13politicsIn 1958, Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but negative Soviet reaction forced him to refuse the honor. For which novel was Boris Pasternak awarded the Nobel Prize?Show AnswerShare
7wordsIn 17th Century England, official documents were tied or bound by a certain material, and as a result, today we have an idiom based on that fact. What is it?Show AnswerShare
3moviesThis German-Swiss writer wrote "Siddhartha," "Steppenwolf," "Narziss und Goldmund," and "The Glass Bead Game." Who is he?Show AnswerShare
16historyBy what name do we call the series of European power struggles fought from 1618-48?Show AnswerShare
9peopleThis English explorer, poet, and historian was sentenced to death in 1603 on a trumped-up charge of treason against James I. Imprisoned in the Tower of London, he wrote his History of the World. He was released on parole in 1616 to lead an expedition to fShow AnswerLearn MoreShare
4otherToday you can buy this handy small item item for less than $1, but when Hungarian Laszlo Biro invented it in 1938, it was a revolutionary advance in the field of communication. What is it?Show AnswerShare
1entertainmentWhich person directed the films Hook, The Color Purple, and Twilight Zone the movie ?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
12entertainmentTom Hanks won Best Actor Oscars in 1993 and 1994 for his roles in which films?Show AnswerShare
14entertainmentWhat was the name of the 1955 comedy film starring Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe, in which Marilyn stood over a subway grating and the wind caused her skirt to blow up to her face?Show AnswerShare
17historyIn 1894 this French Jewish army officer was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment, but ultimately acquitted when the evidence against him was shown to have been falsified by anti-Semites. Who was he?Show AnswerShare
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