INVENTIONS IN MOVEMENT
These two siblings engineered the very first successful airplane flight.
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU KNOW THEIR FIRST NAMES)
Who are the WRIGHT BROTHERS (ORVILLE & WILBUR)?
This is what the golden statue is called.
What is an OSCAR?
This Company is the creator of the Model T
What is FORD?
This historical ladies man was credited with writing perhaps the most sung song in history.
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU KNOW THE PERSON & SONG)
Who is ROBERT BURNS (Auld Lang Syne)?
He invented the radio.
Who is GUGLIELMO MARCONI?
Hattie McDaniel, the first African American ever to win an Oscar for this classic film.
What is GONE WITH THE WIND?
This company is Part of the world famous trio of powerful Italian sports cars, was also born out of one family’s passion for cars. This car brand celebrated one hundred years of activity in 2014 and is definitely going strong for another several decades.
What is MASERATI?
This fictitious hotel was located "down at the end of Lonely Street".
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU KNOW THE SINGER)
What is HEARTBREAK HOTEL (Elvis Presley)?
He discovered penicillin.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
Beginning in 1940, this iconic Hollywood comedian hosted the Oscars the most times---18!
Who is BOB HOPE?
Established in 1870, this is the oldest Japanese car company.
What is the MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP?
Finish the lyric: "How much is that doggie in the window..."
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU SING THE LYRIC & GUESS THE SINGER'S NAME)
What is the ONE WITH THE WAGGETY TAIL (DORIS DAY)?
(...EXTRA IF YOU ADDED "RUFF RUFF"!)
This invention was accidentally created by German physician Wilhelm Roentgen on Nov. 8th, 1895 which gave doctors the ability to see tumors or broken bones inside the body without going in surgically.
What is an X-RAY?
Since the Godfather Part II, this film has been the only sequel to win Best Picture.
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU NAME BOTH FILMS OF THE SEQUEL)
What is LORD OF THE RINGS & RETURN OF THE KING?
Commonly referred to as BMW, this German multi-national corporation was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines. What do the initials BMW stand for?
What is BAVARIAN MOTOR WORKS (Bayerische Motoren Worke AG)?
Don McLean's "American Pie", is said to be a tribute to this singer.
Who is BUDDY HOLLY?
In the early 1800's, a German inventor named Karl Von Drais made the first version of what contraption whose early names were the "hobby-horse", the "penny-farthing" and the "high-wheeler".
What is the BICYCLE?
The most awarded woman in the history of the Academy Awards, she won eight Academy Awards between 1949 and 1973, even though only her clothes appeared on screen.
Who is EDITH HEAD (Costume Designer)?
What was the name of the American automobile brand owned and manufactured by General Motors, that was named after the Ottawa Indian chief who tried to take Ft. Detroit in the 1760's?
What is PONTIAC?
In the 1955 American film "Rebel Without a Cause", three of the main actors were met with untimely deaths in real life. Sal Mineo was murdered at age 37, Natalie Wood drowned at 43 and this actor died in a horrific car crash at 24.
Who is JAMES DEAN?
Finish the lyric: "Start spreading the news..."
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU SING THE LYRIC & GUESS THE SINGER'S NAME)
What is ...I'M LEAVING TODAY (Frank Sinatra)?