Imperialism in Asia
This country colonized India, and controlled Hong Kong for a period of 100 years
What is the United Kingdom
This German-born Jewish physicist made contributions to quantum mechanics and theorized the formula E=Mc^2
Who is Albert Einstein
This Russian composer composed the ballet The Nutcracker which includes songs such as Dance of the Sugar plum fairy
who is tchaikovsky
Sub-family of the Indo-european family that includes languages such as Italian, Spanish, and French
What is romance
this 37 year-old British librarian goes on UK's got talent to share his passion (DAILY DOUBLE)
who is Eugene
French Indochina was made up of Laos, Cambodia, and this now Communist country with capital at Hanoi
what is Vietnam
This research and development program directed by Leslie Groves conducted the Los Alamos nuclear test with J. Robert Oppenheimer
What is the Manhattan project
This Tchaikovsky piece includes cannon fire and drowns out "La Marseillaise" with "God save the Tsar" (daily double)
what is the 1812 overture
Any of the four answers accepted. Language spoken in the Balkans, largely mutually intelligible with the other three languages
what are:
1. Serbian
2. Croatian
3. Bosnian
4. Montenegrin
5. Serbocroatian
This Edgar Allan Poe poem details the namesake bird croaking, "nevermore"
what is The raven
Japan allowed Portugal, the only European power allowed to trade with them, to trade solely in this Kyushu city.
What is Nagasaki
This Polish physicist who discovered Radium and Polonium died in France in 1934
Who is Marie Curie
This Russian playwright composed many plays such as Uncle Vanya, the Seagull, and the Cherry Orchard
Who is Anton Chekhov
indo-european language spoken in Pakistan, that makes up the broader Hindustani language with Hindi
what is urdu
This Robert Frost poem ends with, "and miles to go before I sleep"
what is stopping by woods on a snowy evening
This Portugese trading post in Western India was established in 1510
What is Goa
This Italian physicist was credited with creating the first artificial nuclear reactor
Who is Enrico Fermi
Russian composer of Peter and the Wolf
who is Sergei Prokofiev
Indo-european language, similar to Sanskrit, spoken by a nomadic group in europe
what is romani
This poet wrote "O captain, my captain" as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln after his 1865 assassination
Who is Walt whitman
This was the name of the Dutch port city, now known as Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia
What is Batavia
This German physicist who discovered Rhenium and proposed the concept of nuclear fission
who is ida noddack
Russian composer of Petrushka and the Firebird
Who is Igor Stravinsky
Celtic language, the only one spoken on mainland europe
what is breton
This poet wrote "Sunday morning" and "emperor of ice cream"
who is Wallace stevens