Famous First Lines
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
Star Wars
In Greek mythology, this king of the gods ruled from Mount Olympus and wielded a thunderbolt.
Zeus
John, Paul, George, and Ringo
The Beatles
This capital on the Thames is home to Big Ben.
London
This 2001 comedy follows a sorority girl who takes her talents to Harvard Law School— “What, like it’s hard?”
Legally Blonde
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
In Norse mythology, this trickster god is the father of the wolf Fenrir and the world-serpent Jörmungandr.
Loki
Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue and Johnny Storm
The Fantastic Four
This capital on the Seine is known as the “City of Light.”
Paris
Before winning an Oscar for Erin Brockovich, this actress played cinema's most iconic 'hooker with a heart of gold'.
Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
In Roman mythology, this Titan devoured his own children to prevent a prophecy of being overthrown.
Saturn
Complete the set: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and...
Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Renaissance Masters)
This Argentine capital is nicknamed the “Paris of South America.”
Buenos Aires
This actress starred in two iconic roles: singing ABBA on a Greek island, and later running a high-fashion magazine as the icy Miranda Priestly.
Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia, The Devil Wears Prada)
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.
Goodfellas
DAILY DOUBLE
This Egyptian goddess' name is linked to the hieroglyph for “throne,” and her cult became one of the most widespread in the Mediterranean world.
Complete the set: Dorothy, Scarecrow, the Tin Man and...
The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz)
This capital of Qatar hosted the 2022 World Cup Final.
Doha
Often called the greatest rom-com ever made, this 1989 classic poses the question — can men and women can ever really be “just friends.”
When Harry Met Sally
Just a small-town girl, livin’ in a lonely world…
Don’t Stop Believin
In Hindu mythology, this blue-skinned deity is the eighth avatar of Vishnu and the hero of the Bhagavad Gita.
Krishna
Complete the set: George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and....
Thomas Jefferson (Mount Rushmore)
Split by the Danube River, this capital was formed when three cities were unified in 1873.
Budapest
This modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice follows a charmingly chaotic woman caught in a very English love triangle.
Bridget Jones’s Diary