Greek Myth
This horned beast is kept trapped in a labyrinth under the city of Minos, where it is fed young men as sacrifices.
The Minotaur.
This dwarf planet was designated as such by scientists in 2006, putting an end to the mnemonic "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
Pluto.
In order to arrive at Hogwarts in time for his first year, Harry must board the Hogwarts Express at this platform.
Platform nine and three-quarters.
This natural process allows organisms to adapt to their environments over time, sometimes with surprising effectiveness.
Evolution.
This cipher, named after a famous Roman dictator, involves taking a message and shifting every letter in it to the letter three places after it in the alphabet.
Caesar cipher.
This ancient Greek hero is said to have bathed in the river Styx, making him immortal all over his body except for his heel.
Achilles.
Our sun is this kind of star, which converts hydrogen to helium at its core via nuclear fusion.
A yellow dwarf.
This powerful wizard is a friend of Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff and is the namesake of Slytherin House.
Salazar Slytherin.
This kind of animal served as Leonardo da Vinci's inspiration for designing what would eventually transform into the airplane.
Birds.
This object-oriented programming language is commonly used because of its readability and ssstraightforward sssyntax.
Python.
Arachne claimed to be a better spinner than the goddess Athena, and for her hubris she was turned into this.
A spider.
These two moons orbit Mars and are named after the Greek gods of fear and terror.
Phobos and Deimos.
The dark lord Voldemort split his soul into seven different pieces and stored each piece in an object called this.
A horcrux.
Termites.
This cipher involves splitting up a message into even and odd numbered letters, then adding the odd letters at the end of the evens.
Rail-fence cipher.
In service to king Eurystheus, Hercules had to defeat this beast as the first of his twelve labors.
The Nemean lion.
This theory is a candidate for the long sought after Theory of Everything because it could possibly unify quantum mechanics and general relativity.
String theory.
While some chose to use a bubble head charm, Harry used this magical herb in order to breathe under water during the Triwizard Tournament.
Gillyweed.
This part of a plant is responsible for transporting and filtering water through its stalk and serves as an inspiration for man-made water filters.
This English mathematician cracked the famous Engima Code used by the Nazis during WWII, giving the allied forces an upper hand.
Alan Turing.
This mythological king is currently in Tartarus as punishment for trying to trick the gods into eating his son, Pelops.
Tantalus.
After being asked to calculate the answer to life, the universe, and everything, the supercomputer Deep Thought returned with this puzzling answer.
Forty-two.
The wand given to Harry by Ollivander contains this highly magical object in its core.
A phoenix feather.
Jack E. Steele and Otto Schmitt.
Numbers, characters, or strings may all be stored in these objects and can be retrieved by indexing.
Array/list.