goths
this gothic cathedral went up in flames in 2019
notre dame
Brooklyn 9-9
these funky little polygamists all live in Utah
mormons
Edgar Allen Poe was born in this American city in 1805, and now they have an NFL team named after one of his poems.
baltimore
this outback is a desert in this continent/country
australia
this goth played by johnny Depp would be terrible at rock, paper, scissors.
Edward Scissorhands
this is my favorite classic novel
the call of the wild
this cult's members include Elizabeth moss and tom cruise
scientology
this woman wrote about Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth bennet under the pen name "a lady"
Jane Austen
this is the capital of Canada
ottowa
gothic novelist mary shelly pioneered the genre, writing this classic in 1816
Frankenstein
it's my favorite thing about thanksgiving
the dog show
the Jonestown cult committed mass suicide by drinking this summer beverage. oh no!
kool-aid
he was the very historic author of the Illiad and the odyssey
Homer
this country has a really big statue of jesus in it
brazil
These were the two groups of goths who sieged troy circa 500 ad
Visigoths and ostrogoths
they're my two favorite ghost-hunters (you get points for either of their names)
Shane Madej/ Ryan Bergara
this cult was famous for branding their victims
NXIVM
he was very prevalent in the spiritualistic movement in England, even though his most famous character was responsible for introducing logical procedures in London's detectives.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
this westernmost European country's name comes from "Portus Cale" Latin for warm port
portugal
this "goth" played the titular character in Pearl this year.
Mia Goth
It's my favorite painting depicting loss
Ivan the terrible and his son Ivan by Repin
the cult of Dionysus was famed for their revels in ancient Greece where TONS of this was consumed.
wine
this author was on trial in 1895 for "gross indecency with another man"
Oscar Wilde
this north-African country tried and failed to join the EU in 1987
Morrocco.