Quotant Quotables
This famous physicist said in a 1926 letter to Max Born "God does not play dice”
Who is Albert Einstein?
41 x 11 gives us this number – supposedly the temperature that paper begins to burn.
What is 451?
This nation's name is a part acronym including the ethnic groups that make up the nation i.e. Panjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan.
What is Pakistan?
Prophetic today, this classic comedy features a struggling US President
What is Canadian Bacon?
“I don’t understand the hype, it’s just a big clock. It’s probably going to be a digital one in 30 years anyway”
What is Big Ben?
Often misquoted, Jack Swigert muttered the immortal words “Houston, we’ve had a problem” as part of this infamous NASA mission.
Dystopian “Big Brother” classic plus number of wives of Henry VIII in Alison Weir’s 1991 history book gives us the birth year of this other Henry.
What is 1990? (1984+6)
The full term “Association Football” is now shortened to this word used predominately in North America to mean the beautiful game.
What is Soccer?
Waking up in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles", Steve Martin’s character realizes the hand of this late, great Canadian actor is not between 2 pillows.
Who is John Candy?
“Just an overblown sandy ditch, I left the casinos for this??”
What is the Grand Canyon?
This man’s actions gave us TWO famous quotes for points of no return – “The die is cast” and “crossing the Rubicon” His army to seized power in 49 BC.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Dicken’s “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” cities multiplied with “All this happened, more or less” slaughterhouses by Vonnegut
What is 10? (2 x 5)
The name of this layered pasta dish comes from the Latin for "chamber pot"
What is Lasagna?
A reboot of The Naked Gun released on August 1 this year starring Liam Neeson. This Canadian (and Victoria School of the Arts alum) with the same initials starred in the original movies in 1988.
Who is Leslie Nielsen?
“Wasn’t what I expected. Barely leaning”
What is the Tower of Pisa?
This famous phrase was uttered by Pierre Trudeau when asked how far he would extend the war measures act when dealing with the October crisis in 1970.
What is "Just Watch Me"?
This paradox faced by Captain Yossarian in a Joseph Heller classic divided by the number of towers in the second Lord of the Rings books
What is 11? (22/2)
The Greek word "iota" gave us this 3-letter word that means to write down hastily
What is Jot?
This Canadian actor and star of Spaceballs and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids attended the same elementary school as another Canadian legend – Geddy Lee of the band Rush
Who is Rick Moranis?
“Walls and peace bridge are kinda interesting, but what is the place actually supposed to be called?”
What is Derry/Londonderry?
This 3 word soccer term - “a team defending without trying to attack, with almost all players staying deep inside their own half”
What is "Park the Bus"?
Number of days it takes Phineas Fogg to circumnavigate the globe minus the number in the first Janet Evanovich book to feature Stephanie Plum
What is 79? (80-1)
"Meaningless chatter" in medieval French, it's now the specialized vocabulary of a profession
What is Jargon?
This sketch comedy troupe was produced by Canadian Lorne Michaels who founded the similar Saturday Night Live.
Who are the "Kids in the Hall"?
“The place hasn't been redecorated since 1982 and probably hasn't been cleaned since sometime in the '90s. Does anybody actually shop here?"
What is the West Edmonton Mall