Space
Often called the Morning Star or Evening Star, which planet is usually the brightest in the night sky when visible?
Venus
In the Pixar film Ratatouille what is the name of the rat who aspires to become a renowned French chef?
Remy
What homograph can mean both to be able to or a metal container?
Can
Sharks are a group fish of which all have skeletons primarily composed of what?
Cartilage
In auto racing, what color is the flag that is used to summon a driver to the pits?
Black
Appearing almost stationary in the night sky and valuable for navigation, what is the official name of the North Star?
Polaris
Who plays Ben Sanderson, a screenwriter who lost everything and moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death in the 1995 film Leaving Las Vegas?
Nicolas Cage
What homograph can mean both happening now or a flow of electricity?
Current
Named for the unusual shape of their heads, there are eight known species of which shark?
Hammerhead shark
What is the northernmost contiguous State in the US - nicknamed the North Star State and the Land of 10,000 Lakes?
Minnesota
What is the name of the atmospheric streak of light often called a "shooting star"?
A Meteor
Which 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter was based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella "Who Goes There?"?
The Thing
What homograph can mean both a small burrowing mammal or a spy operating secretly?
Mole
Reaching up to 62 ft in length, what is the largest fish in the world?
Whale Shark
Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; was the first to hold which "post"?
Postmaster General
Located in the constellation Canis Major and often called the "Dog Star", what is the second brightest star visible from Earth?
Sirius
Which film stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as a couple who erase memories of each other after their relationship fails?
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
What homograph can mean both a piece of sports equipment with strings or loud disorderly noise?
Racket
The earliest confirmed modern sharks are known from around 200 million years ago during what age?
Jurassic (Early Jurassic)
What word describes the first appearance of a character, artist, or product?
Debut
Unlike most religious holidays, which have fixed dates, which Christian festival moves from year-to-year falling on the first spring Sunday after the new moon?
Easter
The 2017 film "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" written and directed by Rian Johnson was what number episode of the "Skywalker saga"?
Eight (VIII)
What homograph can mean both a small tower or a rotating gun mount?
Turret
Shark skin was once used to improve the grip on swords and knives, and as what by carpenters?
Sandpaper
Featuring a famous upside-down kiss, which film became the first motion picture to reach $100 million in a single weekend?
Spider-Man