Religion
Vocabulary
The Fabulous Romans
Getting into Character
On Our Money
200

Abraham, Moses & Jesus are considered prophets in this holy book of Islam

The Koran

200

A case for arrows, whether or not it shakes

Quiver

200

According to legend, Romulus & Remus were sired by this war god

Mars

200

For this WWII film Tom Hanks & the other actors in his squad had to endure a rigorous week of boot camp

Saving Private Ryan

200

A law passed in 1955 designated that this motto must appear on all U.S. coins & currency

In God We Trust

400

The name for this heavenly being comes from the Greek word for"messenger"

Angel

400

It means government by a small group, not government by men named Ollie

Oligarchy

400

After overcoming Antony & Lepidus, Octavian, later known by this name, became emperor

Augustus

400

He won an Oscar for portraying Ray Charles but learned to play the violin & cello for his role as "The Soloist"

Jamie Foxx

400

Appropriately, this landmark is on the reverse of the $5 bill

The Lincoln Memorial

600

Roman Catholics are married at this kind of mass

Nuptial Mass

600

If your hostess offers you a comfit, she expects you to do this with it

Eat it

600

This poet begins his epic of Aeneas with words meaning "I sing of arms and the man"

Virgil

600

Tom Cruise learned to speak Japanese & wield a sword for his role in this 2003 film

The Last Samurai

600

$1 bills tell you which Federal Reserve bank issued the bill; "A" represents the district in this New England city

Boston

800

Ceremony whose name means "daughter of the commandment" in Hebrew

Bat Mitzvah

800

Misogyny is the hatred of women, whereas misogamy is this

Hatred of marriage

800

This man, known as the Elder or Censor, ended his speeches saying, "Carthage must be destroyed"

Cato

800

To prepare for this movie, Helena Bonham Carter took singing & pie-making lessons

Sweeney Todd

800

The seal of the Treasury Department, seen on bills, includes these, which represent justice

Scales

1000

Heritage USA, described as a "religious Disneyland", is (probably was) a theme park located in this state

South Carolina

1000

From Latin for "to beg", it's a fancy 9-letter synonym for a beggar

Mendicant

1000

Though he died a Roman citizen, Plutarch, author of "Parallel Lives", was born in this country

Greece

1000

To play Hawkeye in this movie, Daniel Day-Lewis learned to track animals, build canoes & fire muskets

The Last of the Mohicans

1000

It's printed on the bills: "This note is" this 2-word term "for all debts, public and private"

Legal Tender