pop culture!
This is the best selling music album of all time.
Thriller, by Michael Jackson
Continent where the Enlightenment Era began
What is Europe?
This Enlightenment philosopher believed that all people are born with "natural rights," which included the right to life, liberty, and property. His ideas had a significant impact on the American Revolution and how we think about human rights today.
Who is John Locke?
This is the fastest land animal in the entire world.
What is a cheetah?
This was the radical phase of the French Revolution, where people were publicly executed for political reasons. During this period, people feared persecution from secret spies.
What is the Reign of Terror?
*spoiler alert*
This person is the half-blood prince in Harry Potter.
Severus Snape
This cultural and intellectual movement, focused on reason, individualism, equality, and liberty, explains (in part) why American colonists rebelled against British rule for independence during the American Revolution.
What is the Enlightenment?
This Enlightenment philosopher supported women’s rights and equality. She was particularly focused on women’s education and economic independence.
Who is Wollstonecraft?
This is the name of the world's longest river.
What is The Nile?
The King and Queen of France during the French Revolution.
Who are King Louis XVI and Marie Antionette?
In the season 4 finale of Stranger Things, the character Eddie Munson plays a thrilling guitar rendition of this metal classic in the Upside Down.
"Master of Puppets", by Metallica
The form of government that would have been most criticized by Enlightenment philosophers.
What is absolutism/absolute monarchy?
This Enlightenment philosopher supported the rights of freedom of expression.
Who is Voltaire?
This sign of the zodiac is represented by the scale.
Libra ♎️⚖️♎️⚖️
The social classes of France-- name all 3 parts and their members!
The Estates System;
1st = clergy
2nd = nobles
3rd= everyone else!
This is how many suns the planet Tatooine has in Star Wars.
2
List the 3 natural rights Locke said everyone was born with.
Life, Liberty, Property
This Enlightenment philosopher believed in the separation of powers, which greatly influenced the formation of modern democratic governments.
Who is Montesquieu?
These are the names of the seven dwarfs in Snow White.
Dopey, Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy and Sleepy.
This was the new name given to the 3rd estate after they'd been locked out the meeting and took the Tennis Court Oath.
What is the National Assembly?
This person's accolades include a Primetime Emmy, 6 Grammy Awards, 17 Latin Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, and 54 Billboard Latin Music Awards. They also headlined the 2026 Superbowl Halftime Music Show and is Ms. Agosto's #1 favorite person.
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny
The Enlightenment idea that people give consent to the government, and the government agrees to protect people’s rights. During the American and French Revolutions, people believed that their governments had broken this.
What is the social contract?
One of the Enlightenment ideas was that effective governments should have 3 branches as a form of checks and balances. What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government, and what role does each branch have?
What is the executive/legislative/judicial branch?
Heavy metal band from Mexico with a hit single called 'Ay Ay Ay'
Ladrones
This document, birthed from the American Revolution, inspired French citizens to rebel against their government in the French Revolution.
What is the Declaration of Independence?