Revolutions
Famous Authors and Their Works
The Silverscreen
Medicine
Classical Music
100
This revolution began in 1775 with a massacre on Lexington Green.
What is the American Revolution?
100
This book was written by Ernest Hemingway and depicts a fight between a Cuban fisherman and a marlin.
What is "The Old Man and the Sea?"
100
This film series begins with "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."
What is "Star Wars?"
100
This type of drug is usually prescribed for high cholesterol.
What is a statin.
100
A popular work by Beethoven, this symphony is most famous for the section 'Ode to Joy.'
What is Symphony No. 9?
200
Caused by their country's intervention in the First World War, this revolution was lead by three main men.
What is the Russian Revolution of 1917?
200
This author, whose most famous work was "War and Peace," had 14 children.
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
200
A horror classic of the silent movie-era, this film was ordered destroyed by a judge after Bram Stoker's relatives sued for the unauthorized adaption of his book, Dracula.
What is Nosferatu?
200
This type of surgery involves the removal of a child via the abdomen.
What is a Caesarian Section?
200
This famous opera "The Marriage of Figaro" was written by this famous composer.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
300
This revolution was based on taxation and rising bread costs, and ended in the Reign of Terror.
What is the French Revolution of 1789?
300
A World War One soldier, this man penned a famous work known under the alternate title "There and Back Again."
Who is J.R. Tolkien?
300
Based on the hit television show of the same name, this movie featured unrelated stories that feature paranormal and horror twists.
What is "The Twilight Zone?"
300
This antibiotic is derived from moldy cantaloupes, and was medicinally first discovered in England.
What is Penicillin?
300
A waltz that was used in 2001: A Space Odyssey extensively.
What is An Der Schonen Blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube)?
400
More of a shift in leadership and posture, this man lead China from a "Republic" to a "People's Republic."
Who is Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)?
400
"This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war" is how the beginning of this German book by Erich Maria Remarque.
What is "All Quiet on the Western Front?"
400
This iconic film series follows a British Secret Agent and his escapades across the world and outer space.
What is the James Bond Series?
400
An ancient practice that involves removal of evil 'humors' from the body.
What is blood-letting?
400
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, this song uses the French National Anthem and cannons.
What is 1812 Overture?
500
The Cuban Revolution, lead by Fidel Castro, ousted this incumbent dictator.
Who is General Fulgencio Batista?
500
Beginning with the immortal line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," "A Tale of Two Cities" was written by this Englishman.
Who is Charles Dickens?
500
This dystopian film spawned three sequels, including a film released in 2015.
What is "Mad Max?"
500
This type of amputation killed the most Union soldiers in the American Civil War.
What is a hip amputation?
500
Rhapsody in Blue was written by this American composer in 1924.
Who is George Gershwin?
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