English History
While Prime Minister, Winston Churchill belonged to this political party.
What are Conservatives?
Some fashionable women dyed their hair blue in this ancient Greek city, home of Socrates.
What is Athens?
Its subtitle is, "Or Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy".
What is Little Women?
This flowering shrub was named for 16th century botanist Leonard Fuchs.
What is Fuchsia?
A wrench with fixed & adjustable jaw at right angles, it's a primate's favorite.
What is a monkey wrench?
In 1209 the Pope punished King John by doing this to him.
What is excommunication?
Hung on a necklace, this small portrait case was popular during the Renaissance.
What is a locket?
Audrey Hepburn played the charming Natasha Rostova in this novel's 1956 film adaptation.
What is War & Peace?
A frozen plant should be put in a cool, dark place where it can do this slowly.
What is thaw?
To repair a leaky faucet, all you might need is this little flat or beveled rubber piece.
What is a washer?
In 1915, the British created this mobile weapon that could cross trenches.
What is the tank?
In a fitted skirt, the inverted fold that gives the wearer freedom to walk or punt.
What is a kick pleat?
Title store inhabited by Little Nell in Dickens' tale.
What is The Old Curiosity Shop?
This poisonous alkaloid is found in tobacco & used as an insecticide.
What is nicotine?
3 types of this hardware found on doors are self-closing, pivot, & butterfly.
What are hinges?
In the 16th C., this great Tudor king abolished the privilege of clergy issuing coins.
Who is Henry VIII?
Though most popular in late 1800s, this bottom bolster had been around since the middle ages
What is a bustle?
Charlotte Bronte's hard-luck heroine who finally finds happiness with Mr. Rochester.
Who is Jane Eyre?
You should do this after handling a diseased plant to avoid spreading infection.
What is wash your hands?
Appropriate way "Laugh-In" actress Judy Carne would have asked for a light bulb holder.
What is “Socket-To me!”.
1st Englishman to sail around the world.
Who was Sir Francis Duke?
Lord Byron wore "jean trousers" which were named for this Italian city.
What is Genoa?
"Yes" woman of James Joyce's "Ulysses".
Who is Molly Bloom?
In plants, respiration is the reciprocal & opposite process of this.
What is photosynthesis?
A cutting bit used to enlarge holes, it might cause the user ennui.
What is a boring bit?