Quotable Women
“Good morning, Sunday morning…”
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
Many states have passed legislation for the this of cannabis.
What is decriminalization?
This Andrew Lloyd Weber musical has had the most Broadway performances at 13,370 and often uses the house of the theater as part of the set since the story takes place in the Paris Opera House.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
This current British monarch is the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
During a squabble over naming new church officials, Pope Gregory VII did this to King Henry IV in order to make sure he was not meddling in church affairs anymore.
What is excommunicate?
“Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses”
Who is Dorthy Parker?
The Bell Jar is a semi-this type of novel written by Sylvia Plath about her own life.
What is autobiographical?
This musical features a combination of puppets and human actors taking on themes like race and sexuality.
What is Avenue Q?
The Protestants gave this brunch cocktail nickname to the queen who led a vigorous attempt to reverse the English Reformation.
What is Bloody Mary?
Even though King Phillip IV of France was desperate for money, Pope Boniface VII told him he could not impose these on church lands.
What are taxes?
This French martyr said, “I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct. And the first time I was very much afraid.”
Who is Joan of Arc?
This word can refer to the political position of the working class.
What is proletarianism?
This musical about the doomed romance between an Asian woman and her American lover is based on the Puccini opera Madame Butterfly.
What is Miss Saigon?
This British queen, the namesake of waterfalls in Zimbabwe, was also the first empress of India.
Who is Queen Victoria?
In March 1534 the Pope decided that Henry VIII’s marriage to this woman was invalid after the birth of their daughter Elizabeth.
Who is Anne Boleyn?
She told Ernest Hemingway, “You are all a lost generation.”
Who is Gertrude Stein?
This adjective can describe a person suffering from a delusional mental illness that is marked by feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur.
What is megalomaniacal?
This musical, subtitled The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, chronicles a group of politically active hippies in NYC who are fighting against the Vietnam War
What is Hair?
Under this queen England and Scotland were joined as the single sovereign union Great Britain.
Who is Queen Anne?
In 1162 King Henry II appointed Thomas Becket to this position thinking he would support Henry’s wishes and edicts; however, he was sorely mistaken.
What is Archbishop of Canterbury?
“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”
Who is Ayn Rand?
This word can mean the quality or state of consisting of dissimilar or diverse elements.
What is heterogeneity?
This musical, inspired by Cervantes’s Don Quixote, has the protagonist trying to slay windmills and win over a bar wench’s heart…or maybe they are all awaiting death during the Spanish Inquisition.
What is Man of La Mancha?
This Queen of Scots was also known as the Maid of Norway, and her official title of queen is disputed by historians as she was never officially inaugurated.
Who is Margaret?
Despite an alliance with this king, Pope John XII went behind his back and also made alliances with his enemies in order to keep the king’s power in check.
Who is King Otto the Great?