Mythological Monsters
A real “stone-cold stunner,” this snake-haired Gorgon would turn unsuspecting victims into statues with a mere glance.
Who is Medusa?
The film that kicked off the Renaissance, this 1989 aquatic classic is based on a 1837 Hans Christen Anderson fairy-tale of the same name.
Crust or no crust? No kid’s school lunch is complete without this sweet and salty sandwich staple.
What are peanut butter and jelly?
The capital of Sweden, this city is built across 14 islands and hosts the annual Nobel Prize banquets.
Where is Stockholm?
A pioneer in automobile manufacturing. Regarding his unmistakable Model T – “You can have any color that you want, so long as it’s black.”
Who is Henry Ford?
Half-man and half-bull, this creature roamed the legendary Labyrinth until Theseus defeated him, with the help of Ariadne.
What is the Minotaur?
Featuring a wide cast of anthropomorphized household items and furniture, this 1991 film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song – a song that shared a title with the film.
The result of hightened electromagnetism in the air, you can measure a storm’s distance from you by the time between paired occurrences.
What are thunder and lightning?
High in the Andes, the capital city of Columbia is famous for it’s historic La Candelaria district.
Where is Bogota?
Along with Paul Allen, he founded Microsoft in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Who is Bill Gates?
The name “Polyphemus” is a bit of a misnomer for this mono-ocular monster, who Odysseus encountered on his long journey home from Troy.
What is the Cyclops?
A retelling of Hamlet, this 1994 film remains the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time.
What is The Lion King?
The long-time residents of 123 Sesame Street, this iconic pair of roommates have helped teach children about sharing, counting, and kindness since 1969.
Who are Bert and Ernie?
Centered around the massive Tiananmen Square and home of the ancient Forbidden City, this city is the capital of China.
Where is Beijing?
The patentor of the first practical telephone, he also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Half-bird and half-woman, these thieving beings are named for different types of weather storms.
What are the Harpies?
Tracking the journey of a young hero, this 1997 film features a Gospel-inspired soundtrack and is the last of the Alan Menken Renaissance compositions.
What is Hercules?
This ice cream flavor is a perennial parlor favorite, achieved by crumbling Oreos into vanilla ice cream.
What is cookies and cream?
With over 1.6 million residents living in just 24 square miles, the capital city of the Philippines is considered the world’s most densely populated city.
Where is Manila?
The father of theoretical computer science, his computing invention cracked the German Enigma code machine in March of 1940.
Who is Alan Turing?
The original “rock and a hard place,” this duo of creatures represent one of the final trials of Odysseus’s journey – a terrifying cliff monster and a massive, bottomless whirlpool.
What are Scylla and Charybdis?
Loosely based on an 1831 Victor Hugo novel, this Paris-set film released in 1996 is considered an oft-forgotten gem of the Renaissance.
What is The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
These iconic, fictional FBI agents delve into the mysterious and paranormal as they investigate the eponymous “X-Files.”
The capital of Tunisia, this city sits right next to the ruins of the ancient city-state of Carthage.
Where is Tunis?
This German inventor developed the first movable-type printing press in ~1450, profoundly impacting the spread of printed books across Europe and the growth of the Renaissance, Reformation, and Humanist movements.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?