19th Century England
These pieces of clothing are often made of fabric and boning, often whalebone or steel.
What are corsets?
Reese Witherspoon at Harvard.
What is Legally Blonde?
In this common medicinal practice a doctor removes blood from a patient in order to "balance" a person's bodily fluids.
What is bloodletting?
Wife of Zeus and Goddess of marriage, women, and family.
Who is Hera?
"The Secret History"
Who is Donna Tarte?
This era spanned from 1837 to 1901. It's named after the queen of its time.
What is the Victorian Era?
Jake Gyllenhaal as a cowboy and his gay lover.
What is Brokeback Mountain?
This is the first known chemical reaction used in a controlled manner.
What is fire?
Jason and the Argonauts retrieve this item during their quest to place Jason on the throne of Thessaly.
What is the Golden Fleece?
Satrapi depicts her childhood in Iran and Austria during and after the Islamic Revolution.
What is "Persepolis?"
This war, that ended in 1856, involved the British, French, Turks, and the Russians.
What is the Crimean War?
Julia Stiles as a princess.
What is The Prince & Me?
This man is consifered the "Father of Biology." He also went to the Platonic Academy.
Who is Aristotle?
Achilles's lover and friend from childhood.
Who is Patroclus?
Ian McEwan's book that was later turned into a movie starring Keira Knightley.
What is "Atonement?"
This charter, published in 1848, called for six reforms to make the political system more democratic.
What is the People's Charter?
Bruno meets Schmuel through a fence.
What is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?
Mother of Modern Physics.
Who is Marie Curie?
This women is visited by Odysseus on her island, where she turns men into swine.
Who is Circe?
This book follows two friends who create a video game company together.
This well known author produced many pieces of work that reflect Victorian life well. His short stories include "The Signal-Man" and "Hunted Down."
Who is Charles Dickens?
Anne Hathaway counsels plane crash survivors.
What is Passengers?
This mathematician and writer is known for her work on the Analytical Engine.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Orpheus does this in the Underworld and it results in the death of his wife, Eurydice.
What is turn around?
This author, who has had two television adaptions for her first two books, is also regarded as a role model for aspiring authors for her "removed and omniscient writing style."
Who is Sally Rooney?