The In Memoriam Segment 1922
Famous Names on the Map
Drama Queens
It All Starts With “U”
Shakespeare
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
200
Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana’ole, delegate to Congress from this territory; Theodore Roosevelt wouldn’t learn to say his name
What is Hawaii
200
This capital of Minnesota was named for an apostle
What is Saint Paul
200
Lena Headey is Cersei Lannister, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, on this HBO series
What is Game of Thrones
200
So you saw an E.T.? Then it must have been piloting this, also called a flying saucer
What is a UFO
200
I’m going over this guy’s monologue for an audition… “To be, or not to be”, OK… “bare bodkin”… ”mortal coil”… I totally got this!
Who is Hamlet
200
The statue of this top Greek god at Olympia stood nearly 40 feet high & showed him seated on a gold- & jewel-encrusted throne
Who is Zeus
400
Pope Benedict XV, whose Peace Note of 1917 tried to end this terrible conflict
What is World War l
400
The names of this pair of explorers are on a Montana county, an Oregon river & a 4,900-mile trail
Who are Lewis & Clark
400
Claire Foy & Olivia Colman play Elizabeth ll at different ages on this Netflix drama
What is The Crown
400
A ‘90s dance was named for this “Family Matters” character whose catchphrase was “Did I do that?”
Who is Urkel
400
In “As You Like It”, Jaques says, “All the world’s a” this, “& all the men & women merely players”, so what say thee, players?
What is a stage
400
The only still-standing ancient wonder, they lie near Giza on a plateau on the Nile’s west bank
What are the pyramids
600
William Desmond Taylor, director slain in one of early Hollywood’s great scandals, at a site that’s now a this Dress for Less
What is Ross
600
This alliterative Colorado “Peak” is named for a man who tried & failed to climb it in 1906; guess that was an “or bust”
What is Pikes Peak
600
Daughter of Sigurd & Brunhilde, Queen Aslaug is seen in the History Channel drama about these title Norse warriors
What are Vikings
600
Everything is perfect in this type of imaginary land
What is Utopia
600
This Scottish play—which you’ll name & we’ll see if that ends up jinxing you—has the title guy kill king Duncan, for starters
What is Macbeth
600
The Pharos of Alexandria was one of these that stood on an island in the city harbor, with a fire lit at the top every night
What is a lighthouse
800
Surgeon William Stewart Halsted, who developed radical mastectomy to treat this disease
What is breast cancer
800
An 18th century British captain gave his name to these South Pacific islands, now a popular tourist destination
What are the Cook Islands
800
Things get steamy in Camelot for 1981’s “Excalibur”, with Helen Mirren as Morgana & Cherie Lunghi as her
Who is Guinevere
800
This 4-stringed guitar has a Hawaiian name that means “jumping flea”
What is the ukulele
800
In a history play a woman complains that this chubby knight “hath eaten me out of house and home”
Who is Falstaff
800
The temple of Artemis was wrecked by these invaders who sound like they were wearing black & listening to Joy Division
Who are the Goths
1000
This man, who invented the landline in 1876
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
1000
This strait between Asia & North America is named for a Danish explorer
What is the Bering Strait
1000
In a lavish 1963 spectacle, Richard Burton played Mark Antony & she was Cleopatra
Who is Elizabeth Taylor
1000
Soba noodles are made from buckwheat; this other 4-letter type is made from wheat
What is udon
1000
After killing the King & the Prince of Wales in “Henry VI, Part 3”, this king with body image issues gets his own play
Who is King Richard lll
1000
The ancient Greek Strabo said that this city’s Hanging Gardens were watered from the Euphrates River
What is Babylon