Shakespearean Locales
Scotland
What is Macbeth?
This musician is noted for recent hits like "Scoop", in which he collaborated with Doja Cat.
Who is Lil Nas X?
France
Who is (Emmanuel) Macron?
Kristen Over often discusses books dealing with race, like this author's Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
"We're here to save the day, and if you think we can't, we'll always find a way"
What is We Are The Crystal Gems?
What is Hamlet?
In 2009, British PM Gordon Brown issued an apology on behalf of the government for the mistreatment and eventual suicide of this WWII codebreaker.
Who is (Alan) Turing?
Germany (Chancellor, not President)
Who is (Olaf) Scholz?
Translations of this Russian novella open with versions of "I am a sick man".
What is Notes From The Underground?
"And we'll always be twice the gem that you are!"
What is Stronger Than You?
Vienna
What is Measure for Measure?
In 2021, the U.S. Navy christened one of its boats after this assassinated gay rights leader, who had been booted from the service over his sexuality.
Who is (Harvey) Milk?
Sweden (in, then out, then back again)
Who is (Magdalena) Andersson?
Philip Larkin wrote a poem about the sexual revolution which took place between the end of the ban on this D.H. Lawrence classic "and the Beatles' first LP."
What is Lady Chatterley's Lover?
"What someone said and how it harmed you..."
What is Here Comes a Thought?
Navarre
What is Love's Labour's Lost?
While playing for the Padres, this man became the first active MLB player to come out as gay.
Who is Billy Bean?
Egypt
Who is (Abdel Fattah el-)Sisi?
The three books of this author's Cairo Trilogy are named after actual streets in Cairo.
Who is Naguib Mahfouz?
"She's a sturdy solitary stone..."
What is Ruby Rider?
Ephesus
What is Comedy of Errors?
This purple-haired OL Reign player has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin.
Who is Megan Rapinoe?
Pakistan
Who is (Imran) Khan?
This author of such works as An Artist of the Floating World won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Who is Kazuo Ishiguro?
"But now there's nothing we can do, so tell me..."
What is What's The Use of Feeling Blue?