Folklore
The original folk tale of this popular kid's story has one of the evil step sisters cutting off her toes.
What is Cinderella?
After serving as Vice President for two terms, he was inaugurated as the 41st President of The United States on January 20, 1989.
Who is George Bush?
Despite statistically being safer than all others, aerophobia is the highest ranking fear of this means of travel.
What is flying?
A box office hit, this film saw the rise (and fall) of the budding romance between Rose and Jack.
What is Titanic?
An alcoholic and drug user, he was mysteriously found in a gutter in Baltimore, dying in a hospital a few days later at the age of 40.
Who was Edgar Allan Poe?
In this Americana folk tale, he wakes up after a 200 year long nap.
Who is Rip Van Winkle?
The Tiananmen Square Protests suppressed pro-democracy activists in this Communist nation.
What is China?
The fear of spiders.
What is arachnophobia?
Aside from being the first "blonde bombshell," she was married to Arthur Miller and Joe DiMaggio (but never to JFK).
Who was Marilyn Monroe?
Suffering from mental illness and severe postpartum depression, this poet took her own life at age 30 in 1963 in her kitchen.
Who was Sylvia Plath?
This tale attributed to Aesop in 620 BCE, is still used as a cautionary tale against lying as a prank (no one will believe you when it's actually true).
What is "The Boy Who Cried Wolf?"
This was created to help scientists share information more easily, but quickly became a tool for all households to have access to various manners of entertainment, socializing, and "surfing."
What is the internet?
Known for his signature suits and daring jumps of school buses and canyons, he broke hundreds of bones during the course of his daredevil career.
Who is Evil Knievel?
The romance between these two, one Egyptian and one Roman, has become synonymous with ill-fated love and the pursuit of power.
Who were Anthony and Cleopatra?
Mostly known for his plays, his son, Hamnet, passed away suddenly at the age of 11, which inspired him to write his most famous play shortly thereafter.
Who was William Shakespeare?
This Greek mythological character helped coined the phrase "don't fly too close to the sun."
Who is Icarus?
Premiering in 1989, this became the longest running cartoon in television history.
What is The Simpsons?
The fear of this action, also called Glossophobia, consistently ranks higher than the fear of death.
What is the fear of public speaking?
A famous Hollywood leading man, he once said of how he and Joanne Woodward made their marriage work: "why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?"
Who was Paul Newman?
He is the most often quoted poet at high school graduations, despite the misinterpreted theme of "The Road Less Traveled" actually being about regret and loss.
Who was Robert Frost?