History
This famous queen of Egypt was a descendant of a Macedonian Greek dynasty founded after Alexander the Great's death.
Cleopatra
This famous Shakespeare play says "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo and Juliet
This cephalopod can imitate the appearance and movements of other marine animals, including lionfish and sea snakes.
The Mimic Octopus
In what year did Mickey Mouse first appear.
1928
In 1919, a giant storage tank burst in this American city, releasing a wave of molasses into its streets.
Boston
Samuel Langhorne Clemens has published 11 novels, but is known more commonly by his pen name.
Mark Twain
In this group of fish, the males carry developing embryos in a specialized pouch and give birth.
Seahorses.
This fantasy series has well known characters such as Frodo and Gandalf.
Lord of the Rings
This European Emperor conquered most of continental Europe, fought against 7 major coalitions, but declared none of these wars.
Napoleon Bonaparte
This author wrote the famous Sherlock Holmes series.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This frog species can survive being frozen most of winter, with its heart stopping, then restarting when it thaws.
Wood frog.
During the filming of this movie, a 12,000-pound T-rex animatronic malfunctioned after absorbing hundreds of pounds of water from the rain machines on set.
Jurassic Park
These birds defeated Australia in a war in 1932.
Emus
The first book of the American version of the Harry Potter series is "The Sorcerer's Stone", but Europe knows this book as something else.
The Philosopher's Stone
This bird can imitate a wide range of sounds, including chainsaws and car alarms.
Lyrebird
This superhero appears in a famous internet meme where he is pointing at two other versions of himself.
Spiderman
This plague in 1518 Strasbourg caused compulsive, uncontrollable dancing for days on end, lasting about 3 months.
The Dancing Plague of 1518
This American poet is best known for his realistic and evocative depictions of rural life in New England, and his exploration of complex human, social, and philosophical themes.
Robert Frost.
This shark species can live for centuries.
Greenland sharks.
This meme format contrasts what someone expects to happen with what actually happens, often for comedic effect, first appearing in 1921.
The "Expectation vs. Reality" meme format
This British Stewardess survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic, the sinking of the HMHS Britannic, and the collision of the RMS Olympic and a British warship.
Violet Jessop