Conspiracy theories
Allegories
I Heard It On NPR
Dynasties
On Location
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"Cher" in the 90s teen classic, this actress is also "Clueless" when it comes to public health & is a vocal anti-vaxxer. 

Alicia Silverstone

200

This Greek philosopher's "Allegory of the Cave" helps us understand the journey from ignorance to truth. 

Plato

200

The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created NPR and this television entity. 

PBS/Public Broadcasting Service

200

ABC created "Dynasty" to compete with this CBS soap about an oil tycoon.  

"Dallas"

200

10086 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. "I am big! It's the pictures that got small."

Sunset Boulevard

400

"We're not that dumb, and we're not that smart" said the president of this company, after its switch to a new formula from its original formula spurred conspiracy theories. 

Coca-Cola

400

This playwright's "The Crucible" takes place during the Salem Witch Trials but was an allegory for the McCarthyism. 

Arthur Miller

400

This NPR concert series gets some big names. 

Tiny Desk Concerts

400

This Asian country has the world's longest serving dynasty, which is usually dated to 600 BCE. 

Japan 

400

111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. No words, just "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want."

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

600

Conspiracy theories swirled around this country's national airline after two of its planes were downed in 2014. 

Malaysia

600

This 2017 Darren Arronofsky film is an allegory for environmental destruction. 

Mother!

600

This Fresh Air host is known for her interviews. 

Terry Gross

600

This Italian banking family produced four popes & financed some of the most notable sites in Florence.

Medici

600

671 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka. "This is my house, I have to defend it."

Home Alone

800

Fatal attacks on US government facilities in this country in 2012 were fodder for many right-wing commentators and Senate Republicans. 

Libya

800

This allegorical television show, which ran from 2014 - 17, focused on the "Sudden Departure" of 2% of Earth's population -- and those who were left behind. 

The Leftovers

800

NPR has an annual tradition of reading this document on-air. When they tweeted it out in 2019, Trump supporters saw it as an attack on the President. 

Declaration of Independence

800

The House of Tudor, an English dynasty, had this flower as its symbol.

Rose

800

139 Tremont Street, Boston. "And you wouldn't know about sleeping sitting up in the hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes, that the terms 'visiting hours' don't apply to you."

Good Will Hunting

1000

True to their origins, the Freemasons' identifying symbol contains this stoneworking tool. 

A compass.

1000

This author's "Wizard of Oz" is said to be an allegory for the gold standard and the demonitization of silver.

Frank L. Baum

1000

On Parks & Rec's parody of public radio, the station plays this fictional 'Lesbian Afro-Norwegian Funk Duo."

Nefertiti's Fjord

1000

China's Ming Dynasty was famous for these blue and white creations.

Porcelain/Ceramics

1000

 20 W 34th St, New York. "I'm Jonah. This is my dad, his name's Sam."

Sleepless in Seattle

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