At The Movies
The only movie to gross over $1 billion dollars on opening weekend
Avengers: Endgame
This alliterative protagonist seeks the power of a philosopher’s stone to bring back his brother’s body
Edward Elric
The name of this alcohol comes from a Slavic term meaning “little water”
Vodka
“Jackass” would be incomplete without this daredevil/stuntman
Johnny Knoxville
A straight line passing from side to side through the center of a figure, especially a circle
Diameter
In 2020, this movie overtook Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” as the highest-grossing animated film of all-time
Demon Slayer
Similar to an enemy featured in “The Legend of Zelda,” this character was given his nickname because of his perceived lack of ability
Izuku Midoriya/Deku
This alcohol gets its name from the town in Jalisco where it was originally produced
Tequila
This strongman and self-proclaimed womanizer still lives with his mama
Johnny Bravo
An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
This 1999 independent film was certainly a success; it brought in about 100x the amount of money that it cost to produce
The Blair Witch Project
This young hunter’s signature weapon is a fishing pole
Gon Freecs
Colonizers and pirates would distill sugarcane to obtain this beverage
Rum
The Fantastic Four member known as the “Human Torch"
Johnny Storm
A unit of measurement equal to one billionth of a meter, or 1 x 10^-9m
Nanometer
This film franchise is more prolific than any other, having produced a total of 25 films between 1962 and 2021
James Bond
Aptly named considering his series, his last name translates to “stone god”
Senku Ishigami
Whiskey fermented from corn is typically labelled as
Bourbon
With his baritone voice and guitar skills, this man helped to popularize both rock and country music
Johnny Cash
Traditional English poetry, especially that of Shakespeare, was often written in iambic (this)
Pentameter
This 2011 movie boasts the record for the most expensive in history; adjusting for inflation, it incurred costs of over $400 million
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Part of his name is in the show’s Japanese title; in English, his series is known as “Samurai X”
Kenshin Himura
Perfected by European monks and alchemists, this spirit has a characteristic taste of juniper berries
Gin
Mortal Kombat’s resident actor-turned-fighter
Johnny Cage
Also called an “RPM gauge,” this device measures the rotation speed of a shaft or disc
Tachometer