Ancient Greece
This poet is credited with creating the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
Jane Austen’s most famous work follows the romantic entanglements of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy
Pride and Prejudice
In 1917, the Romanov double-headed eagle was swapped for a hammer and a sickle
Russian Revolution
This piece was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and is commonly played during wedding processionals
Air on the G string
Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished basilica masterpiece features "tree-like" columns and surrealist spires
Sagrada Familia
This is the Greek analogue to Mercury in ancient Roman religion
Hermes
Set in Maycomb, Alabama, this Harper Lee novel features lawyer Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson
To Kill a Mockingbird
Fidel’s 26th of July Movement eventually ousted Batista from this Caribbean island in 1959
Cuba
This 1812 Overture composer famously included real cannons in the musical score
Tchaikovsky
This 17th-century white marble mausoleum in Agra was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife
Taj Mahal
This temple dedicated to Athena sits atop the Acropolis and is considered a masterpiece of Doric architecture
Parthenon
In a world of Newspeak, this Orwellian novel proves that two plus two can indeed equal five
1984
Zapata and Villa rode through this 1910 conflict to break the 30-year grip of Porfirio Díaz
Mexican Revolution
This Italian term tells a performer to play softly
Piano
Often found on Gothic cathedrals, these scary-looking carved stone creatures serve as decorations
Gargoyles
In Greek mythology, this was the river that souls had to cross to reach the Underworld
The River Styx
This Belgian detective’s "little grey cells" solved murders on the Orient Express and the Nile
Hercule Poirot
In 2004 the streets of Kyiv turned a vibrant hue as protesters demanded a revote following a fraudulent election between Yanukovych and Yushchenko
Orange Revolution
Name the four traditional vocal parts in a choir
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
To invite "divine light" through stained glass, medieval masons created these arched exterior "ribs" that look like they lean against the cathedral’s walls for support
Flying Buttresses
This Greek physician is considered the "Father of Medicine" and has an oath named after him
Hippocrates
This poet needed a Roman guide to navigate the nine circles of his own vivid afterlife
Dante Alighieri
In 1989, Czechoslovakia saw a transition so smooth it was named for this fabric, proving that a regime could be toppled without a single shot being fired
Velvet Revolution
This legendary piano composer is buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, far from his homeland near Warsaw
Chopin
This vertical groove carved into the shaft of a column is designed to draw the eye upward and soften the harshness of the stone
Fluting