WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Lying on the east bank of the Nile, Tahrir Square is the center of this capital's downtown
What is Cairo?
This band's Mick Jagger once said, "I'd rather be dead than singing "satisfaction" when I'm 45"
Who are The Rolling Stones?
Sonya is a kittenish 15-year-ol introduced in Book I of this long Tolstoy novel
What is "War and Peace"?
The first famous Tudor was Owen, an adventurer from this country of West Great Britain
What is Wales?
Spelled one way, it's a strong ache; spelled another, a sheet of glass in a window
What is pain/pane?
Alberta is the western-most of this country's prairie provinces
What is Canada?
JFK was President when this California band hit the charts for the first time with "Surfin' Safari"
Who are The Beach Boys?
In "Out of the Dust" Billie Jo tells about life in this state's Panhandle during the Dust Bowl years
What is "Oklahoma"?
This Tudor Queen may have personally congratulated Shakespeare after one of his premieres
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
The name of this cap worn on graduation sounds like something used by bricklayers
What is a mortarboard?
This Algerian port's old city is dominated by the Casbah
What is Algiers?
These rockers led by Steven Tyler have been together (on and off) for over 30 years
Who is Aerosmith?
The 5-letter title of this 1999 novel refers to what the traumatized Melinda is unable to do
What is "Speak"?
In brief: born in 1491, became king at17, has some Pope problems & oh, yeah -- beheaded 2 wives
Who is Henry the VIII?
The 2-letter term for a medical prescription; it also means a remedy or a cure
What is Rx?
The first recorded eruption of this Sicilian volcano occurred in about 1500 B.C.
What is Mount Etna?
This band's last album with Jim Morrison was "L.A. Woman"
Who are "The Doors"?
A shy teenager named Charlie is the hero of "The Perks of Being" this kind of "flower"
What is a "wallflower?
Henry Tudor reigned supreme after Richard III's death at this "field" in 1485
What is Bosworth Field?
Add 1 letter to a timepiece to get this word for a sample piece of cloth
What is a Swatch?
This "saintly" island of Napoleon's death was named for Constantine the Great's mother
What is St. Helena?
This teens's song, "La Bamba", was released just months before his death
Who is Ritchie Valens?
In this novel, the teenage Esmeralda dances with swords balanced on her forehead
What is "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?
Mary I's reign began in 1553, after a 9-day "interruption" by this lady who did not even wear a crown
Who is Lady Jane Grey?
This 5-letter prefix meaning "sun" can precede centric and sphere
What is helio?