Major World Religions
This collection of books forms the central scripture of Judaism.
What is the Torah?
Slow and steady wins the race, teaching us that consistency beats arrogance in this story featuring a very confident hare.
What is The Tortoise and the Hare?
This 1954 Supreme Court ruling declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
He was the FBI Associate Director and the secret "Deep Throat" who helped uncover the Watergate scandal leading to President Nixon's resignation.
Who is Mark Felt?
Positive Psychology often focuses on this emotional opposite of pessimism.
What is optimism?
The symbol of the cross represents this event in Jesus's life, a pivotal moment for Christianity.
What is the Crucifixion?
A farmer discovers that greed leads to loss and impatience can cost you everything when he kills a creature out of greed.
What is The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs?
This 1973 case protected a woman's right to make decisions about her pregnancy.
What is Roe v. Wade?
This environmental legal clerk uncovered groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California, inspiring a hit movie starring Julia Roberts.
Who is Erin Brockovich?
This psychological term describes intentionally noticing and appreciating the good things in life.
What is gratitude?
This ancient religion from India teaches dharma, karma, and reincarnation.
What is Hinduism?
A lion helps a tiny creature, who later returns the favor by freeing him from a net teaching us that kindness is never wasted.
What is The Lion and The Mouse?
This case established the "Miranda rights," requiring police to inform suspects of their right to remain silent.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
She alerted the world to Enron's massive accounting fraud, becoming one of the most famous corporate whistleblowers.
Who is Sherron Watkins?
This psychologist is widely known as the father of positive psychology, launching the movement in the late 1990s.
Who is Martin Seligman?
This text, revealed to Muhammad, is recited in Arabic and is the central scripture in Islam.
What is the Qur'an?
This fable teaches that bragging can get you into trouble when a crow opens it's mouth to boast.
What is the Fox and the Crow?
This case defined the constitutional right to marry regardless of race.
What is Loving v. Virginia?
This researcher revealed data fraud and unsafe testing practices at the biotech company Theranos.
Who is Tyler Shultz?
This term describes the ability to recover from setbacks and challenges.
What is resilience?
Hindu's believe this deity maintains the universe and is often depicted with blue skin.
Who is Vishnu?
This fable's lesson is that appearance can be deceiving - especially when a predator wear fleece. Beware of those who disguise harmful intentions!
What is The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing?
This case involving an exploding fuel tank became a major example of product liability and corporate responsibility.
What is Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co. (The Ford Pinto case)?
He was a former executive at Brown and Williamson who exposed how tobacco companies manipulated nicotine levels to keep customers addicted.
Who is Jeffrey Wigand?
This psychological term refers to the brain's tendency to focus more on negative than positive experiences.
What is negativity bias?