The Connecting Role
Malcolm X, Flight, Gladiator II
Who is Denzel Washington?
After escaping his initial exile on Elba, this French emperor was permanently banished to the remote island of St. Helena following his final defeat at Waterloo.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
In 1957, the Soviet Union effectively kicked off the Space Race by launching this, the first artificial Earth satellite.
What is Sputnik 1?
The Intern, Interstellar, Love & Other Drugs
Who is Anne Hathaway?
After crossing the Alps with war elephants, this Carthaginian general gave Rome a serious run for its money.
Who is Hannibal?
Launched in 1990, this orbital telescope revolutionized astronomy with breathtaking deep-space images like the "Pillars of Creation."
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
Moneyball, War Dogs, Megamind
Who is Jonah Hill?
In 1521, this Spanish conquistador famously captured the capital city of Tenochtitlán, bringing down the mighty Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
When Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969, the lunar module touched down in this famously "calm" crater.
What is the Sea of Tranquility?
The Menu, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Queen's Gambit
Who is Anya Taylor-Joy?
The title of this category was famously coined by this Roman general in a letter to the Roman Senate following a swift and decisive victory in 47 BC.
Currently, the most distant human-made object from Earth, this probe launched in 1977 and has officially crossed into interstellar space.
What is Voyager 1?
10 Things I Hate About You, 500 Days of Summer, Inception
Who is Joseph Gordon-Levitt?
Expanding the empire to its largest extent, incorporating parts of India, Egypt, and the Balkans, this Persian emperor was the first of his name.
Who is Darius I or Darius the Great?
In 1923, astronomers observed variable stars in this closest neighboring spiral galaxy, proving once and for all that the Milky Way was not the entire universe.
What is the Andromeda Galaxy?