Literary Allusions
This phrase, meaning a weakness that leads to downfall, comes from the story of Achilles.
Achille's Heel
This is the longest river in Asia.
Yangtze River
This phenomenon, where animals seemingly predict earthquakes, is still not fully understood.
Animal earthquake prediction
This artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Michelangelo
This composer is known for his "Moonlight Sonata."
Ludwig van Beethoven
This idiom, meaning an impossible task, refers to cleaning the stables of King Augeas.
Herculean Task
This country has the most islands.
Sweden
This mysterious event in Siberia in 1908 flattened millions of trees but left no crater.
Tunguska event
This architectural style is characterized by pointed arches and stained glass windows.
Gothic architecture
This Baroque composer is known for his "Brandenburg Concertos."
Johann Sebastian Bach
This expression, meaning excessive pride, comes from a Greek myth about a king who flew too close to the sun.
Icarus or Icarus's Wings
This is the largest lake in Africa by area.
Lake Victoria
his phenomenon, where large groups of birds fly in intricate patterns, is still not fully explained.
Murmuration
This surrealist painter is known for his melting clocks.
Salvador Dali
This Classical composer is known for his opera "The Marriage of Figaro."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This literary device, where an object represents an abstract idea, is exemplified by the conch in "Lord of the Flies."
Symbolism
This is the driest place on Earth outside of the poles.
Atacama Desert
This hypothetical particle could explain the existence of dark matter.
Axion
This architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
Frank Gehry
This Romantic composer is known for his symphony "Fantastique."
Hector Berlioz
This term, meaning a long and arduous journey, comes from the ten-year journey of a Greek hero.
Odyssey
This is the deepest point in the ocean.
Challenger Deep (in the Mariana Trench)
This paradox, proposed by Enrico Fermi, asks why we haven't found evidence of extraterrestrial life.
Fermi paradox
This Japanese art form involves folding paper into decorative shapes.
Origami
This 20th-century composer is known for his minimalist piece "Music for 18 Musicians."
Steve Reich