Lord of the Rings
This ancient creature, described as the oldest living being in Middle-earth, leads the hobbits Merry and Pippin to the Entmoot
Who is Treebeard?
This early-2010s image from the rage-comic era became a shorthand for deliberately provoking someone online, with its exaggerated grin often appearing after the victim has fallen for the joke
What is Troll face?
In 1608, this French explorer founded the settlement that became the city of Québec, establishing a permanent French presence along the St. Lawrence River
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
Often considered the first science-fiction novel, this story by Mary Shelley see a scientist create life from assembled body parts
What is Frankenstein?
In this legendary Old English epic, this warrior travels from his homeland to Denmark to confront a creature that has terrorized King Hrothgar's hall for years. He later faces the creature's mother and, decades after becoming king himself, battles a dragon in his final fight.
Who is Beowulf?
Also known as the Deathless this eldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves founded the city of Khazad-dûm
Who is Durin?
Emerging from TikTok’s AI-meme ecosystem in early 2025, this phenomenon turned text-to-image and text-to-speech tools into a formula: grotesquely surreal characters, deliberately nonsensical names, and synthetic narration delivered with an exaggerated Mediterranean accent
What is Italian Brainrot?
Originally a religious word referring to the item that hold the host, this Québec swear word became one of the most recognizable sacres in the French-speaking world
What is tabarnak?
In this 1950 collection by Isaac Asimov, the stories explore the behavior of machines governed by three famous laws designed to prevent them from harming humans
What is I, Robot?
According to the legend, this Swiss folk hero was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albrecht Gessler, a tyrannical reeve of the Austrian dukes of the House of Habsburg
Who is William Tell
Forged in the middle of the Third Age by Dúnedain smiths of Arthedain and found in Tyrn Gorthad, one of these weapons, wielded by Meriadoc Brandybuck, broke the magical defence of the Witch-king of Angmar, allowing Éowyn to slay him during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
What are the Barrow-blades?
Created by Tim Buckley for the gaming webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del, this 2008 strip comic's reception was so poor that its four-panel arrangement itself became the joke: years later, people began hiding its distinctive visual sequence in completely unrelated images, turning recognition of the pattern into the meme
What is Loss?
This Québec comedian and actor created his famous 2 minutes long daily radio show, renowned for its absurd comedy and rapid-fire wordplay
Who is François Pérusse?
In the sci-fi series the expanse, the alien structure at the center of the Ring network is surrounded by this region where normal physics behaves differently, including an artificial speed limit imposed on ships
What is the slow zone?
This legendary Irish hero and demi-god famously defended Ulster single-handedly against the armies of Queen Medb and was known to enter a terrifying trance state in battle during which his body twisted into a monstrous, unrecognizable shape that terrified his enemies.
Who is Cú Chulainn?
Meaning "Tower of the Moon" in Sindarin, this once great city of Gondor was captured by the forces of Sauron and renamed Minas Morgul, becoming the home of the Witch-king of Angmar
What is Minas Ithil?
This enormous block of text is a facetious message containing a series of ridiculous claims and grandiose threats that portray the poster as a tough guy. After its spread through 4chan and Reddit in 2012, it became a reusable response to minor arguments, usually pasted ironically to parody excessive online aggression and posturing
What is the navy seal copy pasta?
Before becoming one of Québec's biggest bands, Les Cowboys Fringants formed in this Québec town in 1997
What is Repentigny?
This internet slang term is used to describe an obscure background character or minor extra in Star Wars (or other major franchises) whom hardcore fans get disproportionately excited about
Who is Glup Shitto?
Often portrayed as a youthful warrior wearing a red sash and riding the Wind Fire Wheels, this legendary figure of Chinese mythology is known for his fight with the Dragon Kings, his conflict with his father Li Jing, and his miraculous rebirth
Who is Nezha?
This legendary Noldorin craftsman created the Silmarils, jewels containing the light of the Two Trees of Valinor, and his oath to recover them drove much of the tragedy of the First Age
Who is Fëanor?
Sometimes regarded as one of the earliest examples of a recorded meme, this mysterious doodle spread through American military culture during World War II. U.S. soldiers would draw it on walls, equipment, and other places they visited, effectively leaving a humorous signature that told whoever arrived later that someone had already been there
What is killroy was here?
In Québec, someone described with this expression is considered exceptionally intelligent or clever; its origin refers to the reputation for intelligence of a famous Patriote leader
What is avoir la tête à Papineau?
In the Hyperion Cantos, the time tombs are ancient monolithic structures located on the planet Hyperion whose "anti-entropic fields" cause time to flow backwards, and are part of a temple complex dedicated to the worship of this deadly metalic entity
What is The Shrike?
This legendary middle-eastern character is associated with King Shahryar and is traditionally said to have survived by telling tales that included adventures, romances, criminals, merchants, and magical creatures
Who is Scheherazade?