Anthropology
Lewis Morgan said we've progressed "from savagery through barbarism to" this sophisticated stage.
What is civilization?
It can be a government department or a chest of drawers.
What is a bureau?
Thomas Paine wrote "The Age of Reason"; Edith Wharton wrote this 1920 satire of social life in 1870s New York City.
What is "The Age of Innocence?"
Leskanich is the last name of this woman who fronted The Waves.
Who is Katrina?
This bright actress won an Oscar for her moving portrayal of a mother who adopts a homeless teen. She also enjoyed starring roles in "Practical Magic", "A Time to Kill", and "Miss Congeniality".
Who is Sandra Bullock?
"Bougie", slang for upscale or snobby, comes from this class described by Karl Marx.
What is bourgeoisie?
When something hits one of these after a period of growth, it stops increasing.
What is a plateau?
The 1938 Nobel Committee cited her "rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China."
Who is Pearl S. Buck?
The Fugees took this song to No.2; Roberta Flack had taken it to No. 1.
What is "Killing Me Softly (With His Song)"?
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was portrayed by this Latina beauty in 2002. The actress also produced the television series "Ugly Betty". Who is she?
Who is Salma Hayek?
Elsie Parsons studied these "apartment" dwelling Indians of the southwest, including the Zuni.
What is Pueblos?
At the start of winter, this Alaskan capital barely gets 6.5 hours of daylight.
What is Juneau?
David Herbert were the given names of this author whose 1915 "The Rainbow" was banned.
Who is D.H. Lawrence?
"Behind These Hazel Eyes" was a hit for this idol.
Who is Kelly Clarkson?
She won Best Supporting Actress in the film "Shakespeare in Love" for her very brief performance as Queen Elizabeth I. Who is this regal actress?
Who is Dame Judi Dench?
A classic work of Cultural Anthropology is antonymically titled this "and the cooked."
What is raw?
Named for a region of Burgundy, it's a red wine drunk when it's young; the "nouveau" type, when it's very young.
What is Beaujolais (Nouveau)?
Lassiter is the hero of the Zane Grey Western "Riders of" this.
What is "The purple sage"?
2010's "Come Around Sundown" was from this group, recent rock "royalty".
Who are the Kings of Leon?
She wrote the screenplay and starred in Ang Lee's version of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility". She also stars as "Nanny McPhee" in the popular children's series of films.
Who is Emma Thompson?
In 1925 she set out for the South Pacific to study adolescent girls.
Who is Margaret Mead?
It's the clothing and linens a bride assembles for her marriage.
What is a trousseau?
This 1906 novel was partly inspired by an article in the San Francisco Chronicle called "The Call of the Tame".
What is "White Fang"?
With help from the Art of Noise, Tom Jones remade this Prince song.
What is "Kiss"?
Audiences may first remember this young actress when she was featured in "The Horse Whisperer", along with Robert Redford, in 1998. Who is she?
Who is Scarlett Johansson?