European National Nicknames
At different times in its history, this nation has been called Hibernia & the Celtic Tiger
Ireland
You want tales? Oh, we got some tales to tell! "The Clerk's", "The Manciple's", "The Reeve's"... all part of this
The Canterbury Tales
Irrational,
ordinal,
prime
Numbers
In game 3 of the 1970 NBA finals, Jerry West hit a 60-footer to force overtime against the Knicks--but this team still lost
Los Angeles Lakers
In a Gounod opera, Juliet sings to him that she forgives him for killing one of her clan
Romeo
The Netherlands, meaning low-lying country, is also known as the land of these flowers
Tulips
Always seeming to find large amounts of trouble, this CIA agent is the protagonist in "Clear & Present Danger"
Jack Ryan
Pencil,
walrus,
handlebar
a Mustache
This Manchester United superstar said a 55-yard score in 1996 "kicked open the door to the rest of my life"
David Beckham
"Lensky's Aria" from "Eugene Onegin" finds Lensky lamenting his fate after having agreed to this type of challenge
a Duel
Norway is known as the land of the midnight sun & the land of these medieval marauders
The Vikings
Consecutive chapters in this book are "The Minister's Vigil" & "Another View of Hester"
The Scarlet Letter
Royals,
Guardians,
Pirates
Baseball Teams
Matt Stutzman, a 2012 silver medalist at these international games, set a longstanding record for hitting an archery target 930.4 feet
The Paralympics
Revenge spurs the queen of night in this Mozart opera as she urges her daughter towards murder in a bloodthirsty aria
The Magic Flute
Hungarians know their country not as the land of the Huns, but as the land of this nomadic people who settled there in the 9th century.
The Magyars
The many travails of the title hero of this Dumas novel include an involuntary swim after being tossed into the sea
The Count of Monte Cristo
Herb,
rock,
zen
Gardens
In a 1973 game against Buffalo, this Boston Bruin scored on a length-of-the-ice shot from behind his own goal line
Bobby Orr
Lammermoor Castle is witness to the grief of this woman & her aria "Il dolce suono"
Lucia
Due to its location, this small nation, a grand duchy, has been called the little fortress & the Gibraltar of the North
Luxembourg
Sethe is haunted by the ghost of her nameless baby, described by the title adjective of this Toni Morrison novel
Beloved
Blush,
baby,
coral
Pinks(or shades of pink)
In 2021 Jalen Suggs banked in a 40-foot buzzer-beater to eliminate UCLA & send this Washington school to the NCAA title game
Gonzaga
Meaning "none shall sleep", this aria from "Turandot" carries an explicit threat of execution
"Nessun Dorma"