Literature
E.B. White spun this tale about a spider & a pig
Charlotte's Web
Beyonce has more than 60 million followers on this photo-sharing app
Introduced by Europeans this disease that wiped out entire tribes had its last known U.S. case in 1949
Smallpox
This oxygen producing process in plants takes place only during daylight
Photosynthesis
First held in Uruguay in 1930 it's the largest single-sport tournament in the world
The World Cup
Scout is a curious little girl still trying to figure out life in the American South in this classic novel
To Kill a Mockingbird
This actress's big-screen credits include E.T. & 50 First Dates
Drew Barrymore
President Lincoln said I never in my life felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper
The Emancipation Proclamation
Brighter in the night sky than any star is this planet that comes closest to the Earth
Venus
The controversial 1980 Summer Olympics were held in this capital city
Moscow
Her books like Sense and Sensibility have a lot to do with love & marriage, but she never married
Jane Austen
David Tennant & Matt Smith have traveled through time & space as the main character on this British TV series
Doctor Who
In 1590 English explorer John White returned with supplies to this colony only to find it gone
Roanoke
This element has the symbol N
Nitrogen
To everyone's relief in 2019 this Yankee pitcher became the first unanimous selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mariano Rivera
In this novel, after learning there are no grownups, Jack says, "We'll have to look after ourselves."
Lord of the Flies
When Jimmy Fallon took over The Tonight Show this SNL vet began hosting Late Night on NBC
Seth Meyers
In 1805 Lewis & Clark named a Mussellshell River tributary Bird Woman's River in her honor
Sacagawea
It's the main artery leaving the heart
Aorta
Close basketball shot from the tip of the hand into the basket.
Finger Roll
Kidnapped & sold into slavery, Solomon Northup told of his experiences in this memoir that became a movie.
12 Years a Slave
As a teen Amanda Seyfried had a stint on this soap that starred Susan Lucci as Erica Kane
All my Children
The U.S. put down $11.25 million for this 1803 land deal though the treaty didn't clearly describe the boundaries
The Louisiana Purchase
He improved the potato & then came up with a totally new fruit the plumcot
Luther Burbank
Now, this guy loves football! Coaches the Bucs to a Super Bowl win, hits the MNF booth, then returns to coach the Raiders
Jon Gruden