Film Opening Lines
What film opens with the line - As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.
Goodfellas
Despite its name, most of which state - the smallest state by area - is on the mainland of the U.S.?
Rhode Island
Hurricane Katrina strikes the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coastal areas. Ultimately flooding roughly 80% of the city of New Orleans in which year?
2005
What informal exclamation popularised during the 1960s is used for expressing triumph, approval, or encouragement?
Yay
"And Then There Were None", released in 1939, is a mystery novel which has sold ~100 million copies and was written by which author?
Agatha Christie
What film opens with the line - My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighbourhood. This is my street. This is my life. I'm 42 years old. In less than a year, I'll be dead.
American Beauty
Playing a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialised by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, and Santa Fe Trail, all began in which U.S State?
Missouri
The strongest earthquake in 40 years originates from the Indian Ocean close to Indonesia, measuring 9.3 on the Richter Scale and creating tsunami waves which caused massive devastation in which year?
2004
What cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint?
Rotator
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" has sold ~85 million copies and was the first book in "The Chronicles of Narnia" by which author?
C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis)
What film opens with the line - Since the beginning of time, since the first little girl ever existed, there have been dolls.
Barbie
With a capital called Pierre, which state is bisected by the Missouri River, dividing it into two geographically and socially distinct halves?
South Dakota
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster took place on February 1st. The Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry, tragically killing all on board in which year?
2003
If something is at the same height as someone or something else it is?
Level
The mystery/thriller novel "The Da Vinci Code'' from 2003 sold ~80 million copies and was turned into a film starring Tom Hanks. Who was the author?
Dan Brown
What film opens with the line - We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Known informally by its nickname, "The Sooner State", which U.S. state is bordered on the east by Arkansas and Missouri, on the north by Kansas?
Oklahoma
The Death of the King of Pop Michael Jackson brings worldwide outpourings of grief, and pirates attempt the hijack of MV Maersk cargo ship and take Captain Richard Phillips as a hostage in which year?
2009
A belief or idea that is very important to a group is called?
Tenet
Which novella by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was released in 1943 and has sold ~200 million copies?
The Little Prince / Le Petit Prince
What film trilogy opens with the line - The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was, is lost, for none now live will remember it.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The least populous, and the least densely populated state in the contiguous United States, which was the first U.S. state to allow women the right to vote and become politicians, as well as the first state to elect a female governor?
Wyoming
Apple Computer Company announces the release of the very first iPhone during January and the Final Harry Potter book is published - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in what year?
2007
A palindrome is a word or phrase that is the same forwards and backwards, but this is a word that becomes a different word when read backwards.
Get it, smug gums?
semordnilap
(palindromes backwards)
Which book in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling was released in 1997 and has sold ~120 million copies?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone