Naming Rights?
This 2023 Christopher Nolan blockbuster follows the development and backlash of the Manhattan Project and is named after its intellectual leader.
Oppenheimer (2023)
This ancient Roman city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and rediscovered centuries later.
Pompeii
In 1996, the Charlotte Hornets traded the draft rights to this future Lakers icon to Los Angeles in exchange for center Vlade Divac.
Kobe Bryant
This Nirvana frontman died in April 1994, leaving behind a band whose album Nevermind helped define alternative rock.
Kurt Cobain
This aviator vanished over the Pacific in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.
Amelia Earhart
Will Smith stars as the legendary heavyweight boxer who defeated George Foreman in the famous "Rumble in the Jungle."
Ali (2001)
This ancient city in modern-day Turkey was once considered only mythical until archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated its ruins.
Troy
This future 11-time NBA champion was traded to Boston in 1956 for Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan.
Bill Russell
This singer was nicknamed the "Queen of the Blues" and became famous for songs like "Piece of My Heart."
Janis Joplin
When John White returned to this English settlement in 1590, its inhabitants were gone. One clue remained: "CROATOAN."
Roanoke
This film stars Denzel Washington as this bold and influential civil rights activist.
Malcolm X (1992)
This ancient civilization on Crete is associated with the Palace of Knossos and the legend of the Minotaur.
The Minoans
This former Super Bowl champion was traded and signed to an extension by the Broncos. It did not go well.
Russell Wilson
This singer-songwriter released the critically acclaimed album Grace in 1994 before drowning in the Wolf River in Memphis.
Jeff Buckley
In 2014, a flight commissioned by this airline mysteriously disappeared while traveling to Kuala Lumpur from Beijing. 239 people were aboard on this flight.
Malaysian Airlines
Michael Fassbender takes on the role of this famous tech CEO in a movie of the same name.
Steve Jobs (2015)
Once a thriving city in modern-day Jordan, this ancient settlement is famous for its buildings carved directly into rose-colored rock.
Petra
In 1989, the Montreal Expos traded this future five-time Cy Young winner to Seattle for Mark Langston. The pitcher went on to win two Cy Young Awards with the Mariners.
Randy Johnson
This American blues musician, nicknamed the "King of the Delta Blues Singers," recorded influential songs including "Me and the Devil Blues."
Robert Johnson
In 1845, Sir John Franklin led two ships and 129 men on an expedition to find this Arctic shipping route. None of the crew returned. The shipping route doesn't actually exist either.
The Northwest Passage
This 2008 biopic stars Sean Penn as the first openly gay elected official in California. (Name of the film is only the last name)
Milk (2008)
This medieval African city, now in Mali, became a major center of Islamic scholarship and trade across the Sahara. Now it is colloquially used to reference something very far away or nonexistent.
Timbuktu
In 2019, the Thunder traded Paul George for what would turn out to be future MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 10 first round picks, and what role player?
Danilo Gallinari
This British folk singer and songwriter died from an overdose of amitriptyline at the age of 26. He is best known for his 1972 album Pink Moon.
Nick Drake
In 1611, this English explorer's crew mutinied and set him adrift in a small boat in the bay that now bears his name.
Henry Hudson (Hudson Bay)