Famous Deaths
This American actress was found dead at 36 due to barbiturate poisoning, ostensibly self administered.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This song sung by Whitney Houston, from The Bodyguard soundtrack, features the lyrics "bittersweet memories, that is all I'm taking with me."
What is "I will Always Love You"?
This state is the US's least populated.
What is Wyoming?
Mary Poppins claimed that a spoonful of this helps the medicine go down.
What is sugar?
"A rose is a rose is a rose" is a famously short poem by this author.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
This president was killed, ostensibly by Lee Harvey Oswald, while his wife Jackie was in the car.
Who is JFK?
This Celine Dion song from Titanic won the Oscar for best original song.
What is "My Heart Will Go On"?
This US State is the closest to Africa.
What is Maine?
Many families would sit together and listen to this technology at night, before the advent of the television.
What is the radio?
This poet wrote the famous lines "Two roads diverged in a road...."
Who is Robert Frost?
This founding father was killed in a duel with his friend as well as political rival, Aaron Burr.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This song from the musical Oklahoma features the characters of Laurey and Curly singing about what not to do, so others won't be aware of their feelings for each other.
What is "People Will Say We're In Love"
This state has the most water in it with over 91,000 square miles.
What is Alaska?
Time magazine honored this aviator as its first "Man of the Year"
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
This poet wrote, "Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage Rage! Against the dying of the light."
Who is Dylan Thomas?
This Roman dictator was killed by 23 wounds to the chest on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Elvis was famous for singing this love song featuring the lines "for my darling I love you and I always will."
What is "Love Me Tender"?
Over 40 buildings in this US City have their own zip code.
What is New York City?
This video game series features the lead character of Lara Croft. Angelina Jolie played her in the movie of the same name.
What is Tomb Raider?
This type of poem has the structure of 3 lines with the first line having 5 syllables, the second 7, and the third 5.
What is Haiku?
This maid of Orleans was killed by execution (being burned at the stake) at 19 years old.
Who is Joan of Arc?
What is DeLovely?
This state's seal features the saying "Excelsior" from the Latin meaning "ever upward."
What is New York?
Among Roman Catholics, this saint is known as the "patron saint of lost causes."
Who is Saint Jude?
This oft read and somewhat dark poet is responsible for many poems, one of his most famous being "The Raven"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?