Shakespeare
This character famously pondered in a soliloquy, “To be or not to be, that is the question.”
Who is Hamlet?
She advised the House Committee on the Judiciary during the Watergate Scandal
Who is Hillary Clinton?
Often mistakenly referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization
What is Machu Pichu?
Alanis Morissette: It’s like rain on your wedding day / it’s a free ride when you’ve already paid / it’s the good advice that you just didn’t take / and who would’ve thought? It figures
What is Ironic?
This heartfelt emotion is also a part of tennis scoring terminology
What is love?
Shakespeare wrote this play while quarantined during the plague
What is King Lear?
She appeared in films like Donovan’s Brain, Night Into Morning, and Helicats of the Navy, which co-starred her future president husband
Who is Nancy Reagan?
This artificial waterway connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean
What is the Panama Canal?
Oasis: And all the roads we have to walk are winding / and all the lights that lead us there are blinding / there are many things that I / would like to say to you but I don’t know how
What is Wonderwall?
This woman currently holds 23 Grand Slam titles and is often referred to as the G.O.A.T. – the Greatest of All Time, and is the younger sister of another great tennis player
Who is Serena Williams?
The Taming of the Shrew was modernized and adapted in this 1999 romantic comedy
What is 10 Things I Hate About You?
After leaving the White House, she spoke openly about her battle with painkillers and alcohol, and founded a nonprofit
Who is Betty Ford?
This statue has become a cultural icon of Rio de Janeiro, looking out over the city
What is Christ the Redeemer?
Ricky Martin: She’s into superstitions / black cats and voodoo dolls / I feel a premonition / that girl’s gonna make me fall
What is Livin' La Vida Loca?
In 1973, at age 29, she won the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match against 53 year old Bobby Riggs
Who is Billie Jean King?
Shakespeare used this type of metric line in almost all his plays and poems
What is iambic pentameter?
DAILY DOUBLE!
These two women are the only first ladies to be both the wife and the mother of a President
Charles Darwin’s observations at this archipelago of volcanic islands contributed to the inception of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, and is considered one of the seven wonders of the underwater world
What are the Galápagos Islands?
Goo Goo Dolls: And I’d give up forever to touch you / ‘cause I know that you feel me somehow / you’re the closest to heaven that I’ll ever be / and I don’t want to go home right now
What is Iris?
This yearly tennis championship requires the players to only wear white clothing
What is Wimbledon?
The stage directions “Exit, Pursued by a Bear” appeared in this play
What is The Winter's Tale?
She was such a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox that she had a special seat reserved for her in Fenway Park just above the team’s dugout
Who is Grace Coolidge?
Of the seven wonders of the ancient world, only this singular structure still exists today
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The Verve: No change, I can’t change, I can’t change, I can’t change / but I’m here in my mold, I am here in my mold / and I’m a million different people from one day to the next / I can’t change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
What is Bittersweet Symphony?
This female tennis star has the loudest recorded grunt, which reached 105 decibels
Who is Maria Sharapova?