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He was the most renown Spanish artist of the 20th century, a founder of the Cubist movement, and a political commentator through pieces such as 1937’s Guernica.
Who was Pablo Picasso?
It is a religion native to the Indian subcontinent, and formerly the name of an empire that fought a series of wars in the first half of the 19th century before succumbing to British forces.
What is Sikh?
Its leaf appears on the Canadian flag and its sap makes a breakfast condiment.
What is maple?
He has been called one of the greatest visionaries of the modern world for his work in developing what is now one of the world’s largest companies.
Who was Steve Jobs?
She was the love of King Arthur’s life, but not always loyal to him.
Who was Guinevere?
He was the pre-eminent composer of the Baroque period, known for the Brandenburg Concertos and his numerous preludes.
Who was Johann Sebastian Bach?
It is a prominent active volcano in present-day Indonesia, whose 1883 eruption was one of the largest in recorded history and caused over 35,000 deaths.
What is Krakatoa?
It’s a tree commonly associated both with the American South, where it weeps, and with China, where it takes the former name of the country’s capital.
What is willow?
He was the foremost American steel magnate and a leading philanthropist, funding the construction of hundreds of libraries across the United States.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
It is a low-budget cult classic film, based very loosely on Arthurian legend, starring one of the most popular comedy groups of all time.
What is Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
It’s the host city to one of the “Big Three” of international film festivals that showcase and celebrate movies from across the world, alongside Cannes and Berlin.
What is Venice?
This nation was led by Kenesary Kasimov and his Great Horde as it rebelled against Russian intrusion from the north from 1837 to 1856.
Who are the Kazakhs?
It grows in clusters known as clonal colonies, which can dominate the landscape in some place such as the ski resort in Colorado that takes its name from the tree.
What is aspen?
It’s the name that appeared on many a rifle in the American west, and also the name that graces a massive mansion built of a widow’s guilt.
What is Winchester?
He held a court of advisors known as Camelot during his tragically short presidency.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
It’s an 11th century artwork depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066.
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
It was a large scale civil war fought between the ruling Qing Dynasty and a Christian millenarian movement between 1850 and 1864.
What was the Taiping Rebellion?
It’s renown for its pink blossoms, which brighten up the city of Washington, D.C. every spring as they bloom from numerous trees given as a gift of friendship from Japan to the United States.
What is cherry?
It’s the dish first served in 1949 by the Berliner Herta Heuwer, after she obtained sausages, ketchup, and the dish’s eponymous spice.
What is currywurst?
It was the art form of a popular adaptation of the tale released in the 1960s, with music by Frederick Lowe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.
What is a musical?
He made the polyptch altarpiece in St. Bavo’s Cathedral and was a key figure in Flemish Renaissance art who perfected the newly developed technique of oil painting.
Who was Jan van Eyck?
He was the American admiral who played a leading role in opening up Japan to the West in the 1850s.
Who was Matthew Perry?
Its dark, strong wood is popular for furniture, boats, and musical instruments.
What is mahogany?
She was the first self-made female millionaire in America, building her wealth off of a line of black beauty products in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Who was Madam C.J. Walker?
It’s the name of the musical adaption of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and is one of the made-up words rhymed with “Camelot” in the original film.
What is Spamalot?