greek myths
When he was a baby, it is said that Achilles was dipped into the river Styx and made immortal, with only this body part remaining his mortal weakness.
What is his heel?
The city in which Ratatouille is set.
Where is Paris?
This holiday only comes about every four years.
What is "Leap Day"?
The political figure Walt Whitman is addressing in his poem, "O Captain! My Captain".
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The father of Medicine.
hint: Doctors must take a "_______ oath."
Who is "Hippocrates"?
The fatal flaw of all greek heroes.
What is "hubris"?
In the movie Finding Nemo, this object prompts Nemo to swim off of the reef.
What is a boat?
A catholic holiday that falls on the same day of the week every year in February.
What is "Ash Wednesday?"
The missing word from TS Eliot's "The Hollow Men":
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a _______
What is "whimper"?
The father of Modern Astronomy.
Who is "Galileo"?
In the myth Pandora's Box, this what's in Pandora's box.
What are "all the evils of mankind"?
What mythical creature eats snowcones in Monster's Inc?
What is a Yeti?
The holiday that falls on the day before my birthday.
What is "Earth Day"?
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar says this to his closest friend, Brutus, after he realizes Brutus is among the senators who are assassinating him.
What is "Et tu, Bruté?"
The father of Evolution.
Hint: Survival of the fittest.
Who is "Charles Darwin"?
She is the greek goddess of victory -- and also the namesake of a popular brand.
Who is "Nike"?
In Inside Out, this actor voices the character of "Fear".
Who is Bill Hader?
This is a common phrase said on "Star Wars Day".
What is "May the fourth be with you"?
The missing word from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden":
"I went into the woods because I wished to ____ deliberately."
What is "live"?
The father of Psychology.
Hint: a slip of the tongue that reveals your unconscious desires is called a "_________ slip".
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Atlas was condemned to carry this on his back for all eternity.
What are "the heavens"?
This is the name of the main character in A Bug's Life.
What is "Flick"?
This holiday always falls on the third Wednesday in July.
Hint: it's a day named after a meat product
What is "Hot Dog Day"?
In 1821, famed romantic John Keats was 25 years old when he died of this disease.
What is tuberculosis?
The father of Literature.
Hint: He wrote "The Canterbury Tales".
Who is "Chaucer"?