Where Were You, & When
This queen,
1780:
Versailles, mostly
Who is Marie Antionette?
A way to get in, or a submission to a contest
In taxonomy:
Kingdom, phylum...
What is Class?
Women's doubles tennis,
2012 (both players)
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
Coarse language, racial stereotypes and use of the N-word have caused this Mark Twain novel to be pulled from some shelves
What is Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
John McCain, 1970:
In captivity in this country
What is Vietnam?
A commandment (one of the 10!) in Exodus 20 forbids this religious practice
What is Idolatry
In the Greek alphabet:
Rho, sigma...
What is Tau?
Men's half-pipe,
2006, 2010
Who is Shaun White?
A Florida county pulled this 2011 E.L. James book from libraries, but it came back "in response to public demand"
What is 50 Shades of Grey?
William V,
Prince of Orange,
1790:
ruling in this country
What is the Netherlands
Writing that creates a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm
What is poetry?
NBA MVPs - Curry (2016), Westbrook (2017)...
Who is James Harden?
Men's 100-meter dash,
1936
Who is Jesse Owens?
This 1985 Margaret Atwood novel was challenged in N.C. as "sexually explicit, violently graphic and morally corrupt"
What is The Handmaids Tale?
Pope Francis, then just Called Jorge Mario Bergolio
2000
Archbishop of this city
What is Buenos Aires?
Insultingly small, as in a portion of food
What is paltry?
In Presidents: Truman, Eisenhower...
Mens 1500m speed skate,
2002
Who is Apollo Ohno?
"References to pedophillia and sexual abuse" caused this Vladimir Nabokov novel to be pulled from shelves. Its also became part of the nickname given to Epstein's plane.
What is Lolita?
Aaron Burr,
July 11, 1804:
crossing this river to go fight a duel
What is the Hudson River
Anyone who stands guard
What is a sentry?
In U.S. House GOP leadership:
Speaker, Majority Leader...
Who is the Majority Whip?
Light-heavyweight boxing,
1960
Who is Muhammad Ali?
A special edition of this book (controversial for some obscene language) was bound with striking paper and included a match
What is Fahrenheit 451?