It's Called Baseball!
At the Movies
In the Navy
World Leaders
The Dreaded Opera Category
The Civil War
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Who is Jackie Robinson? His number, 42, is the only one retired by all of Major League Baseball. It's Called Baseball! 100 | What is Precious? Based on the novel Push, by Sapphire, this film was nominated for, and won, several academy awards. At the Movies 100 | What is an ensign? Swab the deck, newbie! This is the lowest ranking officer in the U.S. Navy. In the Navy 100 | Who is Winston Churchill? This World War II Prime Minister of Great Britain was known for his speeches, whether on the land, on the sea, or in the air. World Leaders 100 | What is The Magic Flute? In this Opera's first act, attendants of the Queen of the Night give Tamino the title instrument. The Dreaded Opera Category 100 | Who is William Tecumseh Sherman? His march to the sea brought total war to Georgia, and didn't leave much behind. The Civil War 100 |
Who is Honus Wagner? Don't put this one in your bicycle spokes! This player's baseball card is the most valuable in the world. It's Called Baseball! 200 | What is Paint Your Wagon? What do they call the wind again? Clint Eastwood sings the answer in this musical Western. At the Movies 200 | What is the Battle of Trafalgar? Lord Nelson's unconventional strategy may have won this famous naval battle, but Nelson himself, sadly, did not survive. In the Navy 200 | Who is Ban Ki Moon? This current U.N. Secretary General succeeded Kofi Annan (and Annan's silky smooth voice) in 2007. World Leaders 200 | What is Aida? This Verdi opera centers around an Egyptian princess's jealousy toward the title slave girl The Dreaded Opera Category 200 | Who is General George McClellan? Lincoln was once heard to remark of him: "If he isn't going to use his army, I'd like to borrow it for a time." The Civil War 200 |
Who is Commander Benjamin Lafayette Sisko? This Deep Space 9 commander once used baseball as a metaphor to explain linear time. It's Called Baseball! 300 | Who is Ghandi? Ben Kingsley took home Best Actor for his portrayal of this pacifist leader. At the Movies 300 | What is the Spanish Armada? Talk about the heat of battle! Sir Francis Drake set his own ships ablaze to defeat this naval force. In the Navy 300 | Who is Francois Mitterand? After instituting an 80% income tax on the top bracket, this current French president is none too popular with the rich. World Leaders 300 | What is The Barber of Seville? Just a little off the top, please! This Rossini opera is a prequel to Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. The Dreaded Opera Category 300 | Who is Maj. Gen. George Pickett? When asked to rally his divisions, his involvement in a disastrous charge at the battle of Gettysburg prompted his famous reply: "Sir, I have no divisions." The Civil War 300 |
What is Fenway Park? Home of the Green Monster, this stadium is the oldest baseball park still in use by a Major League team. It's Called Baseball! 400 | What is The English Patient? Ralph Fiennes plays an injured soldier in this film based on a Michael Ondaatje novel. At the Movies 400 | What is a turret? One of the first two ironclad ships, the Monitor's only two cannons were located in this, which remained constantly rotating. In the Navy 400 | Who is Xi Jinping? After he succeeded Hu Jintao in 2012, this General Secretary of the Communist Party in China had quite a corruption scandal to deal with. World Leaders 400 | What is Madame Butterfly? Captain Pinkerton doesn't quite understand Japanese culture, and breaks the title heroine's heart in this Puccini Opera. The Dreaded Opera Category 400 | What is Antietam? This bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fought partly in a cornfield. The Civil War 400 |
Who are the Chicago White Sox? In 1919, this team famously threw the World Series after several players conspired with gamblers in exchange for bribe money. It's Called Baseball! 500 | What is The African Queen? Katherine Hepburn takes a voyage with Humphrey Bogart on this title boat. At the Movies 500 | What is Old Ironsides? The oldest commissioned warship afloat, the U.S.S. Constitution is known by this nickname. In the Navy 500 | Who is St. Francis of Assisi? To the Pope-mobile! Pope Francis takes his name from this saint, a champion of the poor. World Leaders 500 | What is Fidelio? Though he wrote prolifically in other genres, Beethoven wrote only one opera: this. The Dreaded Opera Category 500 | What is Appomattox? To end the war, General Lee surrendered to General Grant in a courthouse in this town. The Civil War 500 |
Who is George Eliot?
Published under this pen name, her novel The Mill on the Floss details the lives of siblings Tom and Maggie Tulliver.
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