Icons of Insurrections
She wasn’t just a spy for the Union — she was born into slavery, freed hundreds through the Underground Railroad, and later became an activist.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Lavandula
What is lavendar?
This pungent, versatile, bulb in the allium family can be eaten a variety of ways including raw, minced, roasted, and fried.
What is garlic?
Born from sea foam, this Greek goddess literally bubbled up into existence.
Who is Aphrodite?
This 1939 classic features the line, ‘There’s no place like home.’
What is the Wizard of Oz?
This is the country where Che Guevara died.
What is Bolivia
Ficus Elastica
What is a rubber fig?
This Mexican dish roughly translates to “little donkey”
What is a burrito?
This god overthrew his dad, who had already eaten most of his siblings.
Who is Zeus?
This film coolly dismisses clichés with, ‘Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.’
What is the Devil Wears Prada?
This Russian revolutionary helped found the Red Army but later lost an internal power struggle to Stalin and paid for it — literally — with an ice axe.
Who is Leon Trotsky?
Helianthus annuus
What is sunflower?
This French term describes a preparation of meat, fish, or vegetables slowly cooked in fat, like the famous duck version.
What is confit?
In Norse myth, this apocalyptic event will end the world.
This sports movie classic declares, ‘Yo, Adrian! I did it!’
What is, Rocky II
Known for his iconic hat and moustache, this man told Mexico’s peasants “Tierra y libertad!” — land and liberty.
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
Narcissus
What is a daffodil?
This Middle Eastern grain dish is made with bulgur wheat, parsley, mint, tomato, and lemon, and is often served as a salad.
What is tabbouleh?
Offered a bribe of wisdom, power, or love, this man chose love, leading to ten years of war and the fall of Troy.
Who is Paris of Troy?
This Boston-set drama includes the line, ‘How do you like them apples?’
What is Good Will Hunting?
This 19th-century Russian thinker is often called the father of anarchism and famously feuded with Karl Marx over how much chaos was too much.
Who is Mikhail Bakunin?
Olea Europaea
This Japanese broth, made from kombu seaweed and bonito flakes, forms the base of miso soup.
What is dashi?
This monstrous wolf is destined to devour Odin.
Who is Fenrir?
This 1995 neo-noir crime film notes, ‘The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.’
What is the Usual Suspects?