Geography
e.g. 1000 m above the sea level
altitude
Who was the first Stuart?
James I. (VI.)
How many U.S. presidents resigned?
1 (Richard Nixon)
In which play can you see Eliza Doolitle?
Pygmalion
On the Road was written by.......
Jack Kerouac
e.g. 10°W
longitude
Which house was the Red Rose?
Lancasters
What happened on the 4 July, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence was signed.
Who is the author of The Importance of Being Ernest?
Oscar Wilde
Who gave name to the Lost Generation?
Gertrude Stein
e.g. 50°N
latitude
Who was the first woman Prime Minister?
Margaret Thatcher
How many U.S. presidents were assassinated?
4
Who are the two detectives in Agatha Christie's books?
Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple
Who wrote the stories of the White Fang?
Jack London
What do we call a group of islands?
archipelago
Who was the last Tudor?
Elizabeth I.
What states were admitted to the Union in 1959?
Alaska and Hawaii
Who wrote Dracula?
Bram Stoker
Humbert Humbert is a character in .........
Lolita
What is wood for building houses and making furniture called?
timber
Who was Elizabeth II.'s father?
George VI.
Who were abolitionists?
An abolitionist was someone who wanted to end slavery in the United States before the Civil War.
Who wrote these words:
“O beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.”
W. Shakespeare
Who was Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
Mark Twain