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She wrote the poetry books Wildlives and We Die in Italy.
Who is Sarah Jean Alexander?
Born in 1943 he won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles before retiring in 1980.
who is Arthur Ashe?
Go to Maine to get this on a roll or in bisque.
What is a Lobster?
The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
What is Lord of the Rings?
Austrian-American actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr co-invented a radio guidance system for torpedoes in WWII that used spread spectrum and frequency hopping. Two technologies that were fundamental to early versions of this technology you can find in your home and in coffee shops.
What is Wi-Fi?
VIDEO QUESTION
A must see location for book fans, The Strand is located on the corner of Broadway and East 12th street in New York’s East Village. And in 70s this musician and author worked at the store before going on to write ‘Just Kids.’
Who is Patti Smith?
One half a famous folk due from the 60s, this Arthur goes by Art and had given up on music before "The Sounds of Silence" hit #1 on the Billboard 100.
Who is Art Garfunkel?
You're not a real fan - you're this.
What is a Poser?
The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
What is His Dark Materials?
Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson had to overcome sexism and racial discrimination at this government agency during it's race against the Soviets.
What is NASA?
Who is Shirley Jackson?
A British science fiction writer known for 2001: A Space Odyssey
Who is Arthur C. Clarke
You might get some bad looks if you ask to have your freshly baked bagel put in one of these.
What is a Toaster?
DAILY DOUBLE
My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, The Story of the Lost Child
Musician and Composer Wendy Carlos worked with Robert Moog to develop the first commercially available one of these.
What is the Synthesizer?
DAILY DOUBLE
The author of The Bluest eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved. She 1993 this American novelist won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The son of Uther Pendragon and Lady Ingraine this Arthur was allegedly buried in Glastonbury Abbey, if he even existed.
Who is King Arthur?
This large organ in the upper right of the abdomen is responsible for the breakdown of toxic substances, insulin and other hormones.
What is the Liver?
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The Worlds End
The Cornetto Trilogy
Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper believed programming should be simplified. So she helped create an English-like computer programming language often shortened to this acronym.
What is COBOL?
This author served as an artillery officer during the Crimean War and recorded his experiences in the Sevastopol Sketches, a collection of three short stories.
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
After James A. Garfield was assassinated he became the 21st President of the United States.
Who is Chester. A Arthur?
A derogatory term for Free Methodists and Wesleyan Methodists poking fun of people undulating on the floor when they feel God's spirit.
What is a Holy Roller?
Blue, White, Red
What is the Three Colours trilogy?
Born in 1815 this English mathematician, and daughter of Lord Byron, is sometimes considered to be the first computer programmer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?