19th CENTURY LITERARY QUOTES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charles Dickens called him "tightfisted... hard and sharp as flint" |
(Ebenezer) Scrooge
|
|
|
On the Sept. 2, 2004 Top 30, she was No. 3, 4, 11, 13, 14 & 16; No. 3 was a duet with her sister Haylie |
Hilary Duff
|
|
|
The name of this kind of celestial body comes from the Greek for "wearing long hair"; guess that refers to its tail |
a comet
|
|
|
In 1995 this "M'm M'm Good" soup company bought Pace Foods, known for its picante sauce |
Campbell's
|
|
|
At Fatima, the travelers seen here are called by the same name as these figures of early U.S. history |
pilgrims
|
|
|
The name of this manual computing device is from the Greek abax, or "counting board" |
abacus
|
|
|
1852 U.S. novel with the line "Eliza made her desperate retreat across the river just in the dusk of twilight" |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
|
|
|
In 2004, "Breakaway" broke onto the chart for this first winner of "American Idol" |
Kelly Clarkson
|
|
|
From a Latin word for "attendant", it can be a celestial body that orbits a planet or a manmade object that orbits earth |
satellite
|
|
|
This company introduced its popular peanut butter cup in the 1920s |
Reese's
|
|
|
In England the Walsingham one in Norfolk is less well known than the Westminster one |
abbey
|
|
|
"Mum's the word" dates back to his "Henry IV, Part 2": "Seal up your lips and give no words, but--mum" |
Shakespeare
|
|
|
This vessel under Captain Nemo was "cigar in shape" with "two hulls, one inside, the other outside" |
the Nautilus
|
|
|
Lindsay Lohan charted with this song & starred in the movie "Confessions of a Teenage" one |
Drama Queen
|
|
|
It was big science news in 1998 when a fourth ring was discovered around this gigantic planet |
(Vanamali: What is Saturn?)
Jupiter
|
|
|
With this company's Mindstorms kits you can build things like "Star Wars" droids |
Lego
|
|
|
|
This verb comes from an Old English word for "tremble"; you might do it during a temblor |
(Alex: Temblor is an earthquake, so the verb is [*].)
quake
|
|
|
Poe wrote that this title maiden "lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me" |
Annabel Lee
|
|
|
"Ocean Avenue" washed onto the Top 30 for this band, whose name is an official warning in soccer |
Yellowcard
|
|
|
This zodiac constellation appears to be pouring water on the sculptor constellation below it |
Aquarius
|
|
|
This Donkey Kong company introduced its home video game console in Japan in 1983 |
Nintendo
|
|
|
Adult Muslims are required to travel at least once to this city, birthplace of Muhammad |
(Jimmy: What is Medina?)
Mecca
|
|
|
"Meaningless chatter" in medieval French, it's now the specialized vocabulary of a profession |
jargon
|
|
|
He spent 14 years in "the gigantic structure of the Chateau d'If"--A fortress off Marseilles |
(Michael: Who was The Man in the Iron Mask?)
Edmond Dantes (The Count of Monte Cristo)
|
|
|
It's not "Complicated"; this Canadian rocked the House of Mouse with "My Happy Ending" |
Avril Lavigne
|
|
|
If we were on Mars, the atmosphere would be incredibly thin, consisting mainly of this gas |
carbon dioxide
|
|
|
You might feel the earth move under your feet using products from this company whose stock symbol is CAT |
(Jimmy: What is Jaguar?)
Caterpillar
|
|
|
The city of Varanasi, which devout Hindus believe has always existed, is on this river |
the Ganges
|
|
|
The concept "an eye for an eye" didn't originate in the Bible, but in this Babylonian King's "Code" |
Hammurabi
|
|