British Culture
The capital of Wales
What is Cardiff?
The very first Barbie animated film.
What is Barbie in the Nutcracker?
This classic sci-fi novel written by George Orwell envisions a dystopian future ruled by "Big Brother."
What is 1984?
Greta Gerwig’s heartfelt coming-of-age film about a high-school senior in Sacramento, featuring a complicated mother-daughter relationship.
What is Lady Bird?
This iconic Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci features a mysterious smile and hangs in the Louvre.
What is the Mona Lisa?
The Scottish lake home to a mythical beast.
What is Loch Ness?
The 2016 Barbie adventure film that was the 33rd in the series—and the first released under Mattel’s “Mattel Creations” division
What is Barbie: Star Light Adventure?
This beloved film directed by Steven Spielberg features a young boy who befriends a stranded alien and famously says, “E.T. phone home.”
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
Her 2019 adaptation of a classic novel about the March sisters navigating womanhood after the Civil War.
What is Little Women?
Vincent van Gogh is famous for painting this vibrant still-life series featuring yellow blossoms.
What are Sunflowers?
A traditional Scottish savory dish made from sheep's offal, often paired with "neeps and tatties."
What is haggis?
The animated Barbie film in which Harvey Weinstein makes a cameo as himself, appearing on-set during a film-within-a-film featuring Lindsay Lohan—an appearance later viewed with discomfort.
What is My Scene Goes Hollywood?
In “2001: A Space Odyssey,” this intelligent computer system begins to act against the human crew onboard.
What is HAL 9000*?*
A black-and-white comedy-drama directed by Noah Baumbach, co-written by Greta Gerwig, featuring Gerwig as an aspiring dancer in New York.
What is Frances Ha?
This abstract expressionist painter pioneered the “drip painting” or action painting technique, where paint is poured or splashed onto a canvas.
Who is Jackson Pollock?
A family-friendly musical comedy show at Christmas.
What is pantomime?
40th film, premiered in Australia then Netflix
What is Barbie: Mermaid Power?
This early 20th-century author, often called the father of science fiction, penned both The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds.
Who is H. G. Wells*?*
screwball comedy co-written by Gerwig and Baumbach, where a college freshman bonds with her eccentric soon-to-be-stepsister Brooke.
What is Mistress America?
This red pigment is now only sold in hue form, since its original is highly toxic.
A banned episode of this famous British TV series.
What is Fawlty Towers, Don't Mention the War?
This iconic actress, best known for her roles in Home Alone, provided the voice for the villainess Rowena in the 2006 animated entry Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses.
Who is Catherine O’Hara?
This fictional supercomputer, appearing in multiple stories by Isaac Asimov, is considered a creative forerunner to HAL 9000.
What is Multivac*?*
This uncompromising improvisational film, co-directed by Mary Bronstein, features Greta Gerwig playing the friend "Gen" and exemplifies the lo-fi mumblecore ethos—it premiered at SXSW in 2008.
What is Yeast?
This Italian term—literally meaning “light-dark”—refers to the use of dramatic contrasts between light and shadow to model three-dimensional forms in a painting.
What is chiaroscuro?