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Marvel’s cosmic entity known as "The Living Tribunal" represents the universe’s life force.
The Living Tribunal
This basketball player, known as "The Big Fundamental," played his entire career with the San Antonio Spurs and won five NBA championships.
Tim Duncan
Alessandro Volta’s first battery used copper, zinc, and this electrolyte solution.
Sulfuric Acid
This 2001 animated movie was the first to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
Shrek
This ancient Silk Road post in Kazakhstan helped spread Buddhism to China.
Taraz
This DC hero was the first to die in Crisis on Infinite Earths, marking a generational shift.
The Flash (Barry Allen)
In 1973, this racehorse became the first U.S. Triple Crown winner in 25 years, setting records in all three races.
Secretariat
Wheatstone and Cooke’s five-needle invention led to a lost communication system.
Electric Telegraph
Miyazaki’s 1984 anime about a post-apocalyptic world was based on his manga.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
This 480 BCE naval battle, led by Themistocles, shifted the Greco-Persian Wars.
Battle of Salamis
In Marvel, who wielded the legendary "Odin Sword" before its loss in Asgard?
Thor
This European soccer team holds the most UEFA Champions League titles, with a record-breaking 14 wins.
Real Madrid
This Kiwi pioneer built an early jet engine in 1901 but didn’t see success.
Richard Pearse
In Wall-E, the plant he finds is a "resurrection plant" by its Latin name.
Selaginella
The “Babylonian Captivity” saw Popes live in this city instead of Rome.
Avignon
This alternate Captain America, part of the Exiles, uses an energy shield and wears black.
U.S. Agent (John Walker)
Nicknamed “The Flying Finn,” this Formula 1 driver dominated the 1950s, winning five world championships.
Juan Manuel Fangio
Tesla’s wireless electricity device was abandoned because he refused to patent it.
Tesla Coil
Maleficent’s curse in Sleeping Beauty uses this rare medieval language.
Latin
This ancient empire’s “Royal Road” system influenced Iran and Iraq around 600 AD.
Persian Empire
In Detective Comics #27, this character, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, taught Batman detective skills.
Slam Bradley
This Major League Baseball team was the first to retire a player’s jersey number, doing so in 1939 to honor their legendary first baseman.
New York Yankees (Lou Gehrig, #4)
Ancient Chinese alchemists discovered this weapon by accident.
Gunpowder
This Pixar character’s design is based on the Luxo Lamp, later the studio’s mascot.
Luxo Jr.
The "Cyrus Cylinder," known as the first human rights charter, was from this ruler.
Cyrus the Great