Civil War by The Numbers
These 2 warring capitals were a mere 100 miles apart
Washington and Richmond
For most of Shakespeare's life, this monarch ruled England
Queen Elizabeth I
In 2001 AOL & this communications giant completed a $164 billion merger, the largest in U.S. history
Time Warner
According to the prisoner exchange agreement of July 1862, 60 privates could be exchanged for one of these officers
a general
Will paid part of the cost of building this theater that opened in late 1599
the Globe
In 1994 The Gap's president Millard Drexler created this lower-priced chain, naming it for a Paris bar
Old Navy
With a population of about 168,000 in 1860, this city on the Mississippi River was the largest city in the Confederacy
New Orleans
DAILY DOUBLE
Shakespeare's 37 plays are traditionally classified into 3 groups: comedies, tragedies & these
In September 2008 Google unveiled this new web browser
Chrome
12,000 men were involved in this ill-fated July 1863 "Charge" named for a general who sold insurance after the war
Pickett's Charge
Alliterative 2-word name for the 1623 volume of Shakespeare's collected plays
the First Folio
Although this German company created an electric shaver in 1938, WWII delayed its introduction until 1951
Braun
In March 1861 there were 7 Confederate states, so there were 7 stars on the flag with this rhyming nickname
"Stars and Bars"
Whether play or poem, blank verse or rhymed, the majority of Shakespeare's works are written in this meter
Iambic Pentameter
This athletic shoe company's logo originally depicted a black cat leaping through a "D", for Rudolf Dassler, the founder
Puma