Historical Theater
This Shakespeare play influenced many aspects of the plot for Disney’s The Lion King.
What is Hamlet?
This is the name of Kiki’s cat.
Who is Jiji?
This is the Father of Modern Fantasy.
Who is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien?
This is the only country singer to have a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six straight decades.
Who is Dolly Parton?
This is the name of the town that saw Napoleon’s last stand.
Where is Waterloo?
This play, written by Lorraine Hansberry, was the first play written by a black woman to appear on Broadway.
What is A Raisin in the Sun?
This was Studio Ghibli’s first film, being released in 1986
What is Castle in the Sky?
Although not published first, this book is chronically the first book in C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia.
What is The Magician’s Nephew?
Before Miley Cyrus recorded “Wrecking Ball,” it was offered to this singer.
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Who is Beyoncé?
This is the river that was near the deadliest battle fought in World War One.
Where is the Somme River?
This playwright rose to fame in the 80’s and wrote plays such as Fences, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and King Hedley II, detailing the struggles of black communities in the United States.
Who is August Wilson?
This Studio Ghibli character is featured in the company’s logo.
Who is Totoro?
This specific fantasy movie, released in 2003, was the first fantasy movie to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
What is The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King?
This was the first Women ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Marie Curie was born in this city.
Where is Warsaw, Poland?
Aristophanes, an ancient Greek playwright, is often credited as “The Father of ___.”
Who is the Father of Comedy?
In Porco Rosso a former WWI fighter pilot is cursed to look like a pig. When invited to rejoin the Italian Airforce he replies “I’d rather be a pig that a ____”.
What is a Fascist?
This is the oldest written work, that historians have found, that is considered to a part of proto-fantasy.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
This Rock icon was the founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men.
Who is David Bowie?
Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on a church door in this city.
Where is Wittenburg, Germany
This is probably the first play that Willaim Shakespear wrote.
What is King Henry VI?
In Tales from Earthsea, the Character Arren is from this kingdom.
Where is Enlad?
Written in 1858 by George MacDonald, this book is widely recognized as the first modern fantasy book for an adult audience.
What is Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women?
Farrokh Bulsara is commonly known as this influential singer.
Who is Freddy Mercury?
This is the country where singer and heartthrob, Freddy Mercury was born.
Where is Tanzania?