literature
Plutarch quoted this Greek philosopher as saying he was not "an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world" (hint: think seminar)
Socrates
This country's Ishikari River, sacred to the Ainu people, has been heavily polluted due to industrial growth
Japan
Once upon a time Robin Wright played Buttercup in this film scripted by William Goldman
the princess bride
It's the official language of the provinces of North & South Holland
Dutch
Got milk? You probably shouldn't if you've got an intolerance to this milk sugar
Book 2 of this work catalogs the Greek kings, heroes & ships that have come to Troy
The Iliad
George Vancouver named this peak that's southeast of Tacoma for his fellow naval officer Peter
Mount Rainier
Organized crime is the real Corleone family business in this 1972 classic
the godfather
In the USA, over 18,000,000 speak this non-English language
Most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, it's also called the "kissing disease"
mononucleosis, accept mono
1912 winner Gerhart Hauptmann later wrote "The Heretic of Soana", about a priest who joins the pagan cult of this Greek love god
Eros
In the Northeast, the Indian state of Tripura is surrounded on three sides by this neighboring country
Bangladesh
Margaret Hamilton played Miss Gulch & the Wicked Witch in this film
Wizard of Oz
"Hakuna matata" means "no worries" in this widely-spoken language of Tanzania
Swahili
Tums not only help with heartburn, they're a recommended source of this mineral
calcium
"The Great Indian Novel" by Shashi Tharoor is a modern twist on this ancient epic that includes the Bhagavadgita
Lincoln was nominated for president in 1860 in the Wigwam, a wooden structure at what's now Lake & Wacker in this city
Chicago
The jungle is jumpin'!" was a tagline of this 1967 Disney film classic. It has a classic soundtrack like "Bear Necessities" and "I wanna Be like you"
the jungle book
Franz Bopp demonstrated the link between modern languages and this classical Indian one
Sanskrit
In the "double" form of this illness, both of the lungs are inflamed
pneumonia
A 1982 novella about Andy Dufresne, unjustly convicted for murder, was "Rita Hayworth &" this (but there's no "The" in the title)
Shawshank Redemption
A dinosaur-dominant period gets its name from this mountain range between France & Switzerland (think: movie, accept era)
Jura (ssic)
"Bates Motel", a 1987 TV movie, was based on this 1960 Alfred Hitchcock classic
Psycho
The Berbers, mainly found on this continent, rarely use a written form of their native language
Africa
Kiss your glasses goodbye with the laser surgery, known by this 5-letter acronym, that corrects nearsightedness