ANCIENT HISTORY
Under this Babylonian king's code, receiving stolen property was punishable by death
Who is Hammurabi?
Chloe Grace Moretz was the title telekinetic teen in a 2013 remake of this horror movie
Who is Carrie?
The "Witch House" in this New England city is where witch trial judge Jonathan Corwin lived in the 1690s
Where is Salem?
The 4-note opening motif of this Beethoven symphony is said to be fate knocking at the door
What is the 5th?
Ambition, or the way Phil Mickelson starts a round
What is a drive?
This escaped gladiator took refuge on Mount Vesuvius, where he built a large army
Who is Spartacus?
Keep up--this "momager" & wife Caitlyn have separated
Who is Kris Jenner?
Peacefield in Quincy, Massachusetts was the mansion of this man who purchased it in 1787
Who is John Adams?
At age 37, Rossini wrote his last opera--this one about an archer
What is William Tell?
The black plastic of the solar bag allows for rapid absorption of the sun's rays speeding up the heated air molecules, which become less this than the cool air outside, causing the bag to float
What is dense?
The last prophecy of this Greek Oracle was a prediction that it would be the last one
What is (the Oracle) of Delphi?
This comic actress brought "The Heat" to movie theaters
Who is Melissa McCarthy?
Biltmore Estate, one of the largest homes in the U.S., is an attraction in Asheville in this state
What is North Carolina?
Hallelujah! He composed the "Messiah" oratorio
Who is Handel?
Traditionally, money & goods given by a bride's family to a groom
What is dowry?
Mayan hieroglyphics often used this type of symbolic puzzle in which drawn objects represented words
What is a rebus?
Back in 2008 Chris Hardwick started this website & podcast devoted to all things geeky
the Nerdist
Miramare Castle was the project of this man who soon met a sad end as ruler of Mexico
Who is Maximillian?
This composer of "Bolero" said it was "a piece for orchestra without music"
Who is Maurice Ravel?
Today something you all aspire to, in ancient Rome it was a document folded double acting as a sort of passport
What is a diploma?
In 439 A.D. Genseric the Vandal captured this North African city, which became the Vandal capital
What is Carthage?
4-letter name of the band heard here
As of January 2014 Gracie Mansion at East End Ave. & 88th Street is this man's official residence
Who is Bill de Blasio?
Aram Khachaturian composed this "Dance" for his ballet "Gayane"
From the Hindi, it's another name for blue denim jeans
What is dungarees?