Medieval Medicine
These segmented worms were famously used for bloodletting in medieval times.
Leeches.
This superstar’s “Renaissance World Tour” lasted from May through October 2023.
Beyoncé.
This is Maine’s largest annual fair.
Fryeburg Fair.
This ominous phrase is inscribed above the gates to Hell.
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here".
A 1363 English decree mandated regular practice of this activity which would be no problem for Merida (or Katniss).
Archery.
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea, This complete unknown.
SpongeBob Dylan.
“Trephining” describes the process used by medieval physicians to burr holes in this spherical collection bones.
Skull.
Writers Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, and Claude McKay are often associated with this American movement, which celebrated voices of color.
Harlem Renaissance.
From pie tournaments to livestock contests, people competing in events at state fairs often vie for this color ribbon as top prize.
Blue.
His three faces are a perversion of the Holy Trinity: impotent, ignorant, and full of hate, in contrast to the all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving nature of God.
Lucifer.
Latin for "storehouse" gave us this word for a medieval pharmacist.
Apothecary.
Waxing crescent and waning gibbbus that are “wider than a mile”, don’t worry, we’re crossing them in style.
Phases of the Moon River.
Medieval physicians used this phrase to describe the four principle fluids produced within every human being.
Humors.
“Welcome to the Renaissance” is the show opening number in this 2015 Shakespearean musical.
Something Rotten!
Charlotte spins her titular web as Wilbur competes at this Maine fair.
Blue Hill Fair.
Dante Alighieri spent most of his life in this northern Italian city-state.
Florence.
Led from these 2 cities, the Western & eastern branches of Christianity were split apart by the "Great Schism" of 1054.
Rome and Constantinople.
Sylvia Plath’s only novel about an endearing floppy-eared outcast from Naboo.
The Bell Jar Jar Binks.
This element, at the time referred to as “quicksilver,” was used by medieval Persians and Greeks to increase lifespan and promote vitality (although it often killed patients before they could reap these benefits).
Mercury.
This 1989 cartoon is often cited as the first film of the purported “Disney Renaissance.”
The Little Mermaid.
The hot dog bun, ice cream cone, and cotton candy were purportedly invented at the 1904 World’s Fair, which took place in this city.
St. Louis.
2/3 of the residents of the 9th circle (Treachery) are there for the assassination of This Man.
Julius Caesar.
In the 900s, the Moors built a fortress called Magerit on the site of what is now this Spanish city
Madrid.
1971’s fictional Miranda Rights hating detective gains greater respect for wizarding Justice reform after his godfather nearly receives the dementors kiss.
Dirty Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Medieval physicians blamed the growth of the bubonic plague on this disproven phenomena, which purports that diseases spread via “bad air.”
Miasma (theory).
HBO’s docu-series “Ren Faire” primarily explores a succession crisis at this large US festival.
Texas Renaissance Festival.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “State Fair” takes place at the titular festival in this midwestern state.
Iowa.
Fallen angels initially refuse to grant Dante and Virgil entry into This city of demons, named for the Roman god of death.
Dis.
In the 13th century they began building their empire, centered at Cuzco.
The Incas
The submerged woman who gave King Arthur his sword moves to Garrison Keillor's fictitious town.
The Lady of the Lake Wobegon.