Tuesday, September 29, 2009

20th Century People

David Ben-Gurion described her as "The only man in my cabinet"

Golda Meir

1.5/2 correct responses

State Capitals

This state capital is on the site of a cross erected by Capt. Christopher Newport May 24, 1607

Richmond, VA

2/2 correct responses

The Movies

The night before their first mass jump in 1940, paratroopers at Fort Benning saw a Western about this man

Geronimo

2/2 correct responses

U.S. Geography

It's the only U.S. state that touches 2 oceans

Alaska

3/3 correct responses

Musical History

It's the nursery rhyme that inspired the title of a famous musical based on a 1913 G.B. Shaw work

London Bridge (Shaw --> Pygmalion --> My Fair Lady --> London Bridge)

2/2 correct responses

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Shakespeare

Oddly enough, this 3-word phrase is the only Latin phrase spoken in the play "Julius Caesar"

Et tu Brute?

2/3 correct responses

Diplomatic Relations

Of the 4 countries in the world that the U.S. does not have diplomatic relations with, the one that's farthest north (as of 03/2009)

North Korea

3/3 correct responses