Literature
This author wrote “Pride and Prejudice.”
Who is Jane Austen?
This document declared the independence of the 13 American colonies from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This is the chemical symbol for water.
What is H2O?
The start of the Persian Gulf War in January 1991 was known as Operation this
What is Operation Desert Storm?
Margaret Atwood penned what 1985 bestseller about a dystopian future in which a fertility crisis leads to drastic measures?
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
“To be or not to be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.
What is “Hamlet”?
He was the 32nd President of the United States.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Newton is famous for this law of motion.
What is the law of universal gravitation?
Heads up! Or off! the Reign of Terror ended in July 1794 with this man's execution
Who is Robespierre?
What popular 80s TV show revolves around Kevin Arnold, a young boy coming of age in the 1960s?
What is The Wonder Years?
This epic poem by Homer is about the fall of Troy.
What is “The Iliad”?
This purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The study of life is known as this.
What is biology?
In August 2008, the Summer Olympics took place in this Asian country
What is China?
In 1985, what popular beverage company revealed a new formula for its famous soda?
What is Coca-Cola?
He is known for his horror novels, including “Carrie” and “The Shining.”
Who is Stephen King?
The “Gettysburg Address” was delivered by this president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
In 1950, two years into his long dictatorship, he invaded South Korea
Who is Kim Il-Sung?
Sam, Carla, Cliff, Norm and Diane are characters from what long-running 80s TV show?
What is Cheers?
Quote:
1958: “It was some little while before I could bring myself to open the window, and ask Miss Golightly what she wanted”
What is Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
Two sets of fathers and sons have served as presidents. What are their names?
Who are John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush?
Einstein is most known for this.
What is the theory of relativity?
He won the 1953 Nobel Prize for Literature partly for his six-volume history of World War II
Who is Winston Churchill?
“Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?” is a classic movie line from what 1985 John Hughes film?
What is The Breakfast Club?