Movies
After blowing the whistle on the NSA in 2013 he was the subject of both an Oscar-winning documentary & a film by Oliver Stone
Who is Snowden
Thea Musgrave’s 1995 opera about the South American liberator premiered in Virginia not Venezuela
Who is Simon Bolivar
”The Boarding House” & “The Sisters“ are 2 of the 15 stories appearing in this 1914 James Joyce collection.
What is the Dubliners
SHubert Alley is the setting for both the opening & closing scenes of his smash hit that debuted in 2001
What is The Producers
Chancer was influenced by & translated Boethus’ work “The consultation of” this
Philosophy
The only Tracy & Hepburn film with their characters‘ names in its title
Who is Pat and Mike
Hop over the Harbour Bridge and soon hit the Macquarie St. to sing the praises of this architectural marvel on Bennelong Point
What is the Sydney Opera House
August Wilson chronicled the Black experience in his cycle of plays set in the Hill District of this Pennsylvania city
Pittsburgh
“Billy Porter: Broadway & Soul“ & “Sinatra: Voice of the century“ were live from this landmark around 64th and Colombus.
Live from The Lincoln Center
Philosophers distinguish between 2 kinds of knowledge a priori by thinking & this from experience
Empirical or a posteriori
At the end of this 1927 film Maria and her robot twin are stalked by mobs as disaster strikes the title city
What is Metropolis
Count Bitowski leads the company in praise of waltz in the spring “The Viennese Spirit” by this composer
Who is Strauss (The Younger)
Some consider “The tale of Genji” by Murasaki Shikibu this country’s greatest work of fiction.
What is Japan
Originally this famed opera house stood on Broadway between 39th and 40th streets
What is The Metropolitan
Paternalism is a restricting freedom in our supposed best interests like state taxes on these, which began in Iowa in 1921
Cigarettes
In 1994 Jim CarRey was s-s-s-s-smokin as the green faced hero of this film
What is The Mask
“Un Ballo in maschera“ dramatizes the assassination of this country’s King Gustavus III at a masked ball
Where is Sweden
He first wrote about a woman doomed to wear the letter in his 1838 story “Endicott and the red cross”
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne
In a song from “Oklahoma!” this line follows: “Sweetheart, they’re suspecting things”
“People will say we’re in love”
This philosopher wrote “Cogito, ergo sum” (I think, therefore I am)
Who is Descartes
On August 28 1899 a film of this president reviewing troops was shot in Pittsburgh. He was later actually shot in 1901
Who is William McKinley
The first of Verdis trilogy of romantic operas it was followed by “II Trovatore“ and “La Traviata”
What is Rigoletto
His 1958 novel “Our man in Havana” takes place in pre-Castro Cuba
Who is Graham Greene
In 1999 Jean Stapleton was inked to star in “Indian Ink” by this “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern” playwright
Who is Tom Stoppard
Alexander the Great was taught by this philosopher
Who is Aristotle