Quotes
Mythology
Here Be Monsters
A Genre Category
Marine Life
400

The ancient Greek playwright Sophocles wrote that this "eases all things"; we've also heard that it heals all wounds

What is Time?
400

The guys who sailed with Jason were called these, after the name of their ship

Who are Argonauts?

400

In one of his many big-screen battles for Earth's survival, he fought against Hedorah the Smog Monster

Who is Godzilla?

400

Sitcom is short for this

What is Situational Comedy?

400

This, used to filter food from water by certain whales, is a keratinized structure, much like hair or nails

What is Baleen?

800

It's the "here" in the 1863 line "Those who here gave their lives that that nation might live"

Where is Gettysburg?

800

A bird called Aetos kaukasios ate his liver every day

Who is Prometheus?

800

This legendary multi-armed sea monster probably was imagined from sightings of giant squid & octopi off the coast of Norway

What is The Kraken?

800

Mecha is a genre of anime typically featuring giant these resembling people

What are Robots(Mechs)?

800

The most intelligent of all invertebrates is thought to be O. vulgaris, the common type of this cephalopod

What is a Octopus?

1200

This Roman began a book, "All Gaul" (which he'd just conquered) "is divided into three parts"

Who is Julius Caesar?

1200

This nymph's unrequited love for Narcissus made her fade away until all that was left of her was her voice

Who is Echo?

1200

Makara often has the head of an elephant & the body of this apex predator reptile, perhaps what its name means in Sanskrit

What is a Crocodile?

1200

Some people describe a sentimental film as a "three-" this accessory picture

What is handkerchief?

1200

Males of this small marine creature carry the fertilized eggs in a brood pouch beneath a prehensile tail

What is a Seahorse?

1600

This mid-20th century First Lady said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"

Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?

1600

The names of these 2 goddesses, Zeus' wife & Zeus' mother, are anagrams of each other

Who is Hera & Rhea?

1600

First described in Nepal in 1832, this monster was said to be a "wild man" that "moved erectly" & was "covered in long, dark hair"

What is The Yeti?

1600

This 2000 film is the most recent Best Picture Oscar winner in the sword-&-sandal genre

What is Gladiator?

1600

The loggerhead species of this reptile often feeds on jellyfish in the open seas

What is a Turtle?

2000

In 1776 he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls"

Who is Thomas Paine?

2000

He was just a shepherd when he was asked to judge which of 3 goddesses was the most beautiful

Who is Paris?

2000

1939's "Son of Frankenstein" was the third in the series to feature the Monster, & the last with this actor playing the role

Who is Boris Karloff?

2000

Video games with wide-open worlds & roles are named for this playground spot

What is a sandbox?

2000

This name for a common sea snail is also that of a blue-violet flower

What is a Periwinkle?

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