Pop Culture
What comic strip’s joke name for the row of spikes on a stegosaurus’s tail, the “thagomizer,” ended up becoming the official name?
The Far Side
In which movie did the song “White Christmas” make its debut?
Holiday Inn
What was the first movie made in color?
Visit to the Seaside
How many legitimate children did King George III have?
15
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States … but in this context, bald doesn’t mean hairless. The bald part of the bird’s name comes from an Old English word meaning what?
White
Which African country was the setting for Tatooine in Star Wars?
Tunisia
How many different characters does Tom Hanks play in the 2004 Christmas movie The Polar Express?
5
Who was the first actor to play Batman?
Lewis Wilson
How many people stood in the line of succession between King George IV and Queen Victoria?
6
Which U.S. president fathered a child at age 70?
John Tyler, the 10th president
How many seasons of Game of Thrones aired?
8
Netflix founder Reed Hastings claimed (possibly falsely) that he thought of the idea for his company after receiving a $40 late fee from Blockbuster. What was the movie he said he failed to return?
Apollo 13
Which movie was incorrectly announced as the winner of Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards?
La La Land
Which fruit did many people in the Western world think was poisonous until 1820?
Tomatoes
Which U.S. state’s constitution did Congress forget to ratify when it was granted statehood, an omission that wasn’t fixed until 150 years later?
Ohio
Where did Prince William and Kate Middleton first meet?
The University of St. Andrews
What is the highest-grossing movie of all time?
Avatar
Who performs at the wedding in Bridesmaids?
Wilson Phillips
What did the Raines Law, enacted in 1896 in New York, do?
Made it illegal to sell alcohol on Sundays
Which U.S. president pardoned all Vietnam War draft dodgers on his second day in office?
Jimmy Carter
Who wrote the Twilight books?
Stephenie Meyer
What is the name of the famous dance in The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
"The Time Warp”
In Risky Business, what song did Tom Cruise lip-sync to in his underwear?
“Old Time Rock and Roll”
Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
Germany
What was the date of the Boston Tea Party?
Dec. 16th, 1773