Word Origins
Rendezvous
What is French
This English writer gained fame for her novels, some of which are "Persuasion", "Emma", and "Sense and Sensibility"
Who is Jane Austen
2023
A. Killers of the Flower Moon
B. Barbie
C. Oppenheimer
D. Anatomy of a Fall
What is C. Oppenheimer
The Canadian Prime Minster served as the 120th governor of the Bank of England before his time as Prime Minister.
Who is Mark Carney
This nation was the first to send an astronaut to space.
What is the Soviet Union.
Doppelganger
What is German
This Polish born scientist wo the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements Polonium and Radium
Who is Marie Curie
1998
A. Shakespeare in Love
B. The Thin Red Line
C. Saving Private Ryan
D. Elizabeth
What is A. Shakespeare in Love
This Prime Minister was in office when your host Liam was born on August 21, 1998
Who is Jean Chrétien
This Person was the last Czar of Russia.
Who is Nicholas II.
Alibi
What is Latin
This German politician served as Chancellor of Germany for 16 years from 2005 to 2021.
Who is Angela Merkel
1981
A. Raiders of the Lost Ark
B. Chariots of Fire
C. On Golden Pond
D. All Quiet on the Western Front
What is B. Chariots of Fire
This Prime Minister holds the record of being in office for the longest at 21 years and 154 days.
Who is William Lyon Mackenzie King
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for this pharaoh.
Who is Khufu.
Graffiti
What is Italian
This person won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela
Who is María Corina Machado
1946
A. The Best Years of Our Lives
B. It's a Wonderful Life
C. Henry V
D. Rocky
What is A. The Best Years of Our Lives
This Prime Minister holds the record for the shortest time to be in office at only 68 days.
Who is Sir Charles Tupper
Pluto had it status downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet in what year?
What is 2006.
Chocolate
What is Nahuatl (Aztec)
This famous pilot went missing on July 2, 1937, over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island, while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Amelia Earhat
1962
A. To Kill a Mockingbird
B. Lawrence of Arabia
C. Ben-Hur
D. The Silence od the Lambs
What is B. Lawrence of Arabia
This Prime Minister was the first and to this point only female fo hold the office.
Who is Kim Campbell
This 13th-century British document declared that no one, including the king, is above the law.
The Magna Carta