gold Speech
William Jennings Bryan
Author of A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
Author of Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Author of King Lear
William Shakespeare
Author of Macbeth
William Shakespeare
Author of Othello
William Shakespeare
Author of Richard III
William Shakespeare
Author of Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Author of The Tempest
William Shakespeare
Namibia
Windhoek
The Terminator featured a cyborg sent from the future to assassinate a young woman. What supercomputer created the Terminator?
Skynet
Best selling writer Kurt Vonnegut published a book with a decided science fiction bent involving time travel in 1969, what is the name of the book
Slaughterhouse five
Bulgaria
Sofia
Author of Oedipus Rex
Sophocles
Julie Andrews would be nominated the following year for what film depicting the Von Trapp family of singers
Sound of Music
In 1960, the Sharpeville Massacre involving the police firing o black demonstrators occurred in this country
South Africa
"Some Enchanted Evening" is the theme song of which 1958 musical?
South Pacific
What country peacefully ended in 1991 with its republics becoming part of the Commonwealth of Independent states
Soviet Union
Mel Brooks directed this Star Wars parody with characters Lone Starr, Princess Vespa, and Dark Helmet.
Space Balls
Uruguay was "discovered" by the Portuguese in 1512? What rival nation arrived in 1516 wanting to take control of Uruguay?
Spain
That dictator (Francisco Franco) gained his position after his success at this War in 1939
Spanish Civil war
What satellite did the Soviets launch?
Sputnik I
What is the present day name of Leningrad
St. Petersburg
" In 1950, he gave North Korea's communist leader Kim II Sung permission to invade US-supported South Korea, an event that triggered the Korean War
Stalin
After ordering millions killed or sent to the Gulag for punishment, he insisted the Great Purge in the 1930s to eliminate any possible threats to himself and communism
Stalin
During WW2, his son Yakov, was taken prisoner by the Nazis and of course, Hitler was ready to make as audacious a ransom offer as possible, True to his Man of Steel moniker, he refused any ransoming settlement. No matter what torture Hitler threatened would befall his son, he did not budge. His son would then go to and die in prison
Stalin
He ordered the development of a half-ape, half-man hybrid; when the scientist could not attain this vision he was exiled
Stalin
In 1953, this Soviet leader died of a heart attack near Moscow at age 74 and after 30 years in power
Stalin
This Soviet leader directed the campaign against Finland during the Winter War. However his purges left army with ranks of inexperienced officers
Stalin
Which Soviet leader died in 1953?
Stalin
Who became leader of the Soviet Union in 1928?
Stalin
The siege of what city in 1942 and 1943 resulted in the surrender of 250000 German soldiers and marked an end to Hitler's dreams of conquest in the Soviet Union
Stalingrad
Based on "The Body", a Stephen King movie about 4 boys and their adventures.
Stand By Me
Falkland Islands
Stanley
Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Obi-Wan, etc. Name the movie. If you get this wrong, I hate you.
Star Wars
In this film, we learn that Luke's father is none other than Darth Vader.
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
In this film, we have Jabba the Hutt, metal bikinis, and ewoks
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Who wrote East of Eden?
Steinbeck
Lincoln famously debated this man seven times in 1858, and their main topic was slavery
Stephen Douglas
Sweden
Stockholm
American Gothic
Wood
The Firebird
Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Stravinsky
Which waterway links the Red Sea and the Mediterranean?
Suez Canal
Fiji
Suva
In 1991, the World Wide Web went live with the first click on a hyperlinked text. In what country did this occur
Switzerland
In 1973 this magnificent structure, with its sailboat like architecture was opened in Australia
Sydney Opera House
In July 1969 "three days of peace and music" became known as this infamous festival
Woodstock
Daffodils
WordsWorth
Taiwan
Taipei
Associated with nature, he would compose his poems on his walks and return home to write them
Wordsworth
His name is a patronym
Wordsworth
Estonia
Tallinn
What is the national dance of Argentina
Tango
During Tiananmen Square, this man, known as this epithet, heroically walked up to a convoy of military vehicles.
Tank Man
Kiribati
Tarawa Atoll
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
12
Taylor
1849-1850
Taylor
A war here starting as a captain in the War of 1812, then a colonel in the Black Hawk War and the Second Seminole War, and then a lead figure in the Mexican-American War.
Taylor
Although against slavery spreading throughout the country, he was the last president to own laves while in office
Taylor
As a soldier always moving from location to location, he never established an official place of residence and never registered to vote. He didn't even vote in his own election. It wasn't until he was 62 that he cast his first ballot
Taylor
He refused all postage due correspondence. Because of this, he didn't receive notification of his nomination for president until several days later
Taylor
Old Rough and Ready
Taylor
On July 4, 1850, he reportedly "consumed copious amounts of raw fruit and iced milk while attending holiday celebrations and a fund-raising event at the Washington Monument," and within days had severe intestinal and stomach distress leading to his death
Taylor
The last President to be member of the Whig party while in office
Taylor
VP: Millar Fillmore
Taylor
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Wordsworth
Visitors to the White House would take souvenir horse hairs from Whitey, his old Army horse that he kept on the White House lawn
Taylor
Georgia
Tbilisi
Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Iran
Tehran
London,1802
Wordsworth
Author of A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
Who wrote the novel/play "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
Tennessee Williams
This military campaign in 1968 featured the Viet Cong holding South cities and penetrating into Saigon
Tet offensive
In what state did Roe V Wade begin
Texas
Five friends travel to rural Texas to visit their grandfather's grave. After getting rid of a strange and aggressive hitchhiker, they come across a rundown house which turns out to be the home of Leatherface and this cannibalistic family in this film.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
This British Prime Minister commented "I like Mr. Gorbachev; we can do buiness together"
Thatcher
Ode: Intimations on Immortality
Wordsworth
The World is Too Much with Us
Wordsworth
The solitary Reaper
Wordsworth
Tintern abbey
Wordsworth
The two British Romantic poets who published the Lyrical Ballads
Wordsworth and Coleridge
"You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter."
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
CHARACTERS: Jim, The Duke, The King, Aunt Polly
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
CHARACTERS: Becky Thatcher, Huck Finn, Aunt Polly
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
In 1985, what group defined HIV/AIDS as an epidemic?
World Health Organization
St. Paul's Cathedral
Wren
CHARACTERS: Heathcliff, Cathy 1.0, Cathy 2.0, Nellie Dean, Edgar Linton, Hindley, Hareton, The Grange
Wuthering Heights
Christina's World
Wyeth
Xe
Xenon
In 1999, the world was in fear that this bug would attack computers on January 1, 2000
Y2K
What is the name of the of the conference that was held from February 4-11 1946 in Crimea? Churchill, Rossevelt, and Stalin discussed plans at this conference for the final phase of the Allies assult upon Germany
Yalta
Cote d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
Cameroon
Yaounde
He became the PLO chairman in 1969 and made a peace agreement with Israel in the 90s
Yasser Arafat
During a constitutional crisis, this man barricaded himself in his country's "white house" and gave a speech atop a tank the "oligarchs" arose near the end of this man's presidency as a result of his free market reforms
Yeltsin
In 1999, he resigned as Russian president, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Puton as the acting president
Yeltsin
CHARACTERS: Newland Archer, Ellen Olenska, May Welland, Old New York
The Age of Innonence
John Hughes movie about 5 teenage archetypes spending detention together.
The Breakfast Club
What was the name of the first thing aired on MTV?
The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star"
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth."
The Catcher in the Rye
"Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the Six Hundred"
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Three friends from PA go to Vietnam and are changed forever. One of the first movies to depict the Vietnam War. Famous for its Russian Roulette scenes.
The Deer Hunter
What president issued a doctrine prohibiting European nations from interfering in Latin America
Monroe
Liberia
Monrovia
Uruguay
Montevideo
Which boycott lasted 381 days after the Rosa Parks incident?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Comoros
Moroni
Russia
Moscow
Book of Genesis
Moses
She was a Roman Catholic nun dedicating her life to the impoverished, diseased, forgotten people of Calcutta
Mother Teresa
"Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by a poor dress."
Middlemarch
CHARACTERS: Dorothea "Dodo" Lydgate, Rosamund, Will Ladislaw, Causabon
Middlemarch
Author of Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
Roger Bannister was the first to finish what race in under 4 minutes?
Mile
In 1995, Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam sponsored this march to unify black men
Million man march
What was the name of the leader who ordered this ethnic cleansing (Srebrenica massacre)
Milosevic
Belarus
Minsk
Where is Truman from
Missouri (that place sounds kinda familiar)
CHARACTERS: Ishmael, Ahab, Queequeg, The Pequod
Moby Dick
Somalia
Mogadishu
Monaco
Monaco
Impression Sunrise
Monet
Adding to the "lying" part of the impeachment, the president would eventually have to admit having "relations" with this intern
Monica Lewinsky
1817-1825
Monroe
As Envoy to Spain, prior to his presidency, he traveled by mule from Paris to Madrid to negotiate with Spain over Florida
Monroe
President during the Missouri Compromise of 1820
Monroe
The Last Cocked Hat, Era of Good Feeling President
Monroe
This president also died on July fourth but in 1831
Monroe
Psycho contains one of the most famous deaths scenes in the history of film, where is this scene set
Shower
This bassist of the Sex Pistols most likely killed his girlfriend Nancy, died of a drug overdoes shortly thereafter, and had the honor of having gary Oldman play him in a biopic
Sid vicious
What religion were Indira Gandhi's bodyguards?
Sikhism
Si
Silicon
Ag
Silver
Singapore
Singapore
Who assassinated RFK
Sirhan Sirhan
In 1967, this short-term war, also known as the June War, began between Israel and Egypt, Syria, and Jordan
Six Day War
What movie finds Samantha Baker dealing with a geek, a forgotten birthday, and her crush on the hottest guy in school?
Sixteen Candles
Macedonia
Skopje
