High School Lit
Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy is this play set in Verona, though Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie version was in Venice Beach.
The fundamental difference between these is their number of protons, though they aren’t fundamental particles of the universe like some ancient philosophers thought.
What are Elements?
When something is unfair, it's literally this seminal 1949 novel by George Orwell.
What is 1984?
Electricity is often measured in this, standardized in its modern form in 2019, which is the electric potential between two points of a conducting wire.
What is a Volt?
The most famous pirate of all time was Edward Teach, also known as this, who terrorized British North America in the late 1710s.
Who is Blackbeard?
The lawyer Atticus Finch is a central character in this modern classic, which is often used to introduce students to concepts of racial and sexual injustice.
What is To Kill A Mockingbird?
This Franco-Swiss lab’s LHC, one of the most groundbreaking machines on Earth, is due for an expansion in the 2030’s to facilitate further research into quantum mechanics.
What is CERN?
Burning books is government policy in this classic dystopia, often taught in high school as an example of postmodern literature.
Though Edison is often credited as the father of electricity, this Serbian-born innovator probably deserves more credit.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
Considered some of the best sailing peoples of all time were these, first to populate much of the Pacific and renowned for their skill and technology in the realm of navigation.
Who are the Polynesians?
Even though scientific and historical evidence has long disproved William Golding’s savage theory of human nature, this book which showcases it has remained widely read.
What is Lord Of The Flies?
The art of transmutation, championed by this medieval school of proto-science, was finally achieved in 2025, though the number of gold atoms created was microscopic.
What is Alchemy?
Katniss Everdeen fights for freedom in this series, which is often considered the genesis of the YA Dystopia genre.
What is The Hunger Games?
The heart functions on a natural rhythm due to this type of cell, which produces electrical impulses that stimulate contraction of heart muscles.
What is a Pacemaker?
This engagement, fought in 1942 between America and Japan, is considered a turning point due to Japan’s heavy losses and inability to maintain troops in the South Pacific afterwards.
What is the Battle Of Midway?
One of the most widely taught nonfiction works of all time, this real account of slavery has become a seminal part of the American literary canon. (Daily Double)
What is A Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass?
This California university led the discovery of new elements for nearly 20 years after WW2, more than justifying the element named after name.
What is UC Berkeley?
This futuristic video game became one of the most celebrated of all time on its release, even though it ironically had graphical pitfalls.
What is Cyberpunk 2077?
Some former members of Tally Hall got together to produce Miracle Musical, a group whose most popular song is about this being electric.
What is The Mind?
The best known sailing competition in the world is this New World, 1 on 1 showdown that began in 1870, with New Zealand holding the champion spot as of 2026.
What is the America's Cup?
Teachers often define modernism in terms of two novels: Ulysses and this book by Virginia Woolf.
What is Mrs. Dalloway?
This “golden goose” of early particle physics was accepted theoretically for decades, but was only experimentally detected in 2012.
What is the Higgs Boson?
Henry Ford is worshipped across the globe in the "world" of this dystopia, often considered the 2nd greatest in the genre.
What is Brave New World?
The so-called Rainbow City was created in Buffalo in 1901 for this famous event, probably to showcase Edison’s electric current’s superiority to those used in Chicago.
What is the Pan-American Exhibition?
A key part of any ship is this bottom structural element, which acts as a stabilizer and forms the spine of the vessel.
What is a Keel?