WORLD HISTORY
Trajan, the Spanish-born adopted son of explorer Nerva, became emperor of this in the year 98
Rome
The Wednesday of Holy Week is sometimes called Spy Wednesday, referring to this apostle
Judas
The only state with a nickname that begins with "Little"
Rhode Island
The finest of these red gems, July's birthstone, are found in Burma
rubies
Formerly a long narrative about chivalric heroes, today it's a love story
romance
This country granted Iceland its independence after WWI
Denmark
A Roman Catholic requiem, or a satanic travesty of the Catholic service
Black Mass
Harvard University & MIT are in this city across the Charles River from Boston
Cambridge
Botanically speaking, it's the female, seed-bearing part of a flower, not a weapon
a pistil
Words that sound the same but have different meanings are called this
homophones (or homonyms)
Mikhail Gorbachev was named Soviet leader March 11, 1985, the day after this man's death
Chernenko
Since the 6th century B.C. Jainism has been practiced in this country
India
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in this city, now Maine's largest
Portland
The adrenal glands are found on top of this pair of organs
the kidneys
Style of writing in which the writer is outside of the action
third person
This Chinese revolutionary was baptized a Christian before he was a medical student in Hong Kong
Sun Yat-sen
A charm worn to ward off harm or injury
amulet
Majestic Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts, is in these "hills"
Berkshires
The "blood" variety of this is known as black pudding
sausage
A short poem describing rural life, its name sounds a bit inactive
an idyll
King Robert II of Scotland was the founder of this dynasty
Stuart
A modified alb, this white outer vestment is the most common one worn by Anglican clergy
surplice
It's the only landlocked state in New England
Vermont
Elizabeth II was visiting this continent when she found out that she had become queen
Africa
Type of monologue in which a character describes his thoughts & feelings
a soliloquy