I Read That in HS
This shorter fiction book follows a group of boys who are forced to build their own government/society following a plane crash
Lord of the Flies
The longest side of a right triangle
Hypotenuse
Attempting to circumnavigate the globe, this aviation pioneer disappeared in July 1937, never to be heard from again
Amelia Earhart
Justin Jefferson brought this dance to the NFL as a TD celebration
The Griddy
One of the OG arcade games, this game's character is often used when teaching inequalities in math
Pac Man
Daily Double
In this famous short story, a big-game hunter becomes stranded on a mysterious island and is hunted by General Zaroff, a fellow hunter who has turned to hunting humans for sport.
A curve that touches a line at exactly one point and bounces off. (Also the trig identity describing opposite over adjacent)
Tangent
This abolitionist helped lead 13 missions to free over 70 slaves using the Underground Railroad following her own escape
Harriet Tubman
This 2006 nintendo console was the first to operate with motion detected controllers and was a hit for it's bowling, tennis, and other sports games
Wii
Upon returning home from the Trojan War, the protagonist of this epic poem is greeted by over a hundred boorish suitors vying for his wife's affection in his home. He proceeds to kill them all.
The Odyssey
A sequence that advances with addition or subtraction
Arithmetic
After painting with the colors of the wind, this Powhatan woman was captured and held for ransom by English colonists in 1613
Pocahontas
Deion Sanders famously popularized this type of celebration, often well before reaching the endzone
High step
Originally released in 1999, this combat game that allows users to battle with classic nintendo characters has been adapted for over 5 generations of consoles
Super Smash Bros
Ray Bradbury wrote this dystopian book about book banning, named for the temperature at which paper burns
Fahrenheit 451
A line that a function gets infinitesimally close to, but never actually touches
Asymptote
Daily Double
This first First Lady was born and died in Virginia
Steph Curry popularized this celebration, indicating the evening game is over
Night night
Originally an arcade game before becoming a nintendo64 classic, this late 90s-early 00s 7 vs 7 football game had no penalties and allowed players to catch fire
NFL Blitz
This Upton Sinclair classic describes the pre-Child Labor Act working conditions in US meat packing factories of the early 1900s
The Jungle
The bar that divides a fraction (also the bar over a repeating decimal)
Vinculum
This late 19th century Suffragette fought for the rights for women and slaves
Susan B Anthony
Following defensive takeaways, this former Viking orchestrated team celebrations including the HS musical dance, Raygun breakdance, and White Chicks dance
Cam Bynum
Officially scheduled for a May 26, 2026 release (for now), this action/adventure game has been in development for over 8 years
GTA 6