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Born on Roanoke colony to parents Eleanor and Ananias in 1587, this girl is considered to have been the first English child born in the New World. What became of her is unknown, as she disappeared with the rest of the English colonists sometime between her birth and the year 1590.
Who is Virginia Dare?
This English poet of Ozymandias married Mary Shelley in 1816, but died just six years later. Although more famous now than in his lifetime, he is considered one of the most important romantic poets to emerge in the early 19th century.
Who is Percy Shelley?
The 2016 film The Founder stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, a down and out salesman who convinces a pair of brothers to expand this legendary American restaurant into a franchise that would become synonymous with American culture.
What is Mcdonald's?
In an attempt to provide African Americans the opportunity to resettle in Africa, this modern day African country was established by free black Americans in the 1820's. It declared independence from in 1847 and was recognized by the U.S as a sovereign nation in 1862.
What is Liberia?
Accompanied by a Tsunami, the most destructive earthquake in European history is considered to have struck this Portuguese capital city in 1755, almost completely destroying it. Seismologists now estimate that the earthquake had a magnitude of at least 7.7 on the Richter Scale.
What is Lisbon?
Breaking the hearts of many loyal fans, this beloved NHL franchise moved from Connecticut to become the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes still commemorate this team during some home games, when they wear the old team's blue and green uniforms.
Who are the Hartford Whalers?
This playwright of The Glass Menagerie and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof shares his name with a southern state. His play A Streetcar Named Desire was adapted into a 1951 film of the same name starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh.
Who is Tennessee Williams?
In the poem "In Flanders Fields," poet John McCrae describes these flowers blowing "between the crosses row on row." As such, he is now credited with the association of these flowers with the memory of fallen soldiers of the First World War.
What are poppies/what is the poppy flower?
The term Jim Crow that would later come to be associated with laws instituting racial segregation originated from racist caricatures in this American entertainment form that originated in the 1830s. Modern variety shows like Saturday Night Live that feature comedy skits and music have their roots in this type of uniquely American entertainment.
What are minstrel shows?
The U.N admitted this African nation in 2011, making it the world's newest country. Landlocked and bordered by seven other nations, this country governed from Juba remains among the world's poorest.
What is South Sudan?
Rising 4,805 feet above sea level, this European mountain is the highest peak in the Alps, and the second highest peak on the continent outside of Mount Elbrus.
What is Mount Blanc?
Filtered cigarettes weren't popular with men in the 1940s and 1950s, so Marlboro invented this famous commercial personality to give their brand a masculine appeal. He is largely associated with the success of Marlboro as a tobacco company.
Who is the Marlboro man?
This painter was born in Wisconsin, but shares her name with a different state. Her work is considered independent of major art movements, and common subjects of her paintings include flowers and skulls.
Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?
The 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind got its name from a poem by this man. A prominent English poet of the 18th century, this figure was also quoted by Gerald Ford (To err is human, to forgive divine) in a speech regarding his full pardon of former president Richard Nixon.
Who is Alexander Pope?
Few American states embody the spirit of Americana quite like Texas, but here's an interesting fact: Six different countries have laid claim to what is now the state of Texas, which is where the name of the Amusement Park franchise Six flags gets its name. Five of the countries are The United States, Spain, France, Mexico, and The Republic of Texas. Which country is missing from the list?
What are the Confederate States of America?
Albert Camus' novel The Stranger takes place in Algiers, the capital city of this French colony that gained independence in 1962 and retained its name.
What is Algeria?
At an astoundingly short 2.5 miles, this European country holds the record for having the shortest coastline that belongs to one country. (Not counting landlocked countries.) This country only borders France, which makes this second smallest country by land area a semi-enclave.
What is Monaco?
Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal begins by quoting Revelation 8:1, which claims there was silence in heaven for this period of time after the seventh seal was opened.
What is half an hour?
Although best known for his novel The Fault in Our Stars, author John Green also penned this book that featured the name of a U.S State in its title.
What is Looking For Alaska?
The words "So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glaze with rain water beside the white chickens" comprises an entire poem by this American poet who also wrote the poem "This is just to say."
Who is William Carlos Williams?
Americans hate taxes. Guess what? They hated them before the constitution was even written. In 1786 a group of angry citizens of this New England State led an uprising known as Shay's Rebellion, which made it clear that the new country was not stable without a standing army that could enforce federal laws.
What is Massachusetts?
Considered by many to be the wealthiest person in human history, this king of the Mali Empire is said to have affected the value of Gold in Egypt while traveling with his entourage to Mecca in the 14th century A.D.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Stanley Kubrick's film 2001, A Space Odyssey features a waltz piece written by Austrian Composer Johann Strauss II, the title of which contains the name of this second longest European river that flows through Germany and and the Balkans before emptying into the Black Sea.
What is the Danube?
A popular English Rhyme with the lyrics "Remember Remember the fifth of November" references this religious fanatic's plot to blow up the House of Lords in 1605. A 2005 film starring Natalie Portman, V for Vendetta, was also inspired by this man's revolutionary ideas.
Who is Guy Fawkes?
One of the most enduring books of the 20th century, this novel contains both a description of the firebombing of Dresden and an actress from outer space named Montana Wildhack.
What is Slaughterhouse Five?
Known as "The tenth muse," this Greek Poet from the island of Lesbos is where the modern term "lesbian" originates. According to legend, she jumped from a cliff because of her unrequited love for the mythical figure Phaon.
Who is Sappho?
Perhaps the only thing more Americana than the sport of baseball are the New York Yankees themselves. Players such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Derek Jeter propelled the Bronx Bombers to this many world series titles, although its been nearly two decades since their last championship.
What is 27?
In 2024 the U.S State Department claimed that there were credible reports of numerous human rights violations including torture and human trafficking in this nation located on the Horn of Africa. Despite gaining its independence from Ethiopia in 1993, this country governed from Asmara remains one of the most impoverished on the continent.
What is Eritrea?
Being only the third longest in Italy, this river that empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea is more famous for being the beating heart of the city of Rome and Roman civilization for thousands of years.
What is the Tiber?
According to a story, this man argued against Gerald Ford's tax increase by sketching this economic concept onto a napkin. The curve that he drew demonstrated that tax rates of 100% and 0% collect no tax revenue, meaning that there is an unknown, highest point of the curve that theoretically maximizes tax revenue.
Who is Arthur Laffer? (Last name acceptable.)