BIO 101
Robert K. Massie drew a "Portrait of" this Russian empress who led 14,000 soldiers in overthrowing her husband
Who is Catherine the Great?
This type of camping for the pampered dates to 2005
What is glamping?
In other words, a bunch of tchotchkes
What are knickknacks?
There's not just "one" strategy for this game, but a few, like discarding "wild draw 4" cards & using "reverse" & "skip" adeptly.
What is Uno?
@militaryguy
Napoleon, nice work invading this giant country on June 24, 1812... You Moron! #winteriscoming
He "peppered Wozniak with questions: could the computer ever be networked? Was it possible to add a disk for memory storage?"
Who is Steve Jobs?
The act of ending a relationship by abruptly cutting off all communication has had this name since 2012
What is ghosting?
It's another name for the jack in a deck of cards
What is knave?
The captain of this icy Olympic sport is called the skip.
What is curling?
@oceanguy
Magellan, remind me why you're famous as the first person to do this when you barely made it halfway before getting killed?
What is circumnavigating the globe?
The wife, Coretta, of this activist wrote an autobiography shortly after his assassination that details both of their lives.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
2012 gave us this alliterative term for the device that lets you take a turnaround photo from a better angle
What is a selfie stick?
The secret is out--also known as the American Party, it fell apart after 1856
What is the Know-Nothing Party?
Skippy is a brand of this, available in Creamy & Super Chunk
What is peanut butter?
@londonlady
Henry VIII, you selfish douche, I'd rather lose my head like this second wife of yours than be married to you, too.
Who is Anne Boleyn?
A David McCullough presidential bio says on the first page, "He was... of Braintree and he loved to talk"
Who is John Adams?
This gendered word for condescendingly expounding has only been around since 2008
What is mansplaining?
Last name of author John, who wrote "A Separate Peace"
Who is Knowles?
To survive outside of water, the fish called a mudskipper traps air in the chambers of these organs
What are gills?
@artlover
Hey Claude Monet, critics call your style this; I call it looks like you need glasses
What is impressionism?
Les Payne worked for 30 years on "The Dead are Arising", a 2020 bio of this man who joined & broke with the Nation of Islam
Who is Malcom X?
Folks have been making these catalogs of things to do before they die since 2006
What are bucket lists?
Ring a bell slowly & solemnly to announce a death
What is to knell?
If it feels as if your heart has skipped a beat, you might have heart these, from the Latin for "throbbing"
What are palpatations?
@thisman
In your face, Elisha Gray! Got my patent entered before yours! #biginventionof1876
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?