U.S. Geography
In 1975 New York City's Richmond borough was renamed after this island
Staten Island
The largest completely open-stack university library in the U.S. is at this school nickname Penn
the university of Pennsylvania
"Scot" is an old word for tax or payment, so this phrase means to get away without payment or penalty
To get away scot-free
At 49 days, this 1981 sports strike was the longest in professional athletics history
the baseball strike
Modern artist Lucian Freud, grandson of this famous man, has been called "The Ingres of Existentialism"
Sigmund Freud
The northeastern New Jersey town of Irvington is named for this author
Washington Irving
Christ's College at this university was founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII
Cambridge
Of the Guinea pig, Guinea worm or Guinea hen, the one that isn't native to Africa
the Guinea pig
Prince Franz Josef II became head of state of this tiny European country in 1938
Liechtenstein
Novelist George du Maurier also drew caricatures for this British humor magazine
Punch
The western border of this state is formed by the Big Sioux & Missouri River
Iowa
Laval University is named for Francois de Montmorency Laval, the 1st bishop of this Canadian city
Quebec
In 1991 this cereal with a leprechaun on the box added green tree marshmallows
Lucky Charms
In 1973 construction was completed on this 1454-foot-tall Chicago building
the Sears Tower
Jasper Johns once dreamed he was painting this symbol of the U.S.; now he's painted it many times
the U.S. flag
It's the largest Texas city bordering Mexico
El Paso
George Washington was this school's chancellor from 1788 until his death
the College of William and Mary
It's the official language of Mauritius
English
Until June 22, 1948, this British king was also emperor of India
George VI
The last name of this great English landscape painter could refer to a British policeman
(John) Constable
Sharing the name of an Italian region, this foothill plateau reaches its greatest extent in VA, NC & SC
the Piedmont
This queen of Sweden founded what is now the University of Helsinki more than 3 1/2 centuries ago
Queen Christina
This country's national library began as a subscription library, the Raffles Library
Singapore
In 1944 it failed to renew the 1918 treaty of union with Denmark & declared itself a republic
Iceland
In 1578 a beautiful woman from Toledo bore a son by this Greek artist
El Greco