"E"OPLE
Name shared by eight British kings since the Norman conquest
Edward
With a total of $1.8 billion, this big 1997 film about a big boat has the biggest worldwide box office ever
Titanic
A kind of evergreen tree, or a female sheep
a yew/ewe
Although it's a poisonous gas, this element is used to purify drinking water & swimming pools
Chlorine
The person who shows up after the agreed upon time to take you to the movies
a late date
He was the first honoree of the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Edison
"The World is Not Enough" was the third time Pierce Brosnon played this action hero
James Bond
A unit of weight for gemstones, or a root veggie
a carat/carrot
It's the most abundant element in the universe
Hydrogen
A feline run over by a steamroller
a flat cat
This U.S. chief executive was born in Texas in 1890
Eisenhower
In this windy 1996 action smash, Bill Paxton played storm-chasing weatherman Bill Harding
Twister
A member of the nobility, or lacking vegetation, like a tree without its leaves
a baron/barren
This element once widely used in plumbing is known in Latin as plumbum, hence its symbol Pb
lead
A distant Sun-like object
a far star
In 1932 she became the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart
In this 2001 action movie, Gene Hackman plays a Navy commander trying to rescue two downed aviators
Behind Enemy Lines
Pulled tight, like a rope; or instructed
taut/taught
At room temperature, this liquid element, symbol Br, gives off a poisonous reddish vapor
bromine
A shy Athenian who will inherit the Earth
a meek Greek
Last name of the 19th century Arizona lawman seen here
(Wyatt) Earp
In this 1995 space thriller based on a true story, a moon-bound mission develops severe trouble
Apollo 13
A British term for a truck, or an Australian parrot
a lorry/lory
If you know this element is No. 102 on the periodic table, you deserve a "prize"
Nobelium
A eating utensil for hog meat
a pork fork