Opening Lines of Disney Films
"This is the story of how I died" (2010)
What is Tangled?
The laws of the Wizard World in this series involve pitting the Russo siblings against one another, as only one may retain their magical abilities after training is complete.
What is Wizards of Waverley Place?
This tourist destination boasts theme park attractions including Dreamworld, Wet'n'Wild Water World and Warner Bros. Movie World, as well as being the most populous non-capital city in its country.
What is the Gold Coast?
Slang for 'difference' + a word that could be a kind of underwear or footwear
What is diphthong? (diff + thong)
An overflow of water vs a prolonged shortage of water
What are a flood and a drought?
"Sometimes I think I'm cursed because of something that happened before I was even born" (2017)
What is Coco?
This Maia from a seminal fantasy work, also known as Mithrandir, Tharkûn or Olórin in-universe, undergoes a pretty significant costume change after being killed by a demonic monster
Who is Gandalf?
This district was defined in 1967 as "the area contained in the Shires of Landsborough, Maroochy and Noosa, but excluding Bribie Island"
What is the Sunshine Coast?
To implore someone to be quiet + Waluigi's signature cry
What is schwa? (shh + wah)
Caused by ocean tides vs caused by an underwater earthquake
What are a tidal wave and a tsunami?
"All this has happened before, and it will all happen again" (1953)
The Wizard is a British-born political figure in this island country, coming in 5th place in the 2022 mayoral election of its second-most populous city.
What is New Zealand?
The Coelacanth is an ancient species of fish thought to have been extinct since the late Cretaceous until they were discovered living off the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of this country in 1938.
What is South Africa?
A transgression of a religious or moral law + a required contribution for the support of a government
What is syntax? (sin + tax)
A large amount of earth vs a large amount of snow, moving down a slope
What are a landslide and an avalanche?
"My story begins in London, not so very long ago" (1961)
What is 101 Dalmatians?
This mythical magician is traditionally cast as being born of a mortal woman and an incubus, and a popular French prose sees him bested by the Lady of the Lake after falling in love with her.
Who is Merlin?
DAILY (DINO) DOUBLE!!
The 1995 sequel novel The Lost World is an homage to the 1912 novel of the same name by this author, whom Crichton also credits with the idea of bringing back a textually dead but popular character in the form of Ian Malcolm.
To propel using oars + an local and habitual muscle spasm
What is rhotic? (row + tic)
Legally, the threat of force vs the actual use of force
What are assault and battery?
"Some things start out big, and some things start out small, very small" (2000)
What is Dinosaur?
DAILY (DINO) DOUBLE!!
The Velociraptors in Jurassic Park (both book and film) were based more on a contemporary understanding of Deinonychus in the early 90s, but in 1993 a strikingly similar species was described based on fossils discovered in the Cedar Mountain Formation of this US state north of Arizona, which lends its name to the dinosaur species.
This National Heritage-listed stretch of road built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 is the world's largest war memorial, dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I, and features several prominent landmarks including the Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations.
What is the Great Ocean Road?
One of a series of teeth on the rim of a gear + a nickname for 'Nathan'
What is cognate? (cog + Nate)
Name for a tropical cyclone in the East vs in the West
What are a hurricane and a typhoon?