This Day in History
30 B.C.
This queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future first emperor of Rome.
Who is Cleopatra?
house
dragon
horse
What are FLYS?
Self-help book for a woman on her wedding day
What is a BRIDE GUIDE?
To understand the opposite of yes
What is to KNOW NO?
New Jersey's highest point, High Point, lies in the Kittatinny Mountains, a part of this larger chain
What are the Appalachians?
1993
She becomes the second woman—and first Jewish woman—to serve on the Supreme Court.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
prime
irrational
odd
What are NUMBERS?
An unclothed fellow
What is a NUDE DUDE?
A person under the age of 18 who removes coal from the earth
What is a MINOR MINER?
In 1994 she became the first woman governor of N.J
Who is Christie Todd Whitman?
1977
Police arrest this 24-year-old postal employee and charged him with being the “Son of Sam,” the serial killer who terrorized New York City for more than a year
Who is David Berkowitz?
A Toyota Corolla
An oak tree
Babar
What are trunks?
A ginormous mold or mushroom
What is a HUMONGOUS FUNGUS?
Pants made with denim to be worn by your chromosomes
What are GENE JEANS
The New Jersey Governor's Mansion, Drumthwacket, is in this university city, not in Trenton
What is Princeton?
1945
Just a day after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan submits its acquiescence to the terms of unconditional surrender outlined at this conference.
What is Potsdam?
A bear
A hammer
A lobster
What are CLAWS?
A part in a play for a blind burrowing rodent
What is a MOLE ROLE?
A crossbar connecting oxen made our of the yellow part of eggs
In 1879 the first practical incandescent lamp was developed in this community
What is Menlo Park?
1939
The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, receives its world premiere in this Packers crazy football town.
What is Green Bay, Wisconsin?
sprinter
cities
toddlers
What are BLOCKS?
A heated & impassioned daily personal journal
What is a FIERY DIARY?
All the gold gathered up by group known for marauding
What is a HORDE HOARD?
James Bayley, bishop of Newark, named this Jersey school after his aunt, the first U.S.-born saint
What is SETON HALL (after Elizabeth Ann Seton)?