Echoes of the Past
This ancient city, buried under volcanic ash in 79 AD, was rediscovered in the 18th century and provides insight into Roman life.
What is Pompeii?
“The first rule is: You do not talk about it,” is a line from this cult classic about underground fighting.
What is Fight Club?
This musical features the song “The Circle of Life,” sung at the opening of the story.
What is The Lion King?
A psychotic clown who terrorizes a town’s children every 27 years.
Who is Pennywise?
This satirical animated series features a talking horse dealing with 21st-century problems.
What is Bojack Horseman?
The treaty that ended World War I, signed in 1919.
What is The Treaty of Versailles?
“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” is said in this 2008 superhero film.
What is The Dark Knight?
“Wait For It” is a standout song from this hip-hop musical about American founding fathers.
What is Hamilton?
A charismatic tyrant who conquers worlds with a gauntlet of infinite power.
Who is Thanos?
This dystopian drama follows women’s struggles in a totalitarian theocracy in America.
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
The literary movement characterized by a focus on emotion and nature, prominent in the late 18th century.
What is Romanticism?
In this mafia classic, an offer is made that can’t be refused.
What is The Godfather?
“I Dreamed a Dream” is a powerful ballad from this musical about a woman wrongly imprisoned.
What is Les Misérables?
He haunts the dreams of teens with his clawed glove in a 1984 horror flick.
Who is Freddie Krueger?
This show chronicles the chaotic lives of employees at a dysfunctional paper company in Scranton, PA.
What is The Office?
The first African country to gain independence from colonial rule, in 1957.
What is Ghana?
This horror film’s iconic line is shouted by a man breaking through a door with an axe.
What is The Shining?
This song “Don’t Rain on My Parade” is a signature number from this musical about a determined aspiring singer.
What is Funny Girl?
The menacing overlord who commands the Decepticons in “Transformers.”
Who is Megatron?
In this animated series, a cynical scientist drags his anxious grandson on dangerous interdimensional adventures filled with dark humor and absurd science.
What is Rick and Morty?
This 19th-century German philosopher’s ideas influenced the development of communism.
Who is Karl Marx?
“I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.” A touching quote from this 1994 drama.
What is Forrest Gump?
The energetic song “America” highlights cultural pride and tension in this musical.
What is West Side Story?
This crime lord controls Gotham’s underworld and clashes with Batman.
Who is The Penguin?
This anthology horror series is created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and includes seasons like Murder House and Asylum.
What is American Horror Story?