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He probably wasn't killed at Dunsinane as Shakespeare wrote, but at the Battle of Lumphanan |
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This British monument stands at the center of Salisbury Plain near Amesbury, Wiltshire |
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This Dutch city's name means "dam on the Rotte River" |
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At birth, this cord, which acts as a lifeline for the fetus, may reach 2 feet |
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In 1957 this author of "Horton Hatches the Egg" founded Beginner Books, Inc., now a div. of Random House |
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On an automatic gear shift, you'll find it between reverse & drive |
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Of Mickey, Pluto, Donald or Goofy, the one who was a King of Scotland |
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A Paleolithic flint industry has been discovered at Grimaldi just east of this principality |
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German city whose name is derived from the Latin for "colony"; it was once the colony of Agrippina |
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This natural childbirth method was introduced at a maternity hospital in France in the 1950s |
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While stationed in Alabama in 1918. he met Zelda Sayre; 2 years later they were married |
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This greasy substance obtained from wool is widely used in cosmetics |
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Born in 1566, James VI became king a year later, when this woman, his mother, abdicated |
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Before a body was turned into one of these in Egypt, some organs were removed to canopic jars |
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This Italian city's name comes from the Greek Neapolis, which means "new city" |
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Pregnancy is divided into 3 parts, each lasting about 3 months & called this |
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This "Deerslayer" author's first book, "Precaution", was written on a dare from his wife |
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In music it's a loud flourish of trumpets; in general, it's any loud, public display |
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This House only provided 2 rulers: Robert I & David II |
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Famous cave art sites include Lascaux in France & Altamira in this country |
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This Indonesian capital's name dates back to 1527 & signifies victory |
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Done after the 15th week, it's the most common test for detecting chromosome abnormalities |
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Her only Pulitzer Prize for fiction was for "One of Ours", not "My Antonia" |
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It's the support under which a lever pivots |
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In 1292 John was the last Scottish ruler to be crowned on this stone before it was moved out of Scotland |
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The Ishtar Gate & Procession Street is the best surviving monument in this ancient city |
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One explanation for the name of this Belgian port city is that it means "at the wharf" |
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An obstruction can cause an ectopic pregnancy, where, in most cases, the egg develops here |
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From 1922-1924 he was Postmaster of the University of Mississippi |
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It's the wide mouth of a river where its current meets the sea's tide |
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