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On December 23, 1888, this post-impressionist painter cut off his own ear.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
The main character in the series Guardians of Ga'Hoole is this species of owl.
What is a barn owl?
A college being called a polytechnic means that, typically, it focuses on the fields referred to in this acronym.
What is STEM?
This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, the longest running show on Broadway, will be ending its 35 year run next year.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
Andor is a Star Wars TV series that focuses on the backstory of a character who originally appeared in this movie.
What is Rogue One?
This Middle Eastern dictator was captured by American forces in December 2003.
Who is Sadam Hussein?
Percy Jackson wields a magical sword that, when not in use, takes the form of this tool.
What is a pen?
Cal Poly Pomona's famous CLA building, which was demolished early this year was featured in multiple films, including this sci-fi movie starring Ethan Hawke.
What is Gattaca?
Hadestown is a retelling of the Greek myth about this couple.
Who are Orpheus and Eurydice?
The family in Spy Family includes a dog who can see the future, named after this famous spy.
Who is James Bond?
In December 2003, this singer known for That Don't Impress Me Much and Man! I Feel Like a Woman won a Billboard Music Award.
Who is Shania Twain?
At the end of the first Animorphs, one of the characters get permanently stuck as this common North American bird of prey.
What is a red-tailed hawk?
Earlier this year, this school became Cal State's third polytechnic university.
What is Cal Poly Humboldt?
One production of Sweeney Todd featured this Cheers actor as the title character.
Who is Kelsey Grammer?
Dream from The Sandman goes by many names, including the name of this god of dreams from Greek mythology.
Who is Morpheus?
Who is Benedict Arnold?
In Kafka's The Metamorphosis, this character wakes up one day and discovers that he has turned into a giant insect.
Who is Gregor Samsa?
CPP'S Collin's College, which features a hotel and restaurant staffed by its students, was ranked the 10th best school in the world for this major.
What is hospitality?
The American Psycho musical follows the book more closely than the film, such as how it uses the original name of this character, Patrick Bateman's co-worker and rival whom he eventually murders.
Who is Paul Owen/Paul Allen?
Our Flag Means Death is a fictional story that features characters based on real pirates, such as Blackbeard and this Gentleman Pirate.
Who is Stede Bonnet?
On December 23, 1968, three astronauts became the first humans to enter the moon's gravitational sphere of influence during this mission.
What is Apollo 8?
Dracula is this kind of novel, meaning that it is written as a collection of letters that characters are sending to each other.
What is an epistolary novel?
Notable alumni of Cal Poly Pomona include this actor, who has appeared in Star Wars and Black Panther, and won the 2006 Oscar for Best Actor for his leading role in The Last King of Scotland.
Who is Forest Whitaker?
Many characters from Cats are based on poems from the book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, written by this author.
Who is T.S. Eliot?
The filming location used for the Lumon office building in Severance is Bell Labs in New Jersey, which was also the place where the first of these small semiconductors were invented.
What is a transistor?