Unsung Heroes of History
Mind-Boggling Paradoxes
Legendary Feasts
I Recognize That Movie Quote
Myths and Legends
100
Credited with sewing the first American flag
Betsy Ross
100
Where something is simultaneously alive and dead in a box
Schrödinger’s cat
100
Often celebrated with turkey in the United States
Thanksgiving
100
"Say hello to my little friend!"
Scarface
100
Known to deliver presents to children around the world
Santa Claus
200
African American woman that helped hundreds escape slavery via the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
200
Involves a choice that seems logical but prevents getting out of a circular problem, famously highlighted in WWII literature
Catch-22
200
Annual feast day in Mexico involving traditional foods like tamales, and celebrates the battle victory in 1862
Cinco de Mayo
200
"I see dead people."
he Sixth Sens
200
Falsely believed to suck blood from livestock
Chupacabra
300
Native American woman who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Sacagawea
300
A statement that contradicts itself, such as "This statement is false"
The liar paradox
300
Christian calendar marks the end of Lent with a feast that often includes lamb or ham
Easter Sunday
300
"Oh, I'm sorry, did I break your concentration?"
Pulp Fiction
300
Mythological island said to have sunk into the sea
Atlantis
400
Discovered the structure of DNA but wasn’t initially credited
Rosalind Franklin
400
A runner who can never finish a race despite covering half the remaining distance each step
Zeno's paradox
400
Often celebrated with corned beef and cabbage, especially in the U.S.
St. Patrick's Day
400
"I wish I knew how to quit you."
Brokeback Mountain
400
Reborn from its ashes
Phoenix
500
A nurse that helped establish modern nursing practices and is known as "The Lady with the Lamp"
Florence Nightingale
500
Discusses a heap of sand losing grains, questioning at what point it stops being a heap
The sorites paradox
500
Roman banquet that featured dishes like dormice and peacock
The Roman cena
500
"What we do in life echoes in eternity."
Gladiator
500
Scottish lake with a very old guest living in it
Loch Ness