WORD ORIGINS
A ship in the desert? No, it's just this optical illusion from the French for "to look at"
What is a mirage?
Onion,
wedding,
Saturn's
What is ring?
This physicist followed up "A Brief History of Time" a few years later with "A Briefer History of Time"
Who is Stephen Hawking?
Parker of jazz or Puth of pop
Who is Charlie?
Darth Vader chops off Luke's hand, so Marty fills in on guitar at the dance
What is The Empire Strikes Back to the Future?
An Ariana Grande song has this 3-letter title, an abbreviation for a phase of sleep
What is "R.E.M."?
The name of this heavy hooded jacket favored by skiers & hunters is from the Russian for "pelt"
What is a parka?
Over,
mother,
diving
What is board?
This 1962 young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle was made into a film that premiered in 2018
What is A Wrinkle in Time?
It purportedly got its name because it resembled the uncle of the Film Academy librarian
What is an Oscar?
Gollum plummets into the crack of Doom, causing Sauron to plummet from the top of the Empire State Building
What is The Return of the King Kong?
In a 2017 smash, Post Malone sang, "I feel just like a" this, which he is--he didn't mean he wanted an energy drink
What is a rock star?
Used to describe stately mansions of the old south, it's from the Latin for "before the war"
What is antebellum?
Candy,
side,
crow
What is bar?
"A Time to Kill", John Grisham's novel about a murder trial in the South, takes its title from this Bible book
What is Ecclesiastes?
Topaz is the traditional birthstone of this month
What is November?
Steve Martin is alarmed that his daughter gotten very big hair and is engaged to Boris Karloff as a monster.
What is Father of the Bride of Frankenstein?
A Taylor Swift song says, "Loving him was" this, "burning" this
What is red?
The general agreement is that this word meaning a majority of opinion is from the Latin for "to feel together"
What is consensus?
Falling,
morning,
Death
What is star?
In H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine", an explorer travels to the future & meets 2 races: the subterranean Morlocks and these, their above ground prey.
What are the Eloi?
Male half of a 1597 play title
Who is Romeo?
Rex Harrison teaches Audrey Hepburn how to speak proper English & vocalize like Billie Holiday
What is My Fair Lady Sings the Blues?
In a 2010 No. 1, P!nk instructed do this "if you are wrong in all the right ways
What is raise your glass?
This term for one who willfully destroys another's property comes from the name of a Germanic tribe
What is a vandal?
Cape,
French,
Bull
What is horn
"The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" was the second novel by this author to feature his holistic detective Dirk Gently
Who is Douglas Adams?
It's from Gaelic words for "water of life"
What is whiskey?
Dustin Hoffman says "I'm walkin' here!" in this anime space western.
What is Midnight Cowboy Bebop (:The Movie)?
This appropriately titled Blondie song was the first Billboard No. 1 hit with a rap verse
What is "Rapture"?