Mythology
She, not Fauna, was the Roman goddess of flowering plants
Who is Flora?
This conductor, later seen on television, gained fame substituting on a 1943 New York Philharmonic radio broadcast
Leonard Bernstein
In this 11th century battle, the Normans defeated the Saxons
What is the Battle of Hastings?
Mount Royal in the center of this Canadian city gave the city its name
What is Montreal?
2001 marked the 100th anniversary of this company that began as the American Safety Razor Company
What is Gillette?
For daring to compare herself to Athena, this Gorgon maiden was changed into a monster
Who is Medusa?
John Cleese guest-starred as a wacky professor who was John Lithgow's rival on this show
What is "3rd Rock from the Sun?"
The name of this king, who reigned from age 9 to his death at 18, means "gracious of life is Amon"
Who is Tutankhamun?
Make a big deal over something little & you "make a mountain out of" this
What is molehill?
This gas company added an apostrophe to make its name a contraction for International Women's Day in 2020
What is Shell (She'll)?
He was chief of the gods in both Scandinavian & German mythology
Who is Odin?
Justin Timberlake & Frankie Muniz were the first 2 victims on this MTV prank show
What is Punk'd ?
One of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the 40-foot statue of this god had a statue of Nike on his outstretched right hand
Who is Zeus?
If you live on the equator, you'll note you usually have this many hours of daylight a day
What is 12 hours?
In 1985 this Aussie-born mogul became a U.S. citizen to meet requirements for owning TV stations
Who is (Rupert) Murdoch?
In a painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Persephone holds this fruit that would seal her fate
What is a pomegranate?
Now boarding Oceanic Air Flight 815 for this drama; objects may shift through time & don't expect a happy landing
What is Lost?
In August 1958, the Nautilus made the 1st undersea crossing of this
What is the North Pole?
This port, Japan's second largest city, is only 20 miles from Tokyo
What is the Yokohama ?
On her "Unapologetic" CD, she did a duet with Chris Brown called "Nobody's Business"
Who is Rihanna?
Though her name was Greek for "strangler", this riddler usually ate her victims or threw them from her rock
Who is the Sphinx?
On "I Love Lucy", it was Lucy Ricardo's maiden name
Who is McGillicuddy?
Confucius advised, "Have no friends not equal to" this person
Who is "yourself ?"
Only Russia & this former Soviet republic stretch from China to Europe
What is Kazakhstan?
This word for the sequences of digital records that underlie cryptocurrency transactions
What is the blockchain?