Art
A repetitive, sytlized pattern based on a geometrical floral or vegetal design
Arabesque
This ancient king of the Greek kingdom of Macedon is suspected to have been accidentally buried alive
Alexander the Great
Scientists believe he suffered from Gullain Barre Syndrome
The tendency to search for, interpret, focus on and remember information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions is known as
Confirmation Bias
Tyson bit holyfied's ____ ear
Right
The coldest place on Earth
Antarctica
Claude Monet
Woman ruler of Egypt, Chief wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV
Nefertiti
This series of experiments in the 1960s and 1970s by Walter Mischel studied delayed gratification among children
The Marshmallow Test Social Experiment
This game is called the "sport of kings"
Chess
Home to the Spanish Steps
Rome, Italy
The oldest known animal painting in the world was discovered here
A cave in Indonesia
(The painting of a wild pig, at least 45,500 years old)
During World War II, Great Dane Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal for this heroic act
Extinguishing a bomb by peeing on it
This experiment revealed 66% increase in people taking the stairs instead of the escalator by a creative change to the stair case
The Piano Stairs Social Experiment
Believed to have hired a hitman to cripple a rival
Tanya Harding
Built during the Ming Dynasty in the 15th century, it served as the imperial palace for successive Chinese emperors for over 500 years
This persian poet, mathematician and astronomer is known for his philosophical work The Rubaiyat
Omar Khayyam
Signed in 532, the Eternal Peace treaty was a treaty between which two empires?
Easter Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sassanian Persian Empire
This experiment in the 1960s by Albert Bandura showed the learning potential of aggressive behavior
The Bobo Doll Experiment
One of the most famous sporting scandals of all time in baseball which led to eight players from the 1919 Chicago White Sox team getting banned for life
They deliberately threw games
A former Byzantine church and Ottoman mosque that dates back to the 6th century
The Hagia Sophia
Little known is that this scultpure was originally titled "Francesca da Rimini" showing the story of Francesca's love for her husband's brother, Paolo
The Kiss, by Rodin
In 757, this gift was sent to Pippin III of Francia by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine V as a demonstration of the superiority of the Byzantine tehcnology
"The Great Leaden Pipes"
A mechanical organ
Arachibutyrophobia is fear of what?
Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
What New England Patriot's football team scandal led to a $1,000,000 fine?
Under-inflating the ball to give them an edge
These two countries are the only ones who's country flag has the color purple in them
Dominica and the Republic of Nicaragua