Pop Culture
In 2001, she cemented one of the most iconic moments in MTV Video Music Awards history by performing "I'm a Slave 4 U" with a Burmese python.
Britney Spears
As you cross into San Francisco from the north on U.S. 101, you cross over this iconic structure.
Golden Gate Bridge
The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 kicked off this major sociopolitical event in Europe.
The French Revolution
This three-headed dog, known as the Hound of Hades, guards the entrance to the underworld.
Cerberus
I have a spine, but no bones. I have leaves, but no branches. Tell me, what am I?
A book
This hit song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee became the first video on YouTube to reach 5 billion views Quizado.
Despacito
What is the only country with land in all four hemispheres.
Africa
This devastating pandemic swept through Europe in the 1300s, killing an estimated one-third to half of the continent's population.
The Black Death
In Greek mythology, he stole fire from the gods on Mount Olympus and gave it to humanity.
Promethius
A Map
Which pop star famously wore a raw meat dress to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Lady Gaga
The only two U.S. states that share borders with exactly eight other states are Tennessee and this one.
Missouri
On November 21, 1620, 41 male passengers signed this document, the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, while anchored at a Massachusetts harbor.
The Mayflower Compact
In Arthurian legend—often considered the body of Welsh and British mythology—this object was given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake.
Excalibur
I have no flesh, no feathers, no scales, and no bone. Yet, I have fingers and thumbs of my own. What am I?
Gloves
Edith Macefield’s refusal to sell her Ballard, Washington house to developers who literally built a commercial complex around it inspired the makers of this Oscar-winning 2009 animated film.
Up
Extending for more than 1,200 miles off the northeast coast of Australia is this natural wonder.
The Great Barrier Reef
Found in 1799, this ancient slab carved with three scripts—Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphics—became the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
In Egyptian mythology, the heart of the deceased was weighed against the feather of Ma'at, representing this concept.
The Truth
I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place.
The Letter "E"
In The Princess Bride, the farm boy Westley says "As you wish" to this character, who eventually realizes it means "I love you"
Buttercup
This body of water shares its name with the neighboring country to its east, Israel, and the Kingdom of Jordan to its west.
The Dead Sea
In 71 BCE, this Thracian gladiator Gladiator led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic that involved an estimated 120,000 men, women, and children.
Spartacus
In Norse mythology, this doom of the gods features the wolf Fenrir devouring Odin.
Ragnarok
Four jolly men sat down to play and played all night, ’til the break of day. They played for cash and not for fun, with a separate score for everyone. When it came time to square accounts, they’d all had made quite fair amounts. Not one had lost and all had gained, so tell me how. Can you explain?
They were in a band