French Revolution
Originally a citadel to protect the palace, this prison was stormed on July 14, 1789.
What is the Bastille?
Mythological figure Connie Francis called "Stupid".
Who is Cupid?
Utah was denied statehood as long as this was practiced.
What is polygamy?
Line marking southern boundary of Earth's tropical zone, or a hot Henry Miller novel.
What is the Tropic of Capricorn?
Corn, coral & cottonmouth, for example.
What are snakes?
In 1793, this king & queen lost their heads over the whole darn thing.
Who is King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette?
She "picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been".
Who is Eleanor Rigby?
They called the land "Deseret", meaning honeybee.
Who are the Mormons?
If you decided to swim around the island of Zanzibar, you'd be swimming in this ocean.
What is the Indian ocean?
When charging, an elephant spreads these, not its credit cards, to intimidate its enemy.
What is its ears?
Confined to a bathtub by skin disease, this patriot was killed there by Charlotte Corday.
Who was Jean Paul Marat?
The girl wearing the beachwear that inspired this 1960 Brian Hyland hit was only 2 years old.
What is an “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”?
Physical feature the state capitol building & a Duracell battery have in common.
What is a copper top?
The highest mountain south of the equator is on this continent.
What is South America?
When cut up, pieces of these multi-armed sea creatures can grow into full, new animals.
What are starfish?
Despite its name, only 1 in 700 died during this period of extreme repression.
What is the Reign of Terror?
"If you look closer it's easy to trace" these.
What is the track of my tears?
The largest of these in the state is Utah Lake.
What are freshwater lakes?
Of more, less, or about equal, the amount of land south of as compared to north of the equator.
What is less?
The macaw, lovebird, & cockatoo are all members of this bird family.
What are parrots?
This radical group took its name from its headquarters on St. Jacques Street in Paris.
Who are the Jacobins?
1962 Chubby Checker hit that asked, "How low can you go?".
What is the “Limbo Rock”?
100-square-mile region where speeding is allowed, but only when going for records.
What are the Bonneville Salt Flats?
Possibly the oldest inhabited region of the world, it's the open grasslands of South Africa.
What is the veldt?
Experts disagree as to exact age & species, but agree this animal holds vertebrate life-span record.
What are giant tortoise?