The Universe
This planet is famous for its rings, but its spectacular system is made of countless pieces of ice and rock rather than one solid structure.
What is Saturn?
This 1972 crime drama follows a young New York gangster whose attempt to build an empire eventually puts him at odds with his own family.
What is the Godfather?
This massive monument has the body of a lion and the head of a human, and it has watched over the Giza plateau for thousands of years.
In Irish folklore, finding this small creature might lead you to a hidden pot of gold, usually located at the end of a rainbow.
What is a leprechaun?
This pianist and bandleader composed “Take the A Train,” “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing),” and “Mood Indigo.”
Who is Duke Ellington?
Light from this galaxy takes roughly 2.5 million years to reach Earth, meaning when we look at it, we're seeing it as it existed millions of years ago.
What is the Andromeda Galaxy?
This 1994 film follows an Alabama man whose life somehow intersects with everything from college football to the White House.
What is Forrest Gump?
This Egyptian ruler's tomb was discovered almost completely intact in 1922 by Howard Carter.
Who was Tutankhamun?
This legendary creature is said to transform from a human into a wolf, particularly under the light of a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
This jazz movement of the 1940s favored small ensembles, rapid tempos, complex harmonies, and improvisation over the dance-oriented big-band sound.
What is bebop?
This planet rotates so slowly that one rotation takes longer than its trip around the Sun.
What is Venus?
This 1959 epic follows a Jewish prince whose life is upended by an old friend who has risen to power in the Roman Empire.
What is Ben-Hur?
These objects, often placed in tombs, were designed to protect the body and soul of the deceased and were sometimes inscribed with magical spells.
What are amulets?
This legendary creature from Scottish folklore is said to inhabit freshwater lakes and is most famously associated with a particular lake in the Highlands.
What is the Loch Ness Monster?
Nicknamed the “First Lady of Song,” this vocalist became renowned for her remarkable range, precise phrasing, and scat improvisation.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This invisible substance is thought to make up roughly 27% of the universe, yet it does not absorb, emit, or reflect light in the ordinary way.
What is Dark Matter?
This 1982 film follows a British lawyer whose life becomes intertwined with the struggle for Indian independence.
What is Gandhi?
This stone, discovered near the Egyptian town of Rosetta, contained the same decree in three scripts and helped scholars decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
In Scandinavian folklore, these supernatural beings were said to live in mountains and could range from enormous monsters to relatively human-like creatures.
What are trolls?
Also known as Lady Day, this singer recorded “Strange Fruit,” one of the most powerful protest songs of the 20th century.
Who is Billie Holiday?
When a massive star exhausts its fuel, its core can collapse into an object so dense that a teaspoon of its material would have an extraordinary mass. What is this object?
What is a neutron star?
This 1940 Alfred Hitchcock films, the only one of his to win the award, centers on a young woman who marries a wealthy widower and discovers that his first wife's presence still haunts his estate.
What is Rebecca?
This collection of funerary texts, often written on papyrus and placed in tombs, was intended to help the deceased navigate the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead?
This creature of Irish folklore is often described as a solitary supernatural being whose appearance may be an omen of death, particularly through its distinctive cry.
What is a banshee?
His 1960 album Giant Steps became famous for its demanding harmonic progressions and remains a major challenge for jazz musicians.
Who is John Coltrane?