Literature
In Homer’s Iliad, this warrior is killed when Paris shoots an arrow guided by Apollo
Achilles
In Einstein’s famous equation E=mc², the “c” represents this.
speed of light
The line of latitude at 66.5° N is known by this name
Arctic Circle
The U.S. acquired the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico following this 1898 war.
Spanish-American War
This film won Best Picture at the first Academy Awards in 1929
Wings
This novel begins, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle deals with the measurement of these two properties of a particle.
Position and Momentum
This Asian capital city, known historically as Edo, was renamed in 1868
Tokyo
The U.S. entered World War I in this year
1917
This Beatle was the first to release a solo album after the band’s breakup (from the Beatles Band)
George Harrison
This epic poem begins with the line “Sing, O Muse, of the wrath of Achilles."
Iliad
The longest nerve in the human body, running from the spine down the leg
Sciatic nerve
The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from this large Indonesian island
Sumatra
This future president commanded U.S. forces at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815
Andrew Jackson
This cult TV show created by David Lynch takes place in a town “where the owls are not what they seem.
Twin Peaks
This author coined the term “Catch-22.”
Joseph Heller
Discovered in 1953 by Watson and Crick, the structure of DNA is known as this
Double Helix
This is the only sea on Earth with no coastline
Sargasso Sea
The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act effectively repealed this earlier compromise
Missouri Compromise
The TV drama The Sopranos is set in this U.S. state
New Jersey
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, this ancient Roman poet serves as Dante’s guide through Hell and Purgatory
Virgil
This part of the brain, located at the back of the skull, coordinates voluntary movement and balance
Cerebellum
This mountain, whose name means “Five Treasures of Snow,” is the third-highest peak in the world
Kangchenjunga
This third-party presidential candidate in 1912 won more electoral votes than the sitting president, splitting the Republican vote.
Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive/Bull Moose Party)
This actress won an Oscar for her role as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster
The character of Atticus Finch appears in this Pulitzer Prize–winning novel
Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
This branch of biology deals with the study of fungi
mycology
Of the seven continents, this one has the highest average elevation
Antarctica
The U.S. acquired Alaska from this nation in 1867, in a deal nicknamed “Seward’s Folly.”
Russia
This Dutch painter is known for his Sunflowers and Starry Night
Vincent Van Gogh