Quotable Women
On August 10 1945 this former First Lady wrote, "The times now call for mankind as a whole to rise to great heights."
Eleanor Roosevelt
In 1981 the world watched as this pair were married at St. Paul's Cathedral
Prince Charles and Princess Diana
Who dies first -- Romeo or Juliet?
Romeo
What Greek poet wrote stories of Greek mythology such as "The Iliad"?
Homer
Name the three states of matter.
1. Solid
2. Liquid
3. Gas
This mademoiselle said, "As for you archers soldiers gentlemen...who are besieging Orleans depart in God's name!"
Joan of Arc
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge first names
William and Kate
Which character in Julius Caesar says, "Cowards die many times before their deaths"?
Julius Caesar
Which Roman Emperor was the first to persecute Christians?
Nero
This essential gas is important so that we can breath.
Oxygen
In the New Testament Elizabeth told her, "Blessed art thou among women."
Extensive renovations were required after this residence outside London caught fire in 1992
Windsor Castle
Who murdered Hamlet's father?
Claudius
This began in 1929, it marked the beginning of the stock market crash, and it lasted throughout the 1930's
The Great Depression
The Earth is covered by 71% this:
This Bronte sister revealed in an 1840s letter, "I am neither a man nor a woman but an author."
Charlotte Bronte
The name of Queen Elizabeth's worst year
Annus Horribilis
Who is the King of the Fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Oberon
This ruined city lies in the Andes mountains is an important cultural center for the Inca civilization
Machu Picchu
What is the hardest known natural material?
Diamonds
This country star said she's not offended by dumb blonde jokes: "I know...I'm not dumb...I also know I'm not blonde."
Dolly Parton
Queen Elizabeth's preferred dog breed
Corgi
Which character kills Desdemona?
Othello
They’re over 3,000 years old, and we still don’t have a good idea as to how they were built or how the Egyptians made them so precise
The Giza Pyramids
True or false – lightning is hotter than the sun.
True!