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Harold II was killed in this battle in 1066
Hastings
Harold Godwinson (c. 1022 – 14 October 1066), also called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon English king. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England. His death marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule over England.
Traditionally, SCOTUS begins its term on the first Monday in this month
October
The title character of this Chekhov play is bitter toward the relative who’s estate he manages
Uncle Vanya
Elvira warns Zerlina about the title character of this Mozart opera
Don Giovanni
In 2013, Donna Tartt had a bestseller about a painting of this colorful bird
The Goldfinch
“Battle of the Amazons” by this Baroque painter has the full-figured women he’s known for
Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition.
Of the 13 nations through which the equator passes, it’s the only on whose coastline borders the Caribbean Sea
Columbia
She came into power after the death of her father, Ptolemy XII
Cleopatra
In 1829, this Italian composed his famed opera “William Tell”
Rossini
is a French-language opera in four acts by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini
It flows 1,240 miles to empty into the Pacific at Astoria
Columbia
Astoria is a city in Oregon.
On Christmas Day, 1066 he became king of England
William the Conqueror
Dhaka is the capital of this county whose population is more than 140 million
Bangladesh
Meaning “great ballet” this company was known for its “Moscow style”
Bolshoi
She wrote the play “A Raisin in the Sun”
Lorraine Hansberry
She was the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Her best-known work, the play A Raisin in the Sun, highlights the lives of black Americans in Chicago living under racial segregation. The title of the play was taken from the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes: “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”
Hansberry’s family had struggled against segregation, challenging a restrictive covenant in the 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case Hansberry v. Lee.
She’s Queen Elizabeth II’s only daughter
Anne (Princess Royal)
The “Winner” of this title event in this classic Shirley Jackson short story is stoned to death
The Lottery
With a controversial Law-&-Order program, Rodrigo Duarte was president of this country from 2016-2022
The Philippines
It’s Norway’s second largest city and its principal port
Bergen
This policy, Russian for “Openness” was begun by Mikhaïl Gorbachev in 1985
Glasnost
It’s the original day job of Figaro, a leading character in two comic operas by Rossini and Mozart
Barber
Carrying up to 400 passengers, this first jumbo jet entered airline service in 1970
Boeing 747 
The creator of “The West Wing” adapted “To Kill a Mockingbird” as a Broadway play
Aaron Sorkin
Category: what’d the Captain say?
A command to turn this 8-letter way means to head into the breeze
Windward
Large Durham boats for hauling iron were used by George Washington cross this river in December 1776
Delaware 
During one season, the winter of 1678, this baroque music master was born in Venice
Antonio Vivaldi 
Signing the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, President Bush said he was inspired by this GOP senator, who lost the use of an arm
Bob Dole 
In the 1700s Vientiane, now capital of this Asian country, was a capital of its own kingdom
Laos
The city is located in the banks of the Mekong, right at the border with Thailand
This annual pilgrimage begins on the eighth day of the last month of the Islamic year
Hajj
This poet and lord started a work with the line “She walks in beauty, like the night”
Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet and peer.He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest of English poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage; much of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular.
In 1884, this man wrote “Vildanden” Norwegian for “the wild duck”
Henrik Ibsen
Tunisia is on the western border of this country
Libya
This New Brunswick college also calls itself “The State University of New Jersey”
Rutgers
This murderous supernatural clown returns in “It Chapter Two”
Pennywise
The Mister is a 2019 romance by this “Fifty Shades” author
E.L. James
This French composer wrote “Carmen”
George Bizet
This National League West team lost back-to-back World series in 2017 & 2018
Los Angeles Dodgers
In 1930, this surrealist from Spain painted “The Great Masturbator”
Salvador Dali
As of 2016, OF THE 9 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE PRODUCED A U.N.SECRETARY-GENERAL, THIS NATION IS THE ONLY ONE FROM ITS HEMISPHERE
Peru
Javier Perez de Cuellar
As well as kids’ books, this 19th century author wrote “Examples in Arithmetic” & other math text books
Lewis Carroll
It’s the largest artificial lake in the United States
Lake Mead
Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado river in southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 miles east of Las Vegas. 
Ran Iran 1941-1979…ran away Jan. 16, 1979…ran out of time 1980…
The Shah of Iran
Cape Catoche, the northeastern tip of this peninsula lies a little more than 30 miles north of Cancun
The Yucatán 
The four presidents who have been assassinated
Abraham Lincoln (1865)
James Garfield (1881)
William McKinley (1901)
John f. Kennedy (1963)
Category: poems in video games
In the “the legend of Zelda“ a poem called the sun’s song inspires you to play a tune on this egg-like instrument
An ocarina
The ocarina is a wind instrument that produces sound when air vibrates within an enclosed chamber and exits through a hole near the mouthpiece. The ocarina has four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. The name ocarina, which means “little goose”, was first given to the instrument by Italian teenager Guiseppe Donati in 1853.
In 1789, he was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Jay
In 1979, this creator of “Star Trek” wrote a novelization of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”
Gene Roddenberry
He won his first full term as mayor of Chicago April 2,1991
Richard M. Daley
Water from the Euphrates was lifted by slaves to aid in this “green” project
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
the 10th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1487 to 1505. He had only one empress and no concubines, granting him the distinction of being the sole perpetually monogamous emperor in Chinese history
The Hongzhi Emperor(30 July 1470 – 9 June 1505)
Born Zhu Youcheng, he was the eldest surviving son of the Chenghua Emperor and his reign as emperor of China is called the “Hongzhi Silver Age”. His era name, “Hongzhi”, means “great government.”
This poet’s birthplace and museum lie near the Brig O’Doon featured in his poem “Tam O’Shanter”
Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a “light Scots dialect” of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English
In 1990 Syria’s troops joined the allied forces in preparing to attack this invader of Kuwait
Iraq
Category: American history 
He organized the corps of men who photographed the Civil War, poor eyesight limited his work 
Mathew Brady
In 1779, Dutch scientist Jan Ingenhousz published his discovery of this process in green plants
Photosynthesis 
He was honored as coach of the Dolphins in 1971 even though he lost some games that year
Don Shula 
The quokka is another name for the short tail scrub species of this marsupial
Wallaby 
In 1521 it was Charles V presiding and the archbishop of trier, Jon Eck, prosecuting this man
Martin Luther 
Name the decade
The first flight takes place at Kitty Hawk, and baseball’s first World Series is played
1900s 
Arf! Little orphan Annie, found this furry friend as a pup behind Mrs. Bottle’s store
Sandy 
Licorice stick is slang for this woodwind instrument
Clarinet
Who was Lyndon B Johnson’s vice president?
Hubert Humphrey
from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. As a senator he was a major leader of modern liberalism in the United States. As President Lyndon B. Johnson’s vice president, he supported the controversial Vietnam War. An intensely divided Democratic Party nominated him in the 1968 presidential election, which he lost to Republican nominee Richard Nixon.
1653: This Izaak Walton ode to piscatory endeavors splashes ashore
The Compleat Angler
As part of the their Grammy performance ever, they played the fan-selected “Livin’ on a Prayer”
Bon Jovi
This Italian-born man began his brief tenure as pope on August 26, 1978
John Paul I
The armillary sphere on this county’s flag honors Prince Henry the Navigator
Portugal
At around 20 miles long, the Onyx River is this continent’s longest
Antarctica
In 1990, this man moved into No. 10 Downing Street and lived there the next seven years
John Major
You might see Oscar de la Renta around Punta Cana on the eastern tip of Hispaniola in this country
The Dominican Republic
The name of this state’s Kennebec River is Algonquian for “long reach”
Maine
Who is the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?
By Ken Kesey
Chief Bromden is the narrator of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. Bromden is a patient in a psychiatric institution who pretends to be deaf and mute, making him almost invisible to the orderlies and Nurse Ratched. Bromden is also known as “Chief Broom” because the aides make him sweep the halls
In 405 BC, Spartan commander Lysander won the final victory over the Athenians in this war
The Peloponnesian war 
In 1358 Lubeck, on the Baltic Coast became the headquarters of this league
The Hanseatic League
a confederation of market towns and guilds in Northern Europe from 1358–1800. It was a commercial and defensive network that controlled much of the Baltic Sea trade and protected the league’s towns and cities. The league was also known as Hansa and Hanse
In 1726, this “Messiah” composer became and English citizen
George Frideric Handel
1685-1759
In 1983 he said “We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back”
Lee Iacocca
October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. He was president of Chrysler from 1978 to 1991 and chairman and CEO from 1979 until his retirement at the end of 1992. He was one of the few executives to preside over the operations of two of the United States’ Big Three automakers.
A 1961 JFK-Khrushchev summit ended in an agreement on this neighbor of Vietnam and Cambodia
Laos
It’s the capital of the Show-Me State
Jefferson City
This “Hawkeye” capital means “River of the monks”
Des Moines
What does phytoremediation mean?
It’s a cleanup technology using living plants to remove or detoxify environmental contaminants from soil and water 
Category: AKA
Professional name of the punk rocker born James Jewel Osterberg; it sounds like a weird soft drink
Iggy Pop
At this man’s death in 1997, Jaques Chirac called him probably the best known Frenchman in the world
Jaques Cousteau 
Jacques René Chirac (29 November 1932 – 26 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries
Category: 1998 Pulitzer Prizes
39 years after “Goodbye, Columbus,” this author won for his novel “American Pastoral”
Philip Roth
Category: young adult books
Following a plane crash in the wilderness, Brian Robeson doesn’t “bury” this title tool, but uses it to survive
Hatchet
Author Gary Paulsen
THE FORMATION OF THE BROWNELL COMMITTEE OUT OF CONCERN OVER U.S. COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE LED TO THE 1952 CREATION OF THIS BODY
National Security Agency
Deuterium is a heavy isotope of this element
Hydrogen
Category: state capitals
Named for a 19th century German chancellor, it was founded as a railway terminus
Bismarck, North Dakota
5 of the 6 Nobel prizes are awarded in this city
Stockholm
This 15th century king of Castille and Aragon was known as “The Catholic”
Ferdinand (II)
Tara Westover traces her journey from rural Idaho to BYU and Harvard in this memoir
Educated
The Nile is longer, but this second-longest River in Africa carries more water
Congo
He composed great waltzes like “Tales from the Vienna Woods”
John Strauss
The smallest blood cells are these disc shaped structures that trigger clotting and coagulation
Platelets
Fenway Park is home to this famous wall that tops out at 37 feet
Green Monster
The Willamette River Valley is the agricultural heart of this state
Oregon
It’s the only US state that borders only one other state
Maine
Two word phrase for a post-touchdown attempt
Extra point
After the touchdown, you can try to kick it through the goal posts for 1 point. Or, you can choose to run one play in an attempt to run or pass the ball over the goal line for 2 points. Kick = 1 point; or run/pass = 2 points.
Both are referred to as the PAT or Point after Touchdown.
“She’s the Man” the 2006 romantic comedy starring Amanda Bynes is an adaptation of this Shakespeare play
Twelfth Night
The film used a few character names from the play, like Viola, Olivia, and Sebastian, and it also has themes similar to those found in the play — like changing identities and unrequited love.
“Twelfth Night” is a Shakespearean comedy about mistaken identity, love triangles, and the chaos that ensues when twins Viola and Sebastian are separated in a shipwreck. Viola disguises herself as a man named Cesario and falls in love with Duke Orsino, who loves Olivia. Olivia falls for Cesario, not realizing she’s a woman. Meanwhile, Sebastian reappears, causing confusion. In the end, identities are revealed, and couples are united, bringing about a happy resolution.
Category: movie mice
Mr. Jingles is a mouse on death row in this Stephen King tale
The Green Mile
The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy drama film written, directed and co-produced by Frank Darabont and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Stephen King. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard during the Great Depression who witnesses supernatural events following the arrival of an enigmatic convict, Jon Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), at his facility.
Category: rhyme time
Restauranteur Trader Vic created this rum and curaçao cocktail
Mai Tai
American novelist whose novels include Modern Lovers, The Vacationers, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures and All Adults Here. In May 2022, her novel This Time Tomorrow was published
Emma Straub
Which film won the first Oscar in the category Best Animated Feature?
Shrek (2001)
Even though it’s made of metal, this instrument invented around 1840 is considered a woodwind
Saxophone
