Video Games
The character of Mario technically first appeared in this game, although he was just known as "Jumpman"
This 1953 Ray Bradbury novel is a dystopian where all books are burnt and people use airpods (called Seashells in the book)
What is Fahrenheit 451?
This Hindu "festival of lights" is celebrated near the end of October.
What is Diwali?
This character is always trying to defeat Ganon (or something Ganondorf) with his Master Sword.
Who is Link?
This Robert Louis Stevenson book features a young boy named Jim Hawkins, a one-legged pirate named Long John Silver, and sometimes Kermit the Frog.
What is Treasure Island?
This 40-day period before Easter is celebrated by the Catholic Church to comemmorate Jesus' 40-day fast in the desert.
What is Lent?
This FPS series started with centering around WWII, but now mostly takes place in modern and future scenarios, even ones with zombies.
What is Call of Duty?
This man wrote "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Around the World in 80 Days", and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea".
Who is Jules Verne?
This Day of Atonement is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
What is Yom Kippur?
This Rockstar game mostly focuses on the decline of the Wild West.
What is Red Dead Redemption?
This Tennessee Williams play set in New Orleans features Blanche Dubois, Blanche's sister Stella, and Stella's husband Stanley Kowalski. It famously ends with Blanche saying "I have always relied on the kindness of strangers" before being shipped off to be lobotomized.
What is A Streetcar Named Desire?
This Roman Holiday to celebrate the namesake god was later replaced by Christmas.
This Assassin's Creed game takes place in ancient Egypt.
This is Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most famous work, a magic realism book set in the fictional town of Macondo.
What is 100 Years of Solitude?
This one of two Islamic holidays marks the end of Ramadan.
What is Eid al-Fitr?