Harry Potter
This platform at King's Cross Station is where students board the Hogwarts Express.
What is Platform 9 3/4?
This 18th-century Earl John Montagu is credited with "inventing" this handheld meal so he could eat while playing cards.
What is a Sandwich?
This tennis legend won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and is widely considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Who is Serena Williams?
This ancient civilization built the Great Pyramids of Giza and developed a system of writing called hieroglyphics.
Who are the Ancient Egyptians?
This hairy, ape-like creature is said to roam the forests of the Pacific Northwest and is also known as "Sasquatch."
What is Bigfoot?
This is the name of the map that shows every person's location within Hogwarts.
What is the Marauder's Map?
Though associated with Italy, this long, stringy pasta was likely brought back from China by Marco Polo.
What is Spaghetti?
This gymnast, known for "The Biles II," is the most decorated gymnast in history.
Who is Simone Biles?
In 1066, William the Conqueror led this group from France to invade England in a famous battle at Hastings.
Who are the Normans?
In Scotland, this long-necked creature is famously said to inhabit the deep waters of a specific Highland lake.
What is the Loch Ness Monster (or Nessie)?
Harry's owl, who was a birthday gift from Rubeus Hagrid.
Who is Hedwig?
This fizzy beverage was originally sold in 1886 as a "nerve tonic" and was invented by pharmacist John Pemberton.
What is Coca-Cola?
This Indiana Fever guard became the first rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double and set the single-season assist record in 2024.
Who is Caitlin Clark?
This 14th-century pandemic, also known as the Black Death, killed an estimated 30% to 60% of Europe's population.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
This cryptid from Latin American folklore is described as a creature that attacks livestock and drinks their blood.
What is the Chupacabra?
These dark, hooded creatures guard Azkaban and can "suck the soul" out of a person.
What are Dementors?
In the 1600s, this vegetable was specifically bred by the Dutch to honor the Royal House of Orange.
What is the Carrot? (They used to be purple or white!)
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, this track star shattered her own world record in the 400m hurdles, becoming the first woman to break the 51-second barrier.
Who is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone?
He was the leader of the Mongol Empire which, at its height, became the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Native to West Virginia, this winged creature with glowing red eyes was reportedly sighted before the Silver Bridge collapse in 1967.
Who is the Mothman?
Lord Voldemort’s real, birth name before he became a Dark Lord.
What is Tom Riddle?
This French military leader famously offered a prize to anyone who could invent a way to preserve food for his army, leading to the invention of canning.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
In 2025, this former Las Vegas Aces player and college standout became the first female head coach in the history of the NBA's G League.
Who is Lindsey Harding?
This French queen famously (and falsely) was accused of saying "Let them eat cake" during the French Revolution.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
Unlike Bigfoot, this faceless, suit-wearing entity is a "digital cryptid" created in 2009 by Eric Knudsen on the Something Awful forums.
Who is Slender Man?