Behind the Curtain
The highest-grossing Broadway show in history, this Disney production has grossed $1.4 billion and is still playing at the Minskoff Theatre
What is the Lion King?
This type of tree, under which the Buddha meditated for 49 days after choosing it over a mango tree, became a symbol of enlightenment in Buddhism
What is the fig tree
In Jurassic Park, Jeff Goldblum’s character warns the scientists of the dangers of genetic mutation with this famous cautionary phrase
What is 'Life finds a way'?
This galaxy, located just 2.5 million light-years from Earth and a common location for Star Trek movies, is the nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way
Although debated, the tradition of the Christmas pickle, in which a pickle-shaped ornament is hidden on a Christmas tree for children to find, is most commonly associated with this country
What is Germany
With alphabetical seating, this row is absent from most Broadway theaters, as its absence helps avoid confusion with row '1' being mistaken for row '9.'
What is row "I"
According to the Popol Vuh, the gods created humanity from this sacred food, which was central to Mayan life - and is central to the lives of practically everyone
What is maize (corn)?
This phrase, repeated 106 times in Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, reflects the novel's theme of fatalism
What is "So it goes"
This space mission, which took place in 1969, was the first successful mission to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth
What is Apollo 11
Soldiers in this war on both sides of the front lines famously celebrated Christmas with a Christmas Truce, an unofficial event that included exchanging gifts and playing football.
What is World War I
This musical, which originally opened on Broadway in 1975 and was revived in 1996, is the second-longest running Broadway show as of 2023 and has played in 24 countries in 12 languages
What is Chicago
This tree was gifted by the goddess Athena and was considered more useful than Poseidon's gift of a saltwater spring, leading the Greeks to call their capital Athens.
What is the olive tree
This author, inspiring millions with her poetry and novels, wrote the following line in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you'?"
Who is Maya Angelou
With a day length of about 16 hours, this eighth planet from the sun has one of the shortest days in the solar system
What is Neptune
This 1942 Christmas song, written by Irving Berlin and performed by Bing Crosby, holds the record as the best-selling single of all time., with over 50 million copies sold
What is White Christmas
Not including revivals, this 2001 Broadway musical - ironically about a terrible, offensive musical - won 12 Tony Awards, the most ever awarded to a Broadway musical.
What is The Producers?
In Norse mythology, this tree, often considered the world’s axis, connects the Nine Realms and is the home of gods and mortals alike.
What is Yggdrasil, the Tree of the World
This Shakespearean character exclaims "'But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
Who is Romeo
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun
This space probe, launched by NASA in 1977, is the farthest man-made object from Earth, over 15.5 billion miles away
What is Voyager 1
In the 12 Days of Christmas, the singer's true love gave eleven of these
What is Eleven pipers piping
This 1866 Broadway production is considered the first true musical, combining dance, original music, and story, and ran for a record-breaking 474 performances despite its five-and-a-half-hour length
What is the Black Crook
Due to its prevalence in the Nile Delta, this plant is the symbolic plant of Lower (northern) Egypt, while this other plant lily or lotus stood for Upper (southern) Egypt. When shown wound around the hieroglyph for “unite,” these two plants formed an emblem for the unification of the Two Lands of Egypt.
What are the papyrus and the lily/lotus plant
In the 1983 film Sudden Impact, Clint Eastwood famously delivers this line to Paul Drake, playing Mick
What is "Go ahead, make my day"
Located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and classified as a dwarf planet, this planet was recently discovered to be the most water-rich, after Earth
What is Ceres
In 1823, this poem, which has become a staple of Christmas tradition, was anonymously published and is known for its famous opening line, "Twas the night before Christmas."
What is "A Visit from St. Nicholas"