as Georgetown day approaches
The year that Georgetown was founded.
What is 1789?
This High Renaissance artist painted such pieces as Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This American author documented his tumultuous marriage to a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia in his novel "Tender is the Night." His most famous novel, which explores the excesses of the Jazz Age, recently reached its 100th anniversary.
Who is F Scott Fitzgerald?
What is the Nile River?
This woman cleans our floor (if you don't know this...).
Who is Doris?
This person was the first student to attend Georgetown University.
Who is William Gaston?
This American architect became well known for his style that incorporated buildings into the physical landscape (aka "organic architecture"). He designed dozens of houses, the most well known of which is "Fallingwater."
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?
This American novel is set during the colonial period in Massachusetts and explores adultery, gender politics, and questions of guilt and forgiveness. The main character, Hester Prynne, is made to wear a scrap of fabric that gives this book its name.
What is The Scarlet Letter?
This Asian mountain chain contains some of the tallest mountains in the world, including Mt. Everest and K2.
What are the Himalayas?
What is The Sound of Music?
This movie is screened on Georgetown's Lawn every year around Halloween. The stairs that are in the film are right next to the Car Barn.
What is The Exorcist?
This 16th century fresco features a gathering of Ancient Greek philosophers, mathematicians, and other scholars. Plato and Aristotle stand in the center, with Euclid, Pythagoras, and others also appearing in the work.
What is The School of Athens?
This American novel was written in the post-World War II era in response to the rise of totalitarianism. In the book, Big Brother is portrayed as a force that manipulates truth to serve them, while the likes of main character Winston Smith are powerless.
What is 1984?
This Mediterranean island nation is known for its natural beauty, wines, and the ethnic tensions and historic violence between its Turkish and Greek populations. The capital of this country is Nicosia.
What is Cyprus?
This famous German composer lost his hearing towards the middle of his life. He is known for his 5th and 9th symphonies, "Fur Elise," and many other sonatas, concertos, etc.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This is the oldest building on Georgetown's campus.
What is Anne-Marie Becraft Hall (John Main Center is also acceptable)?
This 16th century Italian artist was renowned for such works as "Venus of Urbino" and "Bacchus and Ariadne." He was also praised for his use of vibrant color, particularly ultramarine blue.
Who is Titian?
This English modernist author was well known for her feminist writings and stream of consciousness style. Some of her works include Mrs. Dalloway, A Room of One's Own, and The Waves.
Who is Virginia Woolf?
This Russian lake holds more freshwater than all of the Great Lakes combined and is one of the oldest lakes. It is the deepest lake on Earth.
What is Lake Baikal?
This is the city that is the home of the tallest building in the world.
This office building is the location of the Civil War plaque that commemorates "the Sons of Georgetown in Blue or in Gray [who] offered themselves on the altar of patriotism."
What is Old North?
This 18th century quintessential Rococo painting showcases a young woman in a billowing dress, an older aristocratic man, and a young man peering on from below. The woman is adorned in pink and her slipper has fallen off and is suspended in the air.
What is The Swing?
In this 14th century poem, Roman poet Virgil acts as a spirit guide to the main character. Virgil guides the character through the realms of the afterlife, where he encounters different historical, religious, and mythological figures.
What is The Divine Comedy?
(Inferno not accepted)
This US city is the home of an annoying baseball team, many Revolutionary War sites, and an Ivy League university. It also boasts the oldest subway system in the US.
What is Boston?
This Beatles’ single was No. 1 on the Billboard charts for the longest stretch of time.
What is "Hey Jude"?