BIBLE
He told Pharaoh to "let his people go."
Moses (accept Moshe (Rabeinu)
Abraham Lincoln
This New York island is the largest in the lower 48.
Long Island
Eric Arthur Blair wrote Down and Out of Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier, Animal Farm, Homage to Catalonia, and 1984. This was his pseudonym.
George Orwell
This is the only type of bird that can fly backwards.
Hummingbirds
Jesus was crucified and resurrected during this Jewish holiday.
(The) Passover (accept (ha)Pesach)
Ronald Wilson Reagan
If you live in Virginia and you go towards the ocean in a straight line, you are headed in this direction.
East
He wrote The Call of the Wild and White Fang.
Jack London
This Russian scientist used dogs to study conditioned reflexes.
Ivan Pavlov
Genesis is the first book in the Bible. This other book is the last book in the Christian Canon(s).
Revelation
The Confederate States of America
This is the capital of Australia.
Canbera
He wrote the books Jurrasic Park and The Lost World.
Michael Crichton
This cooking fuel is produced by heating wood without oxygen.
Charcoal
The Holiness Code is in this Biblical Book. It is also where "love thy neighbor as thyself" originates from.
Leviticus (accept: Vayikra)
He was the first Democrat to become president.
Andrew Jackson
Bollywood is located in this Indian city.
Mumbai
In the Grimm fairy tale with the same name, Briar Rose is better known as.
Sleeping Beauty
Thus is the alternative name of a daffodil. Hint: he fell in love with himself.
(Genus) Narcissus
Alexander the Great is mentioned in this book in the Catholic Bible Canon.
(1) Maccabees
He was in charge of Union forces during the Battle of Antietam.
General George McClellan
This country has the most time zones.
France
John Steinbeck
Henry Cavendish discovered this element, which he called “inflammable air.” Which one was it?
Hydrogen