Chinese History
Around the Yangtze river 9,000 years ago, this staple cereal grain was first domesticated.
What is rice?
This 1992 book is responsible for the widespread misconception that sharks don't get cancer.
What is Sharks Don't Get Cancer?
2023: A professor moves to New Mexico and hilarity ensues.
What is Oppenheimer?
Drawing on his chemistry background, Bryan Cranston's character goes by this name as a drug lord.
What is Heisenberg?
This tree, not me or them, was used for longbows in Europe.
Who is Kublai Khan?
Then called South West Africa, Namibia was occupied by this country from 1915 to 1990.
What is South Africa?
2003: An old demigod grooms a pint-sized man to destroy prized jewelry. For a third time.
What is The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King?
This violent alter ego of physician Henry J. clearly never went to medical school.
Who is Mr. Hyde?
Cashews and pistachios are surprisingly related to this sweet orange fruit's tree.
What is mango?
This dynasty was so large and important that its name is still used to refer to the Chinese ethnicity and writing system.
What is the Han dynasty?
This syndrome occurs when the salivary glands don't produce enough saliva, leading to a dry mouth regardless of hydration.
What is dry mouth syndrome?
1961: Immigrant gang violence leads two teenagers to kill themselves.
What is West Side Story?
Marshall Mathers asks, "Won't the real [this alter ego] please stand up?"
Who is Slim Shady?
The bay leaf comes from edible species of this tree.
What is laurel?
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Despite never officially being chairman, this man was responsible for shifting China's economy from a planned one to a market one.
Despite being in Virginia, this building has the address 1400 Defense Pentagon, Washington D.C.
What is the Pentagon?
2001: An insane man develops an entire field of mathematics after failing to attract any women.
What is A Beautiful Mind?
Spoilers: the Narrator in fight club also went by this name.
What is Tyler Durden?
This is the most common tree in America. It's very yummy.
What is maple?
Either of the two animals whose bones were cracked in fire to predict the future in a prehistoric Chinese tradition.
What are oxen and turtles?
This gray volcanic rock comprises most of the Andes mountains.
What is andesite?
1974: A Nevadan goes on a vacation to Cuba, then decides to join the marines.
What is The Godfather: Part II?
As this alter ego, succeeding Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie expressed support for fascism, which he later denounced. (Yikes!)
Who is The Thin White Duke?
This tree from Africa and Australia is actually a legume.
What is acacia?