In 1962, he became the first African-American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi
Who is James Meredith?
This archetypal feral child was raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes
Who is Tarzan?
These two starred in the hit That 70s Show and later married in 2015
Who are Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis?
An example of liquid metal includes this chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80
What is Mercury?
Also the title of a Steinbeck novel, this organic gem is said to symbolize the purity, generosity, integrity and loyalty of its wearer and is the official birthstone for June
What is a Pearl?
This Serbian-American inventor is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system
Who is Nikola Tesla?
This dashing masked vigilante defends commoners and indigenous people against corrupt officials in Spanish California
Who is Zorro?
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet features the doomed lovers from these two rival families
Who are the Capulets and Montagues?
The discovery of this alloy consisting mainly of cooper and tin gave birth to a historical period that later took its name
What is Bronze?
In Uncut Gems, Howard Ratner stakes his fortunes on a rare opal that was smuggled out of Ethiopia; however over the past century, the great majority of the world’s gem quality opals have come from this island nation
What is Australia?
Arrested and murdered in 1977 Cape Town, this man is viewed as the "father" of the Black Consciousness Movement and the anti-apartheid movement's first icon
Who is Steve Biko?
Inspired by the success of Buck Rodgers, Alex Raymond created this space opera adventure comic strip in 1934 named after its titular hero
Who is Flash Gordon?
This animated Disney classic is most famous for its romantic spaghetti and meatballs dinner scene
What is Lady and the Tramp?
In the abbreviations DNA and RNA, the "NA" stands for this
What is NUCLEIC ACID?
This rare gem, discovered on the birthday of its Russian prince namesake, shows a completely different color in natural daylight than it does in incandescent light
What is Alexandrite?
Later labeled "The Last Good Emperor" by Machiavelli, this Roman statesman and stoic philosopher wrote Meditations as a guide for his own self-improvement
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
This acclaimed Science Fiction writer known for his Foundation series got his start writing short stories for pulp magazines
Who is Isaac Asimov?
This British tale of a Cornish knight and Irish princess who ingest a love potion is often cited as the inspiration of the Arthurian legend of Lancelot and Guinevere
Who are Tristan and Iseult?
The transition directly from a solid to a gas state is called this
What is Sublimation?
Ruby and sapphire are both common gem varieties of this mineral species
What is Corundum?
This venerated Catholic Saint and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII was the subject of Robert Bolt's 1954 play A Man for All Seasons
Who is Sir Thomas More?
Pulps were the successor to these types of serial publications who got their pejorative name from their cheap price and content matter which often featured sensational stories
What are Penny Dreadfuls or Penny Awfuls?
The lost love between a theologian and an abbess in 12th century France chronicled in this collection is considered foundational in the development of feminist representation in literature
What are The Letters of Abelard and Heloise?
No that's not a furry rodent, it's the unit of measurement for the amount of a substance in the International System of Units
What is a Mole?
This Gilded Age American Financier was also an avid gem collector who, with a massive donation, also gave his name to the Memorial Hall of Gems at New York’s American Museum of Natural History
Who is J.P. Morgan?