Dictators
Disasters
LOTR in Costume
Raptors in Film
Famous Paintings
200
This Italian fascist declared “all within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.”
Who was Benito Mussolini?
200
In 2011, this Japanese nuclear power plant was struck by a tsunami after a massive earthquake.
What is Fukushima?
200
Legolas
Who is Orlando Bloom?
200
Hedwig, Harry Potter’s beloved pet, belongs to this species known for its striking white feathers and silent flight.
What is a snowy owl?
200
The Starry Night
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
400
This Cambodian leader oversaw the Khmer Rouge’s genocide of nearly a quarter of his country’s population.
Who is Pol Pot?
400
In 1883, the eruption of this Indonesian volcano was so loud it was heard 3,000 miles away.
What is Krakatoa?
400
Gandalf
Who is Ian McKellen?
400
These birds guarded Prince John in Disney’s Robin Hood.
What is vultures?
400
The Persistence of Memory
Who is Salvador Dali?
600
This French emperor crowned himself in 1804, snubbing the Pope’s authority.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
600
This Washington volcano erupted in 1980, the deadliest and most economically destructive eruption in U.S. history.
What is Mt. Saint Helens?
600
Galadriel
Who is Cate Blanchett?
600
These cunning dinosaurs became the breakout predators of Jurassic Park.
What are velociraptors?
600
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The Scream
Who is Edvard Munch?
800
Born Ioseb Dzhugashvili, this Soviet leader took on a name meaning “man of steel.”
Who was Joseph Stalin?
800
In 1911, this New York factory fire killed 146 workers, spurring major reforms in labor laws.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
800
Aragorn
Who is Viggo Mortensen?
800
This bird of prey is often shown screeching in American films, even when a bald eagle appears.
What is a red-tailed hawk?
800
Guernica
Who is Pablo Picasso?
1000
Nicknamed the “Butcher of the Balkans,” this Serbian leader was tried in The Hague.
Who was Slobodan Milošević?
1000
In 1986, this Ukrainian nuclear disaster released radiation equivalent to 400 Hiroshima bombs.
What is Chernobyl?
1000
Gollum
Who is Andy Serkis?
1000
This majestic creature helps Cody and Marahute in Disney’s The Rescuers Down Under, soaring across the Australian Outback to outsmart poachers.
What is a golden eagle?
1000
Impression, Sunrise
Who is Claude Monet?