Religion
This son of Adam and Eve became the first murderer and was exiled to the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Who is Cain?
Before they came to England, the Normans were French, and before they were French they came from this region of the world.
What is Scandinavia?
It's the original meaning of the word friar in French.
What is frère ("brother")?
The bard was famous for using unrhymed iambic pentameter, also known as this.
What is blank verse?
This 17th-century Puritan was blind and in political disgrace when he wrote his epic poetic treatment of the fall of man.
Who is John Milton?
Pork and alcohol are examples of things are prohibited under Islam, also known as this arabic word.
What is haram?
It's the big city that seems to swallow up the villagers in Cry, the Beloved Country.
What is Johannesburg?
Melancholic, sanguine, choleric, and phlegmatic are all personality types that derive their meaning from this outdated medical concept.
What are the four humors?
This medical procedure, performed on Macduff's mother, is the real reason behind one of the witches' prophecies.
What is a caesarian section? (c-section)
This female poet collected and wrote down stories of Norman and Celtic folklore in French for the king of England Henry II.
Who is Marie de France?
Many Puritans followed this Calvinist belief, which held that everybody's salvation or damnation has already been decided before their birth.
What is predestination?
This densely populated country, newly created in 1971, used to be called East Pakistan.
What is Bangladesh?
It's the language family spoken by Celtic peoples.
What are the Gaelic languages?
"The Scottish Play" was partly written in tribute to this Scottish-born ruler, supposedly a descendant of Banquo and a self-styled authority on witches.
Who is James I?
This Northern Irish poet is also famous as a translator of Beowulf.
Who is Seamus Heaney?
In order to divorce his first wife, Henry VIII ended up splitting with the Catholic Church and forming this new religion.
What is the Church of England (Episcopalianism)?
It's the major river that flows through London (you must pronounce it correctly).
What is the Thames (temz)?
People in the Congo speak French because it was colonized by this country.
What is Belgium?
This south London theatre, rebuilt and still in use today, was the most famous venue for Shakespeare.
What is the Globe Theatre?
This Romantic poet, who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, was an opium addict.
Who is Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
What is The Satanic Verses?
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was partly inspired by Captain Cook's crossing of this line.
What is the Antarctic Circle?
This system of writing was used by the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.
What are runes?
It's the name of Macbeth's castle, to whose walls Birnam Wood finally comes.
What is Dunsinane?
Some say that Chaucer's biting criticism of the Catholic Church was inspired by this contemporary religious movement, whose activities included translating the Bible into English.
Who are the Lollards (Wycliffites)?