Mortal Matters
On August 16, 1977, this superstar left us all at the Heartbreak Hotel when he passed away.
Who is Elvis?
Machu Picchu and Iguazu Falls are found on this continent.
What is South America?
If you know this legendary boxer's first name is Arabic for "greatly praised", you're the greatest!
Who is Muhammad Ali?
"One man's meat is another man's..."
What is poison?
From 1789 to 1797 he cast only 2 vetoes, an average of 1 per presidential term
Who is George Washington?
On April 7, 1891 this showman folded his big top for the last time
Who is PT Barnum?
Of 20, 30 or 50%, the percentage of the Earth's land Asia occupies as the world's largest continent
What is 30%?
This young skating champ was named after Scarlett's plantation in "Gone with the Wind"
Who is Tara Lipinski?
"To err is human, to forgive..."
What is divine?
On April 14, 1865 this Union general turned down a theater date with the Lincolns
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This lawyer got liberty & death at Red Hill in Virginia on June 6, 1799
Who is Patrick Henry?
The equator stretches across more land mass on this continent than any other
What is Africa?
This first name of author/illustrator Sendak is Latin for "dark-skinned" or "Moorish"
What is Maurice?
"Better to die with honor than to live with..."
What is shame?
The National Endowment for the Arts & the Truth in Packaging Act were part of LBJ's plan for a "Great" this
What is Society?
This poet's "Song Of Myself" ended on March 26, 1892
Who is Walt Whitman?
This continent is also the sixth-largest country in area
What is Australia?
This country diva adopted a first name that means "on my way" in Ojibwa
Who is Shania Twain?
"Dead men tell..."
What is no tales?
In August 1900 in Chicago, this group, the GAR, held its 34th annual encampment
What is the Grand Army of the Republic?
Once fired by Lincoln, this Union General took a New Jersey exit on Oct. 29, 1885
Who is George McLellan?
Meaning "all earth", it's the term Alfred Wegener gave to an historic, theoretical supercontinent
What is Pangaea?
Aussie actor Heath Ledger was named for the brooding Heathcliff in this novel
What is Wuthering Heights?
"Cold hands..."
What is warm heart?
Though the Supreme Court said in the 1830s this tribe was its own "nation" within Georgia, it didn't happen
What is the Cherokee?