Greek Mythology
Reference to someone's weak spot, inspired by a story of a mom dipping her baby in the river Styx to make him invincible
This outlaw robs from the rich to give to the poor.
Who is Robin Hood?
This Shakespeare play tells the tale of two lovers: the woman, a powerful ruler, and her husband who believed she betrayed him.
What is Antony and Cleopatra?
This worldwide catastrophe is talked about in every culture. Only 8 people survived on a boat.
What is the Flood?
This shepherd boy became king of Israel and wrote many psalms.
Who is David?
This mythological bird will always rise from the ashes in a blazing fire.
What is a Phoenix?
This miserly main character is from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
This fictional person is actually a symbol of the United States government.
Who is Uncle Sam?
King David's forbidden lover was bathing on the roof when he stole her from her home. She was the mother of King Solomon.
Who is Bathsheba?
The disciple who betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin for 30 pieces of silver and then hanged himself out of guilt.
Who is Judas Iscariot?
This person died because they couldn't stop looking at a reflection of themselves
This story is about a man who goes crazy because of his medicinally-induced split personality.
What is Jekyll and Hyde?
This book is considered the first science fiction novel, written by Mary Shelley (a huge breakthrough for literature and women globally!). It's about a monster and its master.
What is Frankenstein?
This parable tells the story of an outsider who chose to have compassion on an enemy.
This phrase refers to the original sin and is usually used in reference to temptations.
What is forbidden fruit?
What is Pandora's Box?
These cities, one made of gold and one underwater, have been sought after by explorers for decades. They may or may not be myth.
What are Atlantis and El Dorado?
This Roman method of torturous death was how many criminals were punished. Jesus of Nazareth was also tortured using this tool.
What is a crucifix?
This sea inlet of the Indian Ocean contains the hottest and saltiest seawater. Moses and the Israelites walked across it on dry land after a miracle parting the waters.
What is the Red Sea?
These beings signal the approach of the apocalypse in the book of Revelation.
Who are the Four Horsemen?
This person and his dad escapes prison by using feathers and candle wax. The son flew too close to the sun and died.
Who is Icarus?
This Shakespeare play is the tale of a king who goes on a killing spree and his wife goes mad with guilt.
What is Macbeth?
This city is Palestine and is known to be the oldest inhabited city in the world, as well as the lowest in elevation. Its walls fell down.
What is Jericho?
This Philistine prostitute betrayed her lover by lying and robbing him of his God-given strength by cutting his hair.
Who are Samson and Delilah?
This person was immoral, shameless, and power hungry. She was known for worshipping idols, sleeping around, and killing prophets.
Who is Jezebel?