Mythology Names Then + Now
This Greek warrior was a brave hero of the Trojan War; his cause of death is now a common phrase used to describe a weakness or vulnerable spot.
Who is Achilles?
This holiday is the biggest of Caroline’s calendar year with 100+ cousins showing up to party
What is Thanksgiving?
My college lacrosse coach, Amanda, is the daughter of this most decorated NFL Coach in history.
Who is Bill Belichick?
This ship decided to keep only 20 lifeboats on the boat for cosmetic reasons. 4 days later they had major regrets, as they needed to save roughly 2,000 passengers from sinking into freezing waters.
What is the Titanic?
After Italian architect Brunelleschi won a competition for designing the best pair of doors, he then went on to design this Florence structure; is named after it’s dome-like shape
The first mortal woman created by gods Hephaestus and Zeus is well known for releasing evils into the world, but today, she is better known for music streaming.
Who is Pandora?
This holiday is closest to Caroline's birthday
What is Christmas?
This three-pointer golden-boy influenced the name of my favorite lunch item to get at Grainmaker.
Who is Steph Curry (Chef Curry)?
This female pioneer is well known for becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart?
In 1759, this Irish entrepreneur first signed a 9,000-year lease for 45 euro a year, until he brewed up the money to purchase the building in full. (last name is acceptable)
This Norse god is the god of both war and death, and also happens to shares the formal name of the dog that appears in the cartoon "Garfield".
Who is Odin (Odie the dog)
The trophy won at Thanksgiving for being the newest member of the family, most resembles the National Championship trophy of this professional sport.
This ex-running back for the Buffalo Bills was infamously chased in his white Ford Bronco only a few years before my brother had me chase him down for an autograph on a plane to Colorado.
Who is OJ Simpson?
This majestic penguin species is the tallest and heaviest of all penguin species.
What is the Emperor Penguin?
This WWII military leader’s favorite outfit to was his “onesie”, a fashion statement he invented that later grew to become what women fashion today calls the "romper".
Who is Winston Churchill?
This lost city in Greek Mythology helped coin the name of the one of the largest oceans on earth.
What is Atlantis?
This was the main attraction of our Haunted House, and is still in my basement as a bed for my friend Fred
Mia Hamm was my favorite athlete growing up, so consequently this shortstop (her husband) was my favorite Red Sox Player
Who is Nomar Garciaparra?
This entrepreneur created the cartoon “Oswold the Lucky Rabbit”, and then (debatably) created a more popular cartoon lesser known as “Mortimer Mouse”
Who is Walt Disney?
Six of these birds must always be kept at the premise of the Tower of London. The superstition holds that if the conspiracy scatters, the Crown will fall and Britain with it
What are ravens?
In The Oresteia, this protagonist avenge her father by killing her mother, in today's world she shares her name with the surname of Dennis Rodman’s ex-wife
Electra
What was my favorite present given to me by the Easter Bunny? Some would say it was quite the peep show!
What are colored chicks?
These two Pro NFL Hall of Famers shared the names of my two pets. My speedy, agile tortoises were best friends like a cowboy and his bronco.
Who is Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis? (also accepting Emmitt and Terrell)
Before he wrote popular children’s books such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” or “The Twitz”, this author was a British spy in the US during WWII
Who is Roald Dahl?
This is an art technique of painting over pre-existing images, or forms, also meaning “repentance” in Italian, often is helpful in attributing paintings to particular artists.
What is Pentimento