Posthumously Acclaimed
This actor received the 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the Joker in 'The Dark Knight'.
Who is Heath Ledger?
This conqueror founded the largest contiguous empire in history backs of horses. He is now the ancestor of sixteen million living descendants.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Tony Soprano is the crime boss of DiMeo crime family whose territory is within this US state
What is New Jersey?
This British Renaissance man contributed numerous findings to academia, including the laws of motion and calculus. He coined the phrase used as this category's title in 1675.
Who is Isaac Newton?
Long day at work? Crack open one of these alcoholic beverages to relax.
What is beer?
This Dutch painter, known for thick coats of paint, is now thought to have suffered from either bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, or both.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
This country was formerly named by the Portuguese for the Burman peoples who lived there.
What is Myanmar?
This family, whose sigil is a golden lion, usurped the Iron Throne in HBO's record breaking series, Game of Thrones
Who are the Lannisters?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This ancient philosopher, taught by Plato, later shaped the young mind of the Macedonian Prince Alexander.
Who is Aristotle?
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What is recede?
Now recognized as a central figure in American Romanticism, this author's death is shrouded in mystery. His first and surnames are now the names for the Baltimore Ravens.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
The 'I Ching' records the first known instance of this liquid being harnessed for its energy properties in the early fourth century BCE.
What is petroleum? (What is crude oil?)
This show's title is the slogan for an attorney whose name is derived from the phrase, 'it's all good, man'.
What is Better Call Saul?
This Austrian biologist used pea plants to demonstrate inheritance principles that occur due to the interaction between alleles.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
Also known as hot coal, if not taken care of, it can rekindle a fire.
What is ember?
This British chemist's work was critical to understanding the molecular structures of DNA. Her team later went on to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for continuing the research she established up until her death from ovarian cancer in 1958.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
He was the final emperor of in China's imperial Qing dynasty. His life story was later recounted in 1987's 'The Last Emperor' which went on to win that year's Academy Award for Best Picture.
Who is Puyi?
The president of the United States, Josiah Bartlet, is diagnosed with this nervous disorder in 'The West Wing'.
What is multiple sclerosis?
This Polish chemist was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on radioactivity.
Who is Marie Curie?
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What is embed?
In his 'The Pale King', this author says of accounting, "In today's world, boundaries are fixed and most significant facts have been generated. Gentleman, the heroic frontier now lies in the ordering and deployment of those facts . . . The pie has been made, the contest is now in the slicing."
Who is David Foster Wallace?
This political event, known in Japan as 'Renewal', led to rapid industrialization in the late 19th century.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
This advertising executive steals the identity of his superior after witnessing that lieutenant's death during the Korean War.
Who is Don Draper?
In 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra', this philosopher's protagonist literally carries a man on his shoulders to the top of a mountain.
Who is Friedrich Nietzche?
Customarily used to describe the host of ceremonies, this word has been co-opted to be the title of musicians such as LL Cool J, Biggie Smalls, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar.
What is an emcee?