OPERA
This Italian composer wrote La Bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly.
Giacomo Puccini
This “Iron Lady” served as Britain’s Prime Minister in the 1980s.
Margaret Thatcher
This Chevrolet model from the 1950s became an American icon.
the Bel Air
He is credited with inventing the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
This celestial event is when the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
a solar eclipse
In The Barber of Seville, this character sings the famous aria “Largo al factotum.”
Figaro
He led the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Nikita Khrushchev
This Ford car, first released in 1964, became an instant classic.
the Mustang
This American invented the light bulb and the phonograph.
Thomas Edison
This fruit is also known as an “alligator pear.”
is avocado
This German composer is known for the four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung.
Richard Wagner
He was South Africa’s first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
Known for its gullwing doors, this Mercedes model is legendary.
the 300SL
This German engineer invented the first gasoline-powered automobile.
Karl Benz
He wrote the music for West Side Story.
is Leonard Bernstein
Carmen, written by Bizet, is set in this European country.
Spain
This French military leader declared himself Emperor in 1804.
Napoleon Bonaparte
This British sports car company made the E-Type, often called the most beautiful car ever.
Jaguar
She invented windshield wipers in 1903.
Mary Anderson
In 1952, this Queen ascended the British throne.
is Queen Elizabeth II
Nessun Dorma, famously sung by Pavarotti, is from this Puccini opera.
Turandot
She was the first female Prime Minister of India.
Indira Gandhi?
The muscle car known as the “GTO” was made by this American brand.
Pontiac
He invented the first successful airplane with his brother Orville.
Wilbur Wright
This board game, introduced in 1935, lets players buy properties like Boardwalk and Park Place.
Monopoly