Notable Women
Though her clerks had to explain it to her, she's fond of her nickname "Notorious RBG"
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Violins made by him can be pricey; one worth $2.6 million was -oops!--left on a train in 2016 but quickly recovered
Who is Stradivarius?
PM Robert Borden insisted that Canada join this new international organization on its own, separate from the British Empire
What are the League of Nations?
Legend say that Newton was hit by what fruit?
What is an apple?
I gotta feeling you'll know that "I Gotta Feeling" was a No. 1 hit for will.i.am & this group
What are the Black Eyed Pees?
During WWI she supported the French war effort by fitting ambulances with portable X-ray equipment
Who is Marie Curie?
An early edition of this group of English stories written in the 14th century went for $7.5 million in 1998
What are the Canterbury Tales?
President Raymond Poincaré of France was a firm believer in Germany's need to pay reparations as outlined in this document
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
His third law stated that for every action there is an equal and _______ reaction
What is opposite?
Flea & Anthony Kiedis of this group first met when they were in high school
She made her first entry in her famous diary on June 14, 1942, after receiving it as a gift for her 13th birthday
Who is Anne Frank?
The white "subway" dress worn by this actress in a 1955 film was not marked down when it went for $5.6 million
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
Billy Hughes spent WWI advocating this wartime practice, which split Australia as it later did the U.S. in the 1960s
This fantastical science was a secret passion of Newton
What is alchemy? (also chronology)
Wait. . .wait. . . now name this Adam Levine band that had "Wait" on the charts in 2018
What is Maroon 5?
In 1952, this pioneering writer on the environment was the first woman to win a National Book Award for nonfiction.
Who is Rachel Carson?
Let there be very expensive light from 2 gilt-metal & rock crystal these fixtures, bought at auction in 2010 for $677,000
What are chandaliers?
In August Jan Smuts said, "a wave of the deepest emotion has passed over" this country at the news of PM Botha's death
What is South Africa?
This man also claimed to have invented calculus, and did think of the same principles independently from Newton.
Who is Leibniz?
A fire at a Frank Zappa concert inspired this band's song "Smoke On The Water"
What is Deep Purple?
Josephine Esther Mentzer was the birth name of this founder of a fragrance & cosmetics empire
Who is Estee Lauder?
Just 2 years old, in 2017 a bottle made from this "most renowned grape variety" for fine red wine sold for $350,000
What is a Cabernet (or Cabernet Sauvignon)
This dominating prime minister of Great Britain had a full name made up of three first names
Who is David Lloyd George?
This book was said to be one of the most influential books on physics; it deals largely with his laws of motion
What is the Principia?
This garage rock duo performed the hit single Seven Nation Army, one of the most popular songs of the early 2000's
Who are the White Stripes?