POLITICIANS
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
THE HUMAN BODY
1909
20th CENTURY OPERAS
100
In the 1950s this current Massachusetts senator was an end on the Harvard football team.
Who is (Ted) Kennedy?
100
Achilles died after one of these weapons wounded him in the heel.
What is an arrow?
100
2 tiny bones in the ear, the malleus & incus, are better known as the hammer & this.
What is the anvil?
100
This ex-pres.'s account of his African hunting trip appeared in Scribner's Magazine, netting him $50,000.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
100
Concepcion's lovers hid inside clocks in this "Bolero" composer's opera "L'heure espangnole."
Who is Ravel?
200
This sponsor of the Erie Canal served as NYC mayor prior to becoming governor of N.Y. in 1817.
Who is DeWitt Clinton?
200
Demeter sometimes rides around in one of these vehicles pulled by dragons.
What is a chariot?
200
It's the familiar name for your third & smallest molars.
What are the wisdom teeth?
200
In November this site was chosen as the USA's principal naval base in the Pacific.
What is Pearl Harbor?
200
"The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore" is a satirical opera by this man who created Amahl.
Who is (Gian Carlo) Menotti?
300
1 of the 2 Ohio governors elected president of the U.S. in the late 19th century.
Who is William McKinley (or Rutherford B. Hayes)?
300
These 3 goddesses who control human destinies are also called the Moirai.
What are the Fates?
300
Compton's Encycl. describes this largest internal organ as "a uniform blob of reddish-brown tissue."
What is the liver?
300
On December 26, 1909 this sculptor of "The Bronco Buster" died at age 48.
Who is Frederic Remington?
300
He wrote the music for "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny"; Brecht wrote the libretto.
Who is Kurt Weill?
400
In June 1969 this California governor gave the eulogy at the funeral of actor Robert Taylor.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
Urania is usually described as the muse of this science.
What is astronomy?
400
Originating in the spinal cord & running down the back of the thigh, it's the largest nerve in the body.
What is the sciatic nerve?
400
During the year this Austrian psychiatrist gave a series of lectures at Clark University in Massachusetts.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
400
This Swede's 1907 play "The Ghost Sonata" inspired a 1984 chamber opera by Aribert Reimann.
Who is Strindberg?
500
Although he won the popular & electoral votes in 1824, the House chose John Quincy Adams as president.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
500
Some say this underworld canine has serpents entwined around his multiple necks.
What is Cerberus?
500
During adolescence, acne is caused by an overabundance of oil produced by these glands.
What is the sebaceous gland?
500
This French premier stepped down after a furious July 20 debate in the Chamber of Deputies.
Who is Georges Clemenceau?
500
"The Burning Fiery Furnace" is a Biblical opera by this composer of "Billy Budd."
Who is Benjamin Britten?
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