Ancient Arms
This short Roman sword was standard for legionaries.
What is the gladius?
This country has the longest coastline in the world.
What is Canada?
This Italian coffee is brewed by forcing hot water through finely-ground beans.
What is espresso?
This Titan was condemned to hold up the sky, not the Earth as often depicted.
Who is Atlas?
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you die.
What is nothing?
This curved blade was used by mounted warriors in Persia and India.
What is a scimitar?
This unit measures electrical resistance.
What is the ohm?
This Japanese pufferfish dish can be deadly if improperly prepared.
What is fugu?
In Norse myth, this serpent encircles the world and is destined to fight Thor.
Who is Jörmungandr?
The man who made it didn’t need it. The man who bought it didn’t use it. The man who used it didn’t know it.
What is a coffin?
This Greek spear formation relied on overlapping shields
What is the phalanx?
This scientist proposed the three laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This French sauce is made from egg yolk, butter, and lemon juice.
What is hollandaise?
This Mesopotamian epic hero sought immortality after the death of Enkidu.
Who is Gilgamesh?
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same.
Who is a barber?
This Japanese polearm features a curved blade on a long shaft.
What is a naginata?
This language has the most native speakers worldwide.
What is Mandarin Chinese?
This spice is the most expensive in the world by weight.
What is saffron?
This Greek figure was punished by having his liver eaten daily by an eagle.
Who is Prometheus?
The more you feed me, the more I grow—but if you give me water, I die.
What is fire?
This Chinese repeating crossbow allowed multiple bolts to be fired rapidly.
What is the Chu Ko Nu?
This constant is approximately 6.022 × 10²³
What is Avogadro’s number?
This chemical compound is responsible for the spicy heat in chili peppers.
What is capsaicin?
This Hindu deity is known as the destroyer within the Trimurti.
Who is Shiva?
A man stands in the rain with no umbrella or hat. His clothes are soaked, yet not a hair on his head gets wet.
Why? He is bald.