Pop Culture
The Beatles were formed in this city.
What is Liverpool?
These disciples were named Boanerges, that is Sons of Thunder.
Who are Sts. James and John?
George Washington famously crossed this river prior to the Battle of Trenton.
What is the Delaware River?
What is A Series of Unfortunate Events?
Name of the world's largest reef system.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Nicholas Cage is reviving his Spider-Verse character in this upcoming television series.
What is Spider-Noir?
50 days after Passover, the Jewish people celebrated this major feast.
What is the Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost?
This Carthaginian general invaded Italy by crossing the alps with an army of elephants.
Who is Hannibal?
Author of Les Miserables.
Who is Victor Hugo?
With a bite described as the most painful, this insect grows up to 1.2 inches.
What is the bullet ant?
This famous actor was the commencement speaker at Siena Heights University, and his sister, Nancy, of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, was awarded an honorary degree for her roles in education and ministry.
Who is Bill Murray?
The "Lily of the Mohawks," this saint converted to Catholicism at the age of 19, and devoted her life to prayer, penance, and the conversion of her fellow Mohawks. She is the first Native American saint.
Who is St. Kateri Tekakwitha?
The first tsar of Russia.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
An American poet who was so reclusive that she only published 10 out of her 1800 poems while alive, yet became a legend after her death.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
This type of animal, such as a kangaroo, is known for carrying its young in a pouch.
The name of the kind, caring teacher in Matilda.
Who is Miss Honey?
This Catholic priest was a Navy chaplain who died during the Vietnam War, administering late rites and medical aid to Marines. He was struck by 27 bullets while aiding a wounded corpsman. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Who is Fr. Vincent Capodanno?
This "great siege" was a significant moment in European history as approximately 500 Christian Knights and 6,000 inhabitants held out against an estimated 40,000 Ottoman invaders. An Ottoman victory would have led to devastating Islamic expansion in the Mediterranean.
What is the [Great] Siege of Malta?
This Russian author was exiled to Siberia for revolutionary activities before writing Anna Karenina.
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
The animal with the highest blood pressure.
What is a giraffe?
Rose, Dorothy, Blanche, and Sophia are all characters on this TV show.
What is The Golden Girls?
The location where the disciples were first called Christians.
What is Antioch?
This city hosted the first World's Fair.
What is London?
This literary masterpiece was born out of a volcanic eruption that darkened skies in 1816, famously being the "Year Without a Summer."
What is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley?
This is the term for the center of a flower.
What is a pistil?