"V" ON THE MAP
SPEAK LATIN
BARTLETT'S QUOTATIONS
IT'S ALL RELATIVE
FAKE PEOPLE, REAL STATE
100

Williamsburg was the capital of this US state from 1699 to 1780. Today the whole city is a living museum, at least 20 times larger than the Louvre in Paris.

Virginia

100

This phrase for the school or college one attended translates to “nourishing mother.”

Alma mater

100

This four-word boast of boxer Muhammad Ali is listed in Bartlett's.

"I am the greatest."

100

Henry, Jane, and Peter

Fonda

100

State that Scarlett O‘Hara was from in Gone With the Wind.

Georgia

200

At less than one-quarter of a square mile, this is the smallest country in the world – and the only one located entirely within another city.

Vatican City

200

This phrase, from the Roman poet Horace, means literally "Pluck the day," though it's usually translated as "Seize the day."

Carpe diem

200

In 1995, Bartlett’s added the following quote, which was uttered during a BBC interview: "There were three of us in the marriage, so it was a bit crowded." Who said it?

Diana, Princess of Wales

200

Michael, Janet, La Toya

Jackson

200

State that Dorothy was from in The Wizard of Oz

Kansas

300

This country was split into the communist North and the non-communist South from 1957 to 1975, when it reunited under communism.

Vietnam

300

If you get paid by the day, it’s called this in English and in Latin.

Per diem

300

Her two entries in Bartlett’s are “Can we talk?” and “Who knew?”

Joan Rivers

300

Walt and Roy

Disney

300

M*A*S*H’s Radar O’Reilly was from this state.

Iowa

400

This western Canadian city has the highest real estate prices in Canada, and is home to the third-largest film production center in North America, behind Los Angeles and New York.

Vancouver

400

This Latin phrase for “Let the buyer beware” means that the seller is not responsible if the product fails.

Caveat emptor

400

The title of this 1936 Dale Carnegie book appears as an entry in Bartlett's

How to Win Friends and Influence People

400

Ben and Casey

Affleck

400

Daisy Buchanan, a key character in The Great Gatsby, was brought up in Louisville, but after she married Tom Buchanan, they lived in this state.

New York

500

When the explorer Amerigo Vespucci arrived in this country, it reminded him of Venice, Italy, so he named the region after that city.

Venezuela

500

This is Harvard University’s one-word motto, which means “Truth.”

Veritas

500

Bartlett's credits him with "It's the economy, stupid."

James Carville

500

Jenna and Barbara

Bush

500

Where do the Little Women – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March – live?

Massachusetts

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