Overworld Judgments
In a criminal trial, it’s the jury’s duty to decide whether the defendant is this — guilty or not.
What is the verdict?
You can walk among the remains of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum in this "Eternal City."
What is Rome?
To lie, sit, or stand in a lazy or relaxed way
What is lounge?
If you meet a European dragon, don’t rely on fire — rely on this shiny object it can’t resist hoarding.
What is gold?
When an elderly person slowly loses both memory and personality due to progressive brain degeneration, they may be diagnosed with this disease.
What is Alzheimer's?
Before reaching a decision, jurors are sworn to consider only what’s presented in this place — not what they’ve read or heard outside it.
What is the courtroom?
High in the Andes, these Incan ruins were hidden from the outside world until their rediscovery by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
What is Machu Picchu?
To sweep over something so as to surround or cover it completely
What is engulf?
This half-man, half-bull creature lurks in the Labyrinth; the best survival tip? Bring a thread to find your way back out.
What is the Minotaur?
This part of the brain — shaped like a seahorse — is essential for forming new long-term memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This foundational principle of law reminds jurors that the prosecution must prove a defendant’s guilt beyond this critical threshold.
What is reasonable doubt?
The crumbling temples of Angkor Wat are a proud reminder of the once-mighty Khmer Empire in this Southeast Asian nation.
What is Cambodia?
Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful
What is gleeful?
To fend off a vampire, folklore says you can use garlic, a mirror, or this wooden object straight to the heart.
What is a stake?
Patients who suddenly recall repressed or forgotten moments after a traumatic event are experiencing this process, named for the act of bringing something back to mind.
What is retrieval/recollection?
If even one juror disagrees with the rest, the result is this kind of jury — forcing a mistrial.
What is a hung jury?
Located in modern-day Jordan, this ancient Nabataean city was carved directly into rose-colored cliffs — truly a wonder of the world.
What is Petra?
A fly ball hit for fielding practice
What is fungo?
If you hear a banshee wail in the night, don’t go looking for her — in Irish legend, her cry means this is near.
What is death?
This condition, often caused by brain injury or trauma, leaves a person unable to form new memories — like in the film Memento.
What is anterograde amnesia?
When jurors quietly resist the judge’s instructions because they believe the law itself is unjust, they’re engaging in this controversial practice.
What is jury nullification?
The ruined city of Palmyra, once a trading hub of the Roman Empire, suffered heavy damage during modern conflicts in this Middle Eastern country.
What is Syria?
The state of feeling sorrow, melancholy, and gloominess
What is dolefulness?
Sailors once feared this enormous cephalopod said to drag entire ships under the sea; the only real defense was to avoid its waters entirely.
What is the Kraken?
Some patients remember procedural skills — like playing piano — even when all other memories are gone, proving that this part of memory is stored separately from the hippocampus.
What is implicit memory?