What Happened?
Now most commonly made with tomatoes, this condiment has historical origins as a fermented fish sauce.
What is ketchup?
The time signature used for most mainstream pop music.
What is 4/4 time?
To get the English translation of the French words 'éponge,' 'épice,' and 'étranger,' simply swap out the 'é' for this letter.
What is 's'?
Not a 'rags to riches' story, but a 'closet to castle' story.
What is 'Harry Potter'?
One of One Piece's primary antagonists, he is named after a real world pirate famous for setting his beard aflame to intimidate victim vessels.
Who is Blackbeard?
Named in tribute to the streets in the surrounding area, this is the park we went to for Service Friday two weeks ago.
What is Lower Paul Park?
This famous artist started a literacy program that mails free books to kids 5 and under.
Who is Dolly Parton?
This animal's name is Greek for "river horse."
What is a hippopotamus?
This famous English playwright died on the same day he was born on.
Who is Shakespeare?
In recent years, One Piece became the second best-selling comic of all time, passing titles such as Batman and Spiderman. With nearly 100 million more comics sold, this famous hero's serializations still rank first in global sales.
What/who is Superman?
This Greek philosopher slept in a jar and told Alexander the Great to quit blocking his sunlight.
Who is Diogenes?
He sung the hook on Rockwell's hit "Somebody's Watching Me."
Who is Michael Jackson?
Its original name became a sort of taboo, as people once feared speaking its true name would summon it. Instead, our modern English word for this animal seems to derive from its color.
What is a bear?
Not published until after his death, this Edgar Allan Poe poem features the titular object 62 times in its 4 stanzas - not including its place in the title.
What is 'The Bells'?
One Piece's main character, Luffy, forms a pirate crew named after this item of clothing he's always seen wearing.
What is a straw hat?
The Lakers have 17 championships. This NBA team won their 18th in 2024 to overtake them (for now).
Who are/what is the Celtics?
Now engaged with cooking shows, children's books, and Olympic sponsorships, this fun uncle was once banned from England, and was even briefly viewed as the most dangerous man in rap.
Who is Snoop Dogg?
Our English word 'ambulance' comes from the Latin for this everyday act, which we do a fair amount of at YV.
What is walking?
This famous civil rights leader, whom we see each day, once said: "...a man of conscience can never be a consensus leader. He doesn't take a stand to search for consensus, but is ultimately a molder of consensus."
Who is MLK Jr.?
Both the manga and anime forms of One Piece are classified as this genre, geared primarily towards adolescent boys.
What is shonen?
The Peloponnesian War was a conflict between these two Ancient Greek city-states (and their respective allies).
What are Athens and Sparta?
Before becoming famous with his own band in England, he honed his skills touring the U.S. blues circuit, backing artists such as Little Richard, Curtis Knight, and The Isley Brothers.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
Citizens in Prague in the 15th and later 17th century used this method to remove government officials so many times that a term was coined for it: defenestration.
What is throwing someone out of a window?
This book was written in northern France by a fashion magazine editor. It took over 200,000 blinks to complete.
What is The Diving Bell and the Butterfly?
One Piece's author, Eiichiro Oda (goated) gives his characters birthdays based on this solar calendar, named after the religious figure who introduced it in 1582.
What is the Gregorian calendar?