Maycomb County
This young girl is the protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird, living with her brother Jem and father Atticus.
Who is Jean-Louise "Scout" Finch?
Vlad III earned this infamous nickname from his preferred method of executing his enemies.
What is "the Impaler"?
This Irish author published Dracula in 1897.
Who is Bram Stoker?
Before becoming the “King of Rock and Roll,” Elvis Presley recorded his first hit records at this small Memphis record label.
What is Sun Records?
Columbus believed his westward voyage across the Atlantic would take him to this part of the world.
What is Asia / the Indies?
Atticus Finch agrees to defend this Black man after he is accused of violently assaulting Mayella Ewell.
Who is Tom Robinson?
Vlad III ruled this principality, located in what is now southern Romania.
What is Wallachia?
At the beginning of Dracula, this young English solicitor travels to Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase property in England.
Who is Jonathan Harker?
This Sun Records founder and producer gave Elvis his first major opportunity and helped develop his early sound.
Who is Sam Phillips?
The end of this nearly 800-year struggle against Muslim rule helped fuel Spain’s pride and ambition just before Columbus’s voyage.
What is La Reconquista?
Mayella Ewell’s testimony is called into question by this key piece of physical evidence.
What is Tom Robinson’s disabled left arm?
Vlad III spent much of his reign resisting this powerful Islamic empire, which had expanded into southeastern Europe.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
After becoming Dracula's first major victim in England, this young woman dies and returns as the vampire known as the “Bloofer Lady.”
Who is Lucy Westenra?
Elvis Presley married this woman in 1967, whom he had first met while stationed in Germany during his Army service.
Who is Priscilla Presley?
Columbus described the Taíno as “the best people in the world,” but privately believed that just this many armed men could "make them do whatever we want."
What are fifty men?
Despite overwhelming evidence in Tom Robinson’s favor, this prejudice—and its influence on an all-white jury—leads to his conviction.
What is systemic racism / racial prejudice?
Vlad’s childhood Ottoman counterpart, Mehmed II, famously conquered this “Capital of Christianity” in 1453.
What is Constantinople?
Dracula's arrival in England reflected this Victorian fear that foreign peoples and influences might enter Britain and threaten British society.
What is Xenophobia/Fear of Foreign Invasion?
Elvis purchased this famous Memphis mansion in 1957, which became his home and, eventually, his final resting place.
What is Graceland?
Horses, cattle, and wheat traveled west, while maize, potatoes, tomatoes, and cacao traveled east as part of this massive exchange between the Old and New Worlds.
What is the Colombian Exchange?
The title's “mockingbird” represents innocent people who cause no harm but are nevertheless victimized. Name two characters who most clearly fit that symbol.
Who are Tom Robinson & Boo Radley?
Vlad III was called “Dracula” because his father belonged to this chivalric order, whose name gave Vlad II the title Dracul.
What is the Order of the Dragon?
This Dutch professor leads the group hunting Dracula, recognizes that Lucy has become a vampire, and teaches the others how to fight the Count.
Who is Professor Abraham Van Helsing?
Before becoming a star at Sun Records, Johnny Cash served in the U.S. Air Force in West Germany. Just a few years earlier, the U.S. had used this operation to supply a Berlin blockaded by the Soviet Union.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
In 1503, Spanish governor Nicolás de Ovando invited Taíno leaders to a supposed peace meeting before massacring them. This famous Taíno cacica, known as the “Golden Flower,” survived the initial massacre but was later executed.
Who is Anacaona?