Modern Nobel Winners
In 2014, she became the youngest ever Peace Prize recipient at age 17 for her activist work in Pakistan.
Malala Yousafzai.
This sport, favored in affluent communities, traces it's roots to 12th century Native Americans.
Lacrosse.
Want to wear your dentures to this state’s Ben and Jerry’s factory, but don’t have your husband’s permission? Sorry lady, but that’s illegal.
Vermont.
Before he was an Avenger, this guy was probably pretty excited to see the United States invade Iraq and Afghanistan because of his ties to the military industrial complex.
Tony Stark.
After enjoying some crispy fried pork you can play 6 Degrees of Him.
Kevin Bacon.
Ben Stiller tries desperately to win the love of Cameron Diaz, the British nanny of the Banks children.
There's Something About Mary Poppins.
Robert Zimmerman, known by this stage name, won the 2016 Nobel prize in literature for his poetic songwriting abilities.
Bob Dylan.
Quidditch.
Call the hunk police! Sadly, in this city once home to Edgar Allen Poe, it’s illegal to run in a public park with a sleeveless top.
Baltimore.
This feathered financier enjoys jumping into a pool of golden coins. Ouch?
Scrooge McDuck.
Juicy and tart! This short haired former Bond girl can be seen in X-Men, the Flintstones, and Monsters ball. She would also go great with a side of pancakes.
Halle Berry.
A pageant first held in 1921 "for amber waves of grain".
Miss America the Beautiful.
William Campbell and Satoshi Omura shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in physiology for their work on this horse dewormer, currently being touted as a cure for COVID-19 by many on the American right.
Ivermectin.
This combat sport that originates in Japan is an important aspect to MMA.
Judo.
In the state which hosts the corn palace and Mount Rushmore, it’s sadly illegal to sleep in a cheese factory. There goes my vacation plans!
South Dakota.
This fire drake of the Third Age sat on a pile of stolen treasure deep below the Lonely Mountain.
Smaug
After spending 4 years in prison NOT for the murder of his wife and her potential lover but tax fraud, this classic breakfast drink was let ‘loose’ in 2013.
OJ Simpson.
Stephen King's tale of Nebraska young 'uns who go homicidal when a frankfurter is battered & put on a stick.
Children of the Corn Dog.
Robert G Edwards won the 2010 Nobel prize in physiology for his development of this revolutionary therapy, allowing uterus-havers who previously struggled to conceive an enhanced chance of becoming pregnant.
IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization).
Cheese-Rolling, a surprisingly dangerous sport, originates on this island nation.
England.
Although it was perfectly legal for my grandmother to receive a surprise live alligator in the mail while attending this southern state’s university in Baton Rouge, it’s absolutely illegal to send a surprise pizza via snail mail.
Louisiana.
This immortal patriarch has had a lot of time to see his financial portfolio collect compound interest, he was born in 1640!
Carlisle Cullen.
This creamy French cheese got her start on the Disney channel, and has gone on to star in Room, Captain Marvel, and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.
Brie Larson.
The second oldest U.S. college breaks out the flying umbrella & disciplines the Banks kids.
William & Mary Poppins.
While the discovery of this liver disease, common amongst people who use injected substances, (named after previously discovered strain A and B) was made in the 1980s, scientists were only recently honored for it with the 2020 Nobel prize in physiology.
Hepatitis C.
Known as Jai Alai outside its region of origin, this sport utilizes a ball, racket or basket, and a wall.
Basque Pelota.
If Henry’s sandwich shop was in this US state, which we can thank for both Walmart and the Clintons, he could perform a citizens arrest of anyone who honked their horn outside the premises past 9pm.
Arkansas.
Born in Colorado in 1863, this man was holder of the 6th largest personal fortune in the world at the age of 25. He used it to become a citizen of monumental influence.
Charles Foster Kane.
This former Secretary of State would go great in a burrito or sushi roll, but might be a bit uncomfortable in a Chelow Kebab, a traditional dish served in the supposed “outpost of tyranny” that is Iran.
Condoleezza Rice.
The 24th overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets who is an up and coming mobster from the Newark metropolitan area.
Josh Christopher Moltisanti.