Blockbuster Cinema & Franchises
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader shocks Luke Skywalker during their climactic Cloud City duel by revealing that he is actually Luke's ______.
Who is his father?
In this hit sitcom, a group of six twenty-somethings frequently gathers to hang out on an orange couch at a New York coffee shop named Central Perk.
What is Friends?
The best-selling album of all time, which features hits like "Beat It" and "Billie Jean," was released in 1982 by this "King of Pop."
Who is Michael Jackson?
In this massively popular kart-racing spin-off franchise, players can sabotage their friends by throwing banana peels, Bob-ombs, and the dreaded Blue Shell.
What is Mario Kart?
In The Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship embark on an epic quest across Middle-earth to cast the One Ring into the fires of this specific volcanic mountain in Mordor.
What is Mount Doom (or Mount Orodruin)?
In the hit series Breaking Bad, high school chemistry teacher Walter White adopts this intimidating pseudonym—borrowed from a famous German theoretical physicist—to conduct his business in the drug underworld.
What is Heisenberg?
While Whitney Houston's powerhouse vocal performance made "I Will Always Love You" a massive chart-topper in 1992, the song was originally written and recorded in 1973 by this country music legend.
Who is Dolly Parton?
In the very first generation of Pokémon games, players are given a choice between three starter Pokémon: the grass-type Bulbasaur, the fire-type Charmander, and this water-type pokémon.
What is Squirtle?
In Steven Spielberg's 1993 sci-fi classic Jurassic Park, scientists successfully clone dinosaurs by extracting prehistoric blood preserved inside mosquitoes trapped in this fossilized tree resin.
What is amber?
In the US version of The Office, Michael Scott manages the Scranton branch of this fictional paper and office supply company.
What is Dunder Mifflin?
DAILY DOUBLE: The cover of this legendary British rock band's 1969 album Abbey Road famously features all four members walking in stride across a zebra crosswalk.
Who are The Beatles?
In The Legend of Zelda series, this sacred, golden relic—composed of three glowing triangles representing Power, Wisdom, and Courage—grants the ultimate wish of whoever touches it.
What is the Triforce?
In The Dark Knight (2008), Heath Ledger's Joker famously wears a nurse disguise to blow up Gotham General Hospital; the nametag on his uniform bears this real-life name, a subtle tribute to who?
HINT: Bears personal significance to Heath Ledger.
Who is Heath Ledger's daughter, Matilda?
In the HBO epic Game of Thrones, this is the chilling name of the massive Valyrian steel ancestral sword of House Stark, famously wielded by Ned Stark before it was melted down.
HINT: Think about what the series of GoT novels is called.
What is Ice?
With 32 total wins, this artist currently holds the all-time record for the most Grammy Awards won by any individual in history.
Who is Beyoncé?
In the arcade classic Pac-Man, the four ghosts that chase him through the maze all have distinct colors and names. Blinky is red, Pinky is pink, Inky is cyan, and this orange ghost is named what?
What is Clyde?
RESURRECTION QUESTION: When Samuel L. Jackson agreed to play Jedi Master Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, he requested a unique purple lightsaber and asked the props department to engrave these three letters—a nod to his iconic character in Pulp Fiction—onto the metal hilt.
What is "BMF" (Bad Mother F****r)?
On Seinfeld, whenever George Costanza needs to lie about his profession to impress a woman, he frequently claims to be an architect and uses this specific, recurring fake name.
Who is Art Vandelay?
On November 19, 1990, this R&B duo made scandalous music history when they became the first and only act to ever have their Best New Artist Grammy officially revoked after it was revealed they had lip-synced their entire album.
Who are Milli Vanilli?
The iconic, exploding "Creeper" enemy in Minecraft was famously created by accident. The game's original developer mistakenly swapped the length and height variables while trying to code the 3D model for this mob/entity/living thing.
What is a pig?