Fears And Pet Peeves
The fear of spiders is known by this scientific name.
What is arachnophobia?
This river was the lifeblood of ancient Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile?
This British author wrote King Lear, Macbeth, and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Kublai Khan was the grandson of this man, who established the largest contiguous land empire in history for the Mongols.
Who is Genghis Khan?
At 10,000° Fahrenheit, a lightning strike is 5x hotter than the surface of this, a famous heat-producer.
What is the sun?
Coulrophobia is the fear of these colorful, often balloon-carrying performers.
What are clowns?
Known as of the most successful generals in history, his North African campaign in Egypt led to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, allowing for our understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
The famous 18 page letter on ‘Friends’ was composed by this actor, who also played Herbert Sobel in ‘Band Of Brothers.’
Who is David Schwimmer?
This younger brother of a famous U.S. president was in line himself for the role until his assassination on June 4th, 1968.
Who is Robert Kennedy?
Benjamin Franklin famously flew a kite in the sky and proved that lightning is made up of this.
What is electricity?
The fear of this, known as glossophobia, ranks higher than death for most people.
What is public speaking?
This conqueror from Macedonia created one of the largest empires in history before dying at age 32.
Who is Alexander The Great?
This dystopian novel by George Orwell features a totalitarian regime led by Big Brother.
What is 1984?
There have been two father-son duos to become U.S. presidents, the Adams family and this more recent one.
What is Bush?
The extreme heat of a lightning strike, reaching up to 50,000°F, is a temporary phenomenon that happens in a fraction of a second. This superheated air forms a plasma and creates a shockwave that we perceive as this.
What is thunder?
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia very cruelly describes people with a fear of this.
What is long words?
This powerful North African city fought three wars against Rome, known as the Punic Wars.
What is Carthage?
In this novel by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch defends a Black man accused of a crime in the racially charged South.
What is To Kill A Mockingbird?
This president's wife, Eleanor, was also his fifth cousin once removed.
Who is FDR?
This character’s name honors a Pixar animator by the name of Glenn, and his number 95 commemorates the year Toy Story was released.
Who is Lightning Mcqueen?
Someone avoiding roll-ons and sprays due to a fear of chemicals might suffer from chemophobia. It is unfortunately a very common fear in this country.
What is India?
This civilization built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains in modern-day Peru.
Who are the Incas?
Thomas Paine wrote two pamphlets to drum up support for the American Revolution- The American Crisis, and this much more famous one.
What is Common Sense?
This set of royal brothers made headlines with their rift following one’s decision to move to California
Who are Prince William and Prince Harry?
This U.S. state records the most lightning strikes annually
What is Florida?