Mythology
In Greek mythology, he is the king of the gods and wields a thunderbolt.
Who is Zeus?
The author of 1984 and Animal Farm, known for his political allegories.
Who is George Orwell?
This American swimmer won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Who is Michael Phelps?
“All men are created equal” appears in this historical American document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This language is primarily spoken in Spain and much of Latin America.
What is Spanish?
In Egyptian mythology, he is the god of the afterlife and the judge of the dead.
Who is Osiris?
He wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
In 1974, this “Rumble in the Jungle” boxer defeated George Foreman in Zaire.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” was said by this U.S. president.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The word “karaoke” comes from this language.
What is Japanese?
The Roman goddess of love and beauty, she is the counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite.
Who is Venus?
This Russian author wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
He broke Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record in 1998 by hitting 70 home runs.
Who is Mark McGwire?
“I came, I saw, I conquered” was said by this Roman general.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This ancient language is the root of most Romance languages, including Italian, French, and Portuguese.
What is Latin?
In Greek myths, these creatures lured sailors to their doom with irresistible songs.
Who are the Sirens?
The author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?
This tennis player won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in women’s tennis history.
Who is Serena Williams?
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” was said by this U.S. president.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The greeting “shalom” means “peace” in this language.
What is Hebrew?
This famous winged horse sprang from the blood of Medusa.
What is Pegasus?
This African-American author’s Their Eyes Were Watching God is a landmark of early 20th-century literature.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
The “Immaculate Reception” helped this team defeat the Raiders in a 1972 playoff game.
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” was a rallying cry during the American Revolution by this Virginian.
Who is Patrick Henry?
In linguistics, a word that sounds like what it means, such as “buzz” or “bang,” is called this.
What is onomatopoeia?