Opera
When this opera opens, a cigarette girl tells soldiers she is looking for a corporal named José.
"Carmen"
What are the three main body parts of an insect?
Head, thorax, and abdomen
Which British monarch is known to have had six wives?
Henry VIII
What does Dorothy have to say in order to return back to Kansas?
"There's no place like home"
What pandemic ended in 1920 with an estimated death of about 17 to 50 million people?
Spanish Flu
Who composed La Traviata and Rigoletto?
Giuseppe Verdi
Which order of insects makes up about 40% of all discovered insect species?
Beetles
Which monarch was known as the "Virgin Queen"?
Elizabeth I
We often aim for this hole in Beanbag Baseball.
Homerun
What was the popular nickname for the 1920s?
The Roaring Twenties or The Jazz Age
Wagner didn't want Parsifal performed outside of this city that now holds Wagner festivals.
What is Bayreuth?
What is a larval fly commonly called?
A maggot
Which French king was known as the "Sun King" and built the Palace of Versailles?
Louis XIV
Often called the "unofficial anthem of the American West," What is this classic folk song and is also the state song of Kansas?
"Home on the Range"
What did the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution establish?
Prohibition (the banning of alcohol)
This Bellini title gal is a high priestess of a Druid temple in Gaul.
Who is Norma?
What is the name for the study of insects?
Entomology
Which king lost the Crown Jewels in 1216 in the Wash?
King John
A common proverb suggesting that your true home is wherever the people you love are.
"Home is where the heart is"
What popular dance is famously associated with flappers?
The Charleston
What is a solo song in an opera that expresses a character’s feelings called?
An aria
What insect was responsible for transmitting the Bubonic Plague?
Fleas
Who was the last English king to lead his army into battle?
George II
What is the name attached to Stark Trek IV?
"The Voyage Home"
Who was known as "Lucky Lindy"?
Charles Lindbergh
How many operas did Ludwig van Beethoven compose?
Only one: Fidelio
How many plagues mentioned in the book of Exodus in the Bible were cause by insects, and what were those insects?
Lice(or gnats), Flies, and Locusts
Who was the first female ruler of the Hapsburg family to rule Austria?
Maria Theresa
A Shakespearean-era phrase (used in Henry IV, Part 2) meaning to consume so much food that it puts a financial strain on the host.
"Eat someone out of house and home"
How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in 1927?
60
Which character sings the aria "Nessun Dorma"?
Calaf, in Puccini's Turandot
What was the first insect sent into space?
Fruit Flies
Who was the first king of all England?
Æthelstan, in AD 925–939
This famous 1940 novel by Thomas Wolfe suggests that once you leave your roots, you can never truly return to the way things were.
"You Can't Go Home Again"
What major sporting event was first announced over the radio in 1921?
A boxing match
Which Queen of Scotland used white wine to wash her face to retain her complexion?
Mary, Queen of Scots