From the Latin
Technology of the Past
Women in History
Music
Movies & TV
100

This term for a medical institution is from the Latin for "of the guest"

What is a hospital?

100

Dating back to 3000 B.C., these were once made with beeswax; by the middle ages, tallow was in use

What are candles?

100

King Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was the daughter of this famous queen

Who is Isabella?

100

The band Fountains of Wayne were best known for this song

What is "Stacy's Mom"?

100

In "Star Wars", this character said "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope"

Who is Princess Leia?

200

From the Latin for "assembly", it's a religious community of nuns

What is a convent?

200

This implement amazed foreign visitors when it gained acceptance with diners in 16th century Italy

What is a fork?

200

Before she was first lady, this woman from New England was the wife of the first U.S. Vice President

Who is Abigail Adams?

200

This film featured the song "The Time of my Life"

What is Dirty Dancing?

200

The title character of the TV series "Flipper" was this animal

What is a bottlenose dolphin?

300

From the Latin for "4-footed", it's an animal with 4 feet

What is a quadruped?

300

Originating in Asia around 200 B.C., this saddle attachment increased the military value of horses

What is a stirrup?

300

An age when Shakespeare wrote & England gained power is named for this queen

Who is Elizabeth I?

300

"Work day passes like molasses in wintertime, but it's July" is a lyric in this song

What is "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (Jimmy Buffett)?

300

After playing with a Ouija board, Linda Blair's character became possessed by a demon in this film

What is The Exorcist?

400

This word, an official announcement, as in the emancipation one, comes from the Latin "to cry out"

What is a proclamation?

400

One of these built in 50 A.D. was still delivering water to Segovia, Spain in 2014

What is an Aqueduct?

400

This 19th century woman boasted, "I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger"

Who is Harriet Tubman?

400

"It's a pelvic thrust that really drives you insane" was featured in this 1975 song

What is The Time Warp (Rocky Horror)?
400

This candy was used to lure they shy alien in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"

What is Reese's Pieces?

500

Derived from plant & animal wastes, this alt. energy source's name is from Latin for "living cake"

What is BioMass?

500

The earliest man-made examples of this silica & borate material were beads made in the 1500s B.C.

What is glass?

500

Her findings on pesticides in the book "Silent Spring" sparked the environmental protection agency

Who is Rachel Carson?

500

This song by Dolly Parton was covered by Whitney Houston for "The Bodyguard" soundtrack album

What is "I Will Always Love You"?

500

In this film Robin Williams says "Carpe diem. Sieze the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

What is Dead Poets Society?

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