London Literary Landmarks
Volcanoes are so hot right now
America in the 1920s
Mythology
Hits Across the Decades
200

You can still visit the George, one of these establishments frequented by Dickens & mentioned in "Little Dorrit"

What is a pub?

200

Pollution sometimes obscures Iztaccihuatl & Popocatépetl, 2 volcanoes rising above this capital

Where is Mexico City?

200

Shortly after women got the right to vote, the Episcopal Church removed this word from its wedding vows

What is "Obey?"

200

Remember these early gods that included Cronus & Themis? They were banished to Tartarus by Zeus

Who are the Titans?

200

"Disco Duck",
"Disco Lady",
"Disco Inferno", &
you know there were more we could add

When were the 1970s?

400

"The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" ends at Charing Cross Station; from there, these 2 pals will head for the Russian embassy

Who are Holmes and Watson?

400

Off Cook Inlet lies Mount Iliamna, described as a fickle volcano in this state

Where is Alaska?

400

With Prohibition in full force, there were as many as 100,000 of these illicit places to drink in New York City alone--sh!

What are speakeasies?

400

In Ovid's "Metamorphoses", this goddess of the rainbow wore a robe of a thousand colors

Who is Iris?

400

"In Da Club",
"Hot In Herre",
"Buy U A Drank
(Shawty Snappin')"

When were the 2000s?

600

It's not certain which of 2 churches called St. Clement's is where this ditzy Bennet girl marries Mr. Wickham in "Pride & Prejudice"

Who is Lydia?

600

Scientists think centuries-old ash at the bottom of the North Atlantic came from Katla, one of this country's myriad volcanoes

Where is Iceland?

600

He escaped harm, but seven associates of this gangster were gunned down in Chicago on February 14, 1929

Who is Bugs Moran?

600

The Norns of Norse mythology, Urd, Verdandi & Skuld are said to represent these 3 things

What are the past, present, and future?

600

"Surf City",
"Surfer Girl" &
"Surfin' Bird"

When were the 1960s?

800

In this Twain tale Tom Canty is welcomed to the splendor of the   Guildhall while the real royal is mocked trying to get in

What is The Prince and the Pauper?

800

One of the tallest active volcanoes in the world Klyuchevskaya is found this far east Russian peninsula

Where is Kamchatka?

800

The Scopes trial took its toll on this statesman who died suddenly while still in Dayton, Tennessee

Who is William Jennings Bryan?

800

In Book 1 of the "Aeneid", Aeneas is welcomed to Carthage by this widowed queen

Who is Dido?

800

"I'm Too Sexy",
"Here Comes The Hotstepper",
"Livin' La Vida Loca"

When were the 1990s?

1000

This London landmark is full of memories in "Mrs. Dalloway" & has a garden that Sylvia Plath wrote about

Where is Regent's Park?

1000

When this Philippine volcano blew its top in 1991, it sent ash & smoke 28 miles high

Where is Pinatubo?

1000

In one of the trials of the century, these 2 Italian immigrants were found guilty of murdering 2 men in a payroll robbery

Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?

1000

According to one tradition, this Aztec feathered serpent god threw himself on a pyre & was reborn as the planet Venus

Who is Quetzalcoatl?

1000

"Bette Davis Eyes",
"(I Just) Died In Your Arms" &
"Legs",
which pretty much covers things
"Head To Toe"

When were the 1980s?

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