Fairytales & Mythology
This fairytale highlights the importance of honesty
Pinocchio
Known as the Father of Geometry
Euclid
Greek Mathematician
This household item was not introduced until 1913 despite scientists such as William Cullen demonstrating the possibility of evaporative cooling in 1784 and other scientific developments years after him.
The Refrigerator
Also the title of the 1984 movie about the singer's life, this lyric is "What's ..... got to do with it?"
Love
(Tina Turner, 1939-2023)
I have a head like a cat and feet like a cat but I am not a cat
A kitten
The three little pigs build their houses of
Straw, sticks and bricks
Known as the Father of Algebra
Muhammad ibn Musa Al Kwarizmi
9th century Muslim mathematician and Astronomer
This invention, introduced in 1879, can be credited for changing our hours of productivity by reducing the impact of darkness. What and by who?
The Light Bulb, by Thomas Edison
The history of this instrument can be traced back to ancient Persia, spreading to the Arab world during the Islamic Golden Age. It often features 11 strings grouped into 6, and creates a powerful deep sound often used to lead the melody.
The Oud
This 5 letter word typed in all capital letters can be read same upside down...(hint, it takes a splash)
SWIMS
Prometheus was warned not to accept any gifts from Zeus. But temptation one, and he opened this that released all the evils upon the world
Pandora's Box
a.k.a "Lady with the Lamp" and credited as founder of modern-day nursing
Florence Nightingale
Invented sometime between 1440 and 1450, German inventory Johannes Gutenburg's invention mechanized the process of transferring ink to paper revolutionized the communication and sharing of information
The Printing Press
This iconic power house singer from the 1920's was given the title of "Star of the Orient" and ranked in Rolling Stone magazine among the list of 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
Umm Kulthum
I am easy to lift but hard to throw. What am I?
A feather
In Snow White, the Evil Queen asks the mirror the question everyday
This 7th century religious and political leader was orphaned at the age 6, and went on to become a wise leader inspiring many
Muhammad (Prophet)
Dubbed by Time as "one of the 50 worst inventions", this apparatous was used in the 1930's as a solution for city dwellers cooped up in apartments to give their infants fresh air.
Urban Window Baby Cage
This African American icon is said to have 11 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and is the only artist to have 7 consecutive number-one singles on the chart, she has 8 Grammy Awards, 22 American Music Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, and 30 Guinness World Records, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the BET Walk of Fame, the Soul Train Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the New Jersey Hall of Fame, and the National Recordingly Registery at Congress
Whitney Houston
(1963-2012)
You see a boat filled with people that has not sunk. You turn away and then look back at the boat and not a single person in sight. Why?
They are all married
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are Greek Mythology's ....
Three Goddesses of Fate
Considered to have set the standard for investigative journalism, and most famous for going undercover at the insane asylum on Blackwell's Island
Nellie Bly
This "assembly line" styled apparatus introduced in the 19th century for men's grooming failed because it could not alter its movements according to face shapes (among other reasons I'm sure)
The Mass Shaving Machine
Iconic voice, courageous star, she stood for what is right against all pressures, an activist who used her voice to speak up about justice, human rights and abuse in places of influence. Best known for Nothing Comapres To You
Shuhada' Sadaqat (converted muslim name), born Sinead O'Connor
(1966-2023)
Always on my way but never arriving
Tomorrow