Heard It In A Country Song
What is blue?
Just do it.
What is Nike?
This Toyota midsize pickup is named for a city in the state of Washington, just south of Seattle; it is also the Coast Salish people's name for Mount Rainier.
What is Tacoma?
This 1990 Christmas film about a boy fending off burglars had, ultimately, 5 sequels and inspired 3 video games.
What is Home Alone?
Hello. I'm James Earl Jones as Darth Vader. In The Empire Strikes Back, during my duel with young Skywalker, I know my cue is Mark Hamill saying, "He told me you killed him!", and that I'm supposed to deliver a huge plot twist. But I keep accidentally saying young Skywalker's first name at the beginning of the line, instead of this real line!
What is, "No. I am your father!"
In a Carrie Underwood song, she tells the story of a woman driving with a baby in the backseat when, skidding on ice, she "threw her hands up in the air" and begged Jesus to do this, saying, "I can't do this on my own, I'm letting go... save me from this road I'm on."
What is "take the wheel"?
Save money. Live better.
What is Walmart?
This Chevrolet midsize sedan began as a trim-level of the Chevrolet Chevelle in 1964, then became its own model line in 1978. It shares its name with a West Coast beach.
What is the Malibu?
This 2015 Christmas film stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in competing roles for two children they must co-parent. Its 2017 sequel, though, received better reviews.
Hi, I'm Humphrey Bogart. In 1942's Casablanca, I know I'm supposed to tell my pianist friend (played by Dooley Wilson) to start the song "As Time Goes By", see. But I'm confused: people commonly add the word "again" into this line, and now I forget what I'm supposed to say!
What is "Play it, Sam."?
From "It's a Great Day to be Alive", by Travis Tritt: "I got" this food "cooking in the microwave; got a three-day beard I don't plan to shave."
What is rice?
Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's...
What is Maybelline?
This SUV from Chevrolet, which has been around since 1995, is the successor of the K5 Blazer. It shares its name with a lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
What is Tahoe?
This home improvement retail corporation was founded in Marietta, GA in 1978. Today it is the 7th-largest US-based employer globally, with top competitors including Lowe's and Ace Hardware.
What is Home Depot?
Oh, hello there. I'm Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. I'm just baffled and hope you can help me! When my darling dog and I step out of our house after being swept through time and space in a tornado, I'm supposed to tell him that I've noticed we've left home. People keep telling me this line starts with, "I don't think," but I simply don't think that's it!
What is, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!"
In the opening lines of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", John Denver references two landmarks: the Blue Ridge Mountains and this river, which winds through both Virginia and West Virginia.
What is the Shenandoah?
The best a man can get.
What is Gillette?
This Hyundai SUV was introduced for the 2001 model year as the manufacturer's first SUV. It gets its name from the capital of New Mexico.
What is the Santa Fe?
This "line" on a keyboard is the foundation for efficient typing, and tells typists where their fingers should rest as a central starting point to reach other keys without looking.
What is home row?
It is I, the Evil Queen from the 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I command you to help me remember my line! When I approach the mystical looking glass to find out whether I am the most beautiful person in the land, this is the actual line I say; not, as many people think, saying the same word twice!
What is, "Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
In a Dan + Shay song about remembering a former lover: "I can drink whiskey and red wine, champagne all night, little Scotch on the rocks and I'm fine, I'm fine. But when I taste" this hard liquor, "baby, I still see ya."
What is tequila?
What's in your wallet?
What is Capital One?
This Toyota SUV shares a name with a national park in California, and interestingly, its name contains every vowel (except Y).
What is Sequoia?
This tradition in high schools and colleges involves an alumni reunion and typically centers around a football game, although the high school version also usually involves a semi-formal dance for current students.
What is homecoming?
Uh, hello, I'm pilot Jack Swigert from the 1970 Apollo 13 mission... you might remember that it didn't go so well. Well, when I first radioed Mission Control to let them know something was wrong, you might not remember my exact line. When Tom Hanks said it in the 1995 movie about that moment, he used the present tense to describe the situation. But he misquoted me! I used the present perfect tense, saying this line.
What is, "Houston, we've had a problem."?