Quiz Bowl MS 39-5

This hero of the Mexican-American War became the 12th President in 1849. He died in 1950 while in office.

This author's wife is named Zelda.

Mona Lisa is his wife

Edison founded this film studio in New Jersey

The protaganist of this book is scolded for "killing time" by Tock.

The highest point on Venus is

This youthful king was opposed by nobles in the Fronde.

The capital of Mongolia is

This Spartan king stood at the pass of Thermopylae against the Persians.

Adherents of this religion aim to achieve a state of nirvana

The Child's Bath is by

This military training by Spartans deprived boys of food, shelter and sleep.

Chile's legislature meets at

"Come you back, you British soldier; come you back to Mandalay!" is a line in a poem by

Longfellow's epic poem about a Native American warrior and his tragic love for Minnehaha.