French Novels
Among this novel’s ensemble cast are the infamous Thenardier, the tragic Eponine, and the brilliant but young Gavroche.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
This historical figure united Ancient Greece under their control in 336 BCE
Alexander the Great
What was the main method of execution within the Salem Witch Trials? (MA)
Hanging
This chocolate company, founded in Pennsylvania in 1894, takes its name from its founder, Milton.
Hershey's
This legendary object, sought by Arthurian knights, was associated with the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
The Holy Grail
In this novel Edmond Dantes sets out to get revenge on the four men who betrayed him and destroyed his life.
Les Compte de Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas
What happened to Pheidippides after he ran the world’s first marathon to inform Athens of the Greek victory at Marathon?
He died
The Warren Occult Museum, located in Monroe, Connecticut, is home to this historic and infamous doll.
Annabelle
The growing popularity of coffee and chocolate in seventeenth-century Europe helped drive demand for this commodity, whose production transformed the economies of Caribbean colonies such as Barbados.
This monstrous sea creature from Norse tradition was said to be so enormous that sailors could mistake it for an island.
The Kraken
This novel’s titular character cuckolds her doctoral husband out of desire for the luxury of wealth, after her life falls apart she kills herself.
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
What is the name of the infamous battle where 300 Spartans and six thousand other Greeks fought off over 180,000 Persians before being betrayed?
“Wooden Lucy” is a vengeful spirit said to haunt an island off the coast of this northern state.
Maine
An eighteenth-century European innovation made it possible to extract sugar from this root vegetable rather than relying entirely on sugarcane.
Beets (beet sugar)
This mysterious verdant figure, appearing in a late-fourteenth-century English poem, challenges a knight of King Arthur's court to a beheading game.
The Green Knight
This novel ends with its Roma heroine's death by hanging for a murder she did not commit.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
In what century was the first Olympics held?
8th century BCE
New Hampshire’s Cannon Mountain once featured a craggy rock formation that formed human face. What was it known as?
The Old Man of the Mountain
This sweetened confection, made from almonds and sugar, was used to create elaborate edible sculptures at Renaissance banquets.
Marzipan
This legendary creature was believed to hatch from an egg laid by a rooster and incubated by a serpent or toad.
The Cockatrice
The psychological exploration of Julien Sorrel’s ambitious social climb and eventual execution via guillotine are the chief focus of this novel.
Le Rouge et le Noir by Stendhal
What did Ancient Greeks use in place of toilet paper?
Smooth stones or broken pottery, respectively pessoi or arraka
This Rhode Island resident was made infamous because she was said to be a vampire.
Mercy Brown
Originally launched in the United Kingdom in 1960, this chewy candy was originally called “Opal Fruits” before receiving its current name upon its release in the US.
Starburst
This legendary Irish creature, sometimes described as a headless horseman, carries its own severed head and is associated with death.
Dullahan