Movin' on up
This astronaut’s “one small step” marked a giant leap for mankind in 1969.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This basketball legend’s jersey numbers 8 and 24 were retired by the Lakers after his passing.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
A standing ovation often comes at this final moment of a play.
What is the curtain call?
The French phrase for “goodbye” literally means “until we see each other again.”
What is au revoir?
This school’s football team won the first College Football Playoff National Championship in 2015.
What is The Ohio State University?
This 1970s sitcom’s theme song celebrated “movin’ on up to the East Side.”
What is The Jeffersons?
The Queen of Soul who told us to “Respect” her legacy.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The Beatles’ last recorded album before their breakup.
What is Abbey Road?
The classic Hawaiian way to say both “hello” and “goodbye.”
What is aloha?
This Big East program won three men’s basketball titles under Jim Calhoun and another under Kevin Ollie.
What is the University of Connecticut (UConn)?
This phrase, borrowed from a rocket launch countdown, is used to mean a project or idea is officially underway.
What is “We have liftoff”?
This tech visionary’s 2011 death was marked by the phrase “Think Different.”
Who is Steve Jobs?
This actor said goodbye to James Bond after No Time to Die.
Who is Daniel Craig?
Sinatra famously sang, “And now, the end is near…” in this farewell anthem.
What is My Way?
The “Little Brown Jug” is awarded annually to the winner of the football game between these two Big Ten schools.
What are Michigan and Minnesota?
In astrology, this sign’s symbol is the mountain goat, always climbing higher.
What is Capricorn?
This theoretical physicist expanded our understanding of black holes in A Brief History of Time.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
The farewell concert tour by Elton John was aptly named this.
What is Farewell Yellow Brick Road?
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet says, “Parting is such sweet ___.”
What is sorrow?
This football powerhouse won 4 consecutive NCAA football titles in 1920, 21, 22, and 23- with a bonus 5th national championship in 1937.
Who are the California Golden Bears :-) ?
The motivational saying “Shoot for the moon; even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars” is often attributed to this inspirational writer.
Who is Norman Vincent Peale?
In 1984, this Boston College quarterback cemented his legend with a last-second Hail Mary against Miami.
Who is Doug Flutie?
“MAS*H” ended its 11-year run with this record-breaking finale.
What is Goodbye, Farewell and Amen?
“So long, and thanks for all the fish” is the farewell from this Douglas Adams series.
What is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?
This Ivy League school won the first-ever college football national championship in 1869.
What is Princeton University?