DICKENS NOVELS
Jilted on her wedding day, this Dickens character teaches her ward Estella to despise men
Miss Havisham
This planet, known as the “Red Planet,” is the fourth from the Sun in our solar system.
What is Mars?
Characters in this Bizet opera include a toreador, a gypsy girl & cigarette factory girls
Carmen
This northeast African river flows for more than 4,100 miles
the Nile
Clue: This one-eyed giant from Greek mythology was outsmarted by Odysseus.
Answer: What is a Cyclops?
In this Dickens "Personal History", the hero idolizes Steerforth, who ends up abandoning Emily
David Copperfield
Hell, Billy and Julius Caesar are all a group of moon features given this name.
Answer: What are craters?
Die Zauberflöte" in German, this Mozart opera premiered in 1791, just months before the composer's death
The Magic Flute
The Minnesota River joins the Mississippi near these twin cities
Minneapolis & St. Paul
This legendary bird is said to be reborn from its ashes after death.
Answer: What is a Phoenix?
Considered by some to be Dickens' best, this novel tells the story of a family waiting in vain to inherit a fortune
Bleak House
Also the name of part of an atom, this central part of a comet is its only permanent feature.
Answer: What is a nucleus?
This geisha decorates her house with cherry blossoms in act II of a Puccini opera
Madame Butterfly
The Sea of Crete is the southernmost part of this sea, an arm of the Mediterranean
Aegean Sea
This half-man, half-horse creature from Greek mythology is known for its wisdom and warrior skills.
Answer: What is a Centaur?
"The Haunted Man" was the last of 5 books Dickens wrote about this holiday
Christmas
Scientists discovered that the 1998 asteroid QE2 had this following it when it went cruising by Earth in 2013.
Answer: What is a moon?
After the famous overture is over, this 1829 Rossini opera goes on & on for nearly 6 hours
William Tell
This river that runs east-west, bisecting Alaska, is known for the Chinook salmon that spawn in its creeks
the Yukon River
This sea creature from Greek mythology lured sailors to their doom with their enchanting music and voices.
Answer: What are Sirens?
It's Dickens' only true mystery; the end of the work & the solution are a mystery that went to the grave with the author
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
A Russian probe located on this planet captured the first close-up images sent back to Earth in 1975.
Answer: What is Venus?
His opera "Nabucco", which premiered in 1842, made him famous in Italy
Giuseppe Verdi
In 1782, when Chao Phraya Chakri became King Rama I, he moved his capital across the river to this city
Bangkok
This serpent-like dragon from Norse mythology is said to gnaw at the roots of Yggdrasil, the world tree.
Answer: What is Nidhogg?