…a state of SE Australia; population 5,313,823 (2008); capital, Melbourne. Originally a district of New South Wales, it became a separate colony in 1851 and was federated with the other states of Australia in 1901…
…(1819–1901), queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1837–1901 and empress of India 1876–1901. She succeeded to the throne on the death of her uncle, William IV, and married her cousin Prince Albert in 1840. She took an active interest in the policies of her ministers, but largely retired from public life after Prince Albert’s death in 1861. Her reign was the longest in British history…
…a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a collapsible hood, seats for two passengers, and an elevated driver’s seat in front…
…the largest lake in Africa, with shores in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya, and drained by the Nile…
…(1548–1611), Spanish composer. His music, all of it religious, resembles that of Palestrina in its contrapuntal nature; it includes motets, masses, and hymns…
…a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a collapsible hood, seats for two passengers, and an elevated driver’s seat in front…
…a tropical South American water lily which has gigantic floating leaves with raised sides…
…(in Canada) the Monday preceding May 24, observed as a national holiday to commemorate the birthday of Queen Victoria…
…a tropical South American water lily which has gigantic floating leaves with raised sides…
…the upper part of the White Nile, between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert…
…a city in NE Mexico, capital of the state of Tamaulipas; population 278,455 (2005)…
…a decoration awarded for conspicuous bravery in the Commonwealth armed services, instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856…
…a spectacular waterfall 109 m (355 ft) high, located on the River Zambezi, on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border. Its native name is Mosi-oa-tunya, ‘the smoke that thunders’…
…an island in the Canadian Arctic, in the Northwest Territories…
…a cake consisting of two layers of sponge made with additional fat and filled with jam…
…a desert region of Australia, which straddles the boundary between Western Australia and South Australia…
…a national museum of fine and applied art in South Kensington, London, created in 1852 and having collections principally of pictures, textiles, ceramics, and furniture…
…a cake consisting of two layers of sponge made with additional fat and filled with jam…
…an English girl band featuring Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, and Geri Halliwell, known for hit songs such as ‘Wannabe’ (1996)…
…(1870–1922), English music-hall entertainer; born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood. She achieved fame for her risqué songs and extravagant costumes and took her act to the US, South Africa, and Australia…
…(1892–1962), English novelist and poet; full name Victoria Mary Sackville-West. Her works include the novel All Passion Spent (1931). She is also known for the garden which she created at Sissinghurst in Kent and for her friendship with Virginia Woolf…
…don't count your chickens before they're hatched…
…what had seemed like victory turned into defeat…
…you are listening to Radio Victoria…
…this victory puts them in first place…
