Tom Hanks movies
The inanimate object in the movie “Castaway” that became the character’s companion and confidant on the island.
What is a volleyball dubbed Wilson
The city where Fred, Wilma, Pebbles, and Dino all lived.
What is Bedrock
The TWO Washington Post journalists that followed leads provided by informant “Deep Throat” to uncover the Watergate scandal.
Who are Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
A 1978 tragedy where over 900 followers of the Peoples Temple cult committed mass suicide in Guyana.
What is the Jonestown Massacre
Once considered the best beer in the world, it was known for slogans such as “The Beer that made Milwaukee famous” and “When you’re out of THIS, you’re out of beer!”
What is Schlitz
What Forrest Gump said to President Kennedy when asked how he felt about visiting the White House.
What is “I gotta pee”.
This comedian and actor received a slap across the face from Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards.
Who is Chris Rock
The TWO participants in a 1973 much publicized “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match.
Who were Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
A controversial religious group founded by L Ron Hubbard often described as a profit based cult and has several celebrity followers including Tom Cruise.
What is the Church of Scientology
A cooking term used to describe any meat that is pounded into thin cutlets, then breaded and fried till crispy.
What is schnitzel
The reason Jack Swigert replaced Ken Mattingly just days before the launch of “Apollo 13”
What is exposure to German measles
A precision all female dance team known for high kicking, synchronized performances.
Who are the Radio City Rockettes
A nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania that had a partial meltdown of an atomic reactor in 1979.
What is Three Mile Island
An Amish look-a-like sect that usually resides in rural communes or colonies (not far from here!), rejects ownership of private property, but does use advanced technology and motor vehicles
Who are the Hutterites
A breed of dog that originated in Germany and is noted for its heavily whiskered muzzle.
What is a Schnauzer
The famous song (composed by Hoagie Carmichael) played by Hanks and Robert Loggia on the giant floor piano in the movie “Big”. Hint - not Chopsticks!
What is “Heart and Soul”
Boris Badenov and Natasha, Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-Right, and time-traveling Mr. Peabody and Sherman were all regulars on this cartoon “variety show” of the early 1960s
What is the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
The alleged name of the man who hijacked a Boeing 727 and parachuted over the Pacific Northwest to an unknown fate with $200,000 ransom money in 1971.
Who is D. B. Cooper
An international charitable organization, not normally associated with evangelical purposes, that has “soldiers” striving to meet human needs without discrimination.
Hint: its name might ring a bell
What is the Salvation Army
A horror movie from 1980 that features more psychological tension and family dysfunction than gore and includes the iconic line “Here’s Johnny!”
What is The Shining
The team coached by Hanks’ character in the movie “A League of Their Own” that included actresses Geena Davis, Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell.
What is the Rockford Peaches.
A naturally formed, open air venue in Colorado that features two 300 foot sandstone monoliths.
What is the Red Rocks Amphitheater
The middle son of Don Vito Corleone who later betrayed Michael in 1974’s The Godfather Part II.
Who is Fredo Corleone
A doomsday cult led by David Koresh that was subjected to an ATF 51 day siege on their Waco, Texas compound
What is the Branch Davidians
The main villain in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice
Who is Shylock