Women in Literature
In "Pride and Prejudice", Mr. Bennet and this daughter discuss her possible engagement to Mr. Darcy
Who is Elizabeth?
In November 1930 the this of Tennessee failed; it was one of the first but wouldn't be the last
What is a bank?
Most of the Coptic language alphabet is adapted from the Greek, but 7 letters evolved from this ancient Egyptian writing system
What is hieroglphyics?
Japanese, Silver, Sugar
What is a maple?
This computer-generated simulation is abbreviated VR
What is "virtual reality"?
Charlotte Bronte wrote "Shirley" as well as this more famous novel with the heroine's name as the title
What is "Jane Eyre"?
A NASA study found that one of these that struck 70% of North America in 1934 was the worst in 1,000 years; no wonder it got dusty
What is a drought?
In this 2006 comedy film, Sacha Baron Cohen is actually speaking Hebrew, not Kazakh
What is "Borat"?
Windmill, Sago, Date
What is a palm?
Working security for MLK, George Raveling ended up with the original this of the "I Have a Dream" speech
What is the "original copy"?
What is "A Wrinkle in Time"?
The Smoot-Hawley this type of tax Act raised U.S. import duties and stifled world trade
What is a tariff?
The Afrikaans language is also known as "Cape" this European language
What is Dutch?
Norway, Serbian, Sitka
What is a spruce?
This oxymoron refers to dark chocolate often in about the 60% cacao range
What is "bittersweet"?
This William Makepeace Thackeray novel deals with the interwoven fortunes of 2 women: the passive Amelia and the scheming Becky
What is "Vanity Fair"?
Lakehurst, New Jersey was the scene of this 1937 disaster
What is the Hindenburg?
Korean is an S.O.V. language, meaning this part comes after the subject and object in a sentence
What is the verb?
Mission, Manzanillo, Kalamata
What is an olive tree?
A pattern of negative attitudes and resistance to demands are criteria for this type of behavior
What is "passive aggressive"?
Rosalind from this comedy has the most lines of any of Shakespeare's women
What is "As You Like It"?
Italy invaded this country in October 1935, bringing sanctions from the League of Nations
What is Ethiopia?
English, Mandarin, Tamil, and Malay are official languages of this island nation
What is Singapore?
Rainbow, Yellow Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum
What is Eucalyptus?
The Metropolitan Museum once issued a metal button as an admission ticket; the colors changed daily in this oxymoronic "order"
What is "random order"?