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Compton's Ency. says, "For a fictionalized account of his early life, read 'David Copperfield'" |
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Exposed in 1972, it's considered the biggest political scandal in U.S. history |
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This language is based on Attic, a dialect used in the region of Attica around Athens |
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This measurement of area comes from a Latin word meaning "pastureland" |
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This writing material came to Europe in the 11th c. & began to replace parchment in the 13th |
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This planet is often hard to see from Earth, due to the sun's brightness & its innermost position |
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In 1988 his controversial book "The Satanic Verses" won Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize |
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A relatively unknown candidate for office is often described by this "equine" term |
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About 98% of Austrians speak this language |
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It takes this many pecks to equal a bushel |
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He was elected to parliament in 1386 & began writing "The Canterbury Tales" about a year later |
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Although second from the Sun, this planet is actually the hottest in the solar system |
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The initials in the name of this "Winnie the Pooh" author stand for Alan Alexander |
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By 1873 this privilege of free mailing was so abused that it was temporarily discontinued |
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The Mayan languages are currently spoken in this Mexican peninsula |
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The royal version of this Egyptian measurement of length was divided into units of 7 palms |
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Hagia Sophia Cathedral in this city was built in only about 6 years ending in 537 |
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This colorful feature of Jupiter is an atmospheric storm so large, 2 Earths could fit inside it |
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It's the pen name under which David John Moore Cornwell wrote "A Perfect Spy" |
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In 1966 Congress passed this act allowing public access to federal records |
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This country's 2 official languages are Spanish & Quechua, an Indian tongue |
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The force needed to accelerate a 1-kg. mass 1 meter/sec./sec. is named for this 17th c. scientist |
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The origins of this country go back to 1291, when 3 cantons entered into the Perpetual Compact |
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It's the only planet in the solar system smaller than the Earth's moon |
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In 1910 this author of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" was awarded the Order of Merit |
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Andrew Jackson is called the father of this "system", the practice of giving offices to party supporters |
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It's the official language of Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau & Angola |
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This unit used to measure heat in the English system is now defined as 251.996 calories |
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This Kurdish general recaptured Jerusalem from the crusaders in 1187 |
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This larger, elliptical moon of Mars is named for the Greek god of fear |
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