Winning Film Scores
John Williams won the Oscar in 1976 for the soundtrack to this Spielberg summer blockbuster.
What is "Jaws"?
The iconic soundtrack was Williams' second Oscar win
During the 90s, baseball's "home run race" featured star players Mark McGwire and [This Chicago Cub]
Who is Sammy Sosa?
Their epic 1998 home run race captivated fans, with McGwire hitting 70 and Sosa hitting 66. Barry Bonds broke the record in 2001 with 73 home runs.
King Kong is this type of animal
What is an Ape?
The film "King Kong" was released in 1933. It was among the first films to feature stop-action animation
This carnivorous plant uses its uniquely shaped leaves to catch prey
What is the Venus flytrap?
Other carnivorous plants include pitcher plants, bladderwort, and sundew.
Orange pigment was once used in this pseudoscience, focused on the goal of creating gold
What is Alchemy?
The pigments contained arsenic and were therefore poisonous.
1976's "Bound for Glory" won an Oscar for Best Adaptation Score and features the early life of this folk singer
Who is Woody Guthrie?
The film stars David Carradine as a young Guthrie alongside Melinda Dillon portraying his wife
The 1992 Olympic Games featured a star-studded American team in [This Sport], with players like Larry Bird taking the court.
What is basketball?
The Dream Team won gold - unsurprisingly, considering their lineup contained Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and more
These three flavors make up Neapolitan Ice Cream
What are Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry?
Neapolitan ice cream is named after the city of Naples, Italy.
This author wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress"
Who is John Bunyan?
The full title of the book is "The Pilgrims Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come". It was published in 1678. It is regarded as one of the great works of Christian literature.
Orange foods tend to be high in carotenoids, which are good for reducing this ailment
What is inflammation(swelling)?
Carotenoids prevent the oxidization of fats inside the body and are good for the immune system.
Winning in 1980 for Best Adaptation Score, "All That Jazz" tells the story of this director and choreographer through the character of Joe Gideon
Who is Bob Fosse?
Stanley Kubrick called the film the best he had ever seen
In the lead up to the 1994 Winter Olympics, a bitter rivalry between [these two athletes] led to an attack
Who are Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding?
Harding was banned by the U.S. Figure Skating Association for her role in the attack on Kerrigan.
This U.S. City Houses the Liberty Bell
What is Philadelphia?
The Liberty Bell was originally called the State House Bell. The bell was made in 1751 as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges.
This Novelist created the characters Becky Thatcher and Aunt Polly
Who is Mark Twain?
Both Becky Thatcher and Aunt Polly appear in the novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". In the story, Becky Thatcher is Tom's love interest.
A Led Zeppelin song from the 1970s is named for this orange-hued fruit
What is Tangerine?
The song "Tangerine" ponders a lost love
Another win for John Williams came in 1983, for the score of this beloved tale of a friendly alien
What is "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial"?
Williams scored the film, which stars Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore
Who is Tiger Woods?
At 21, he was the youngest player to win the Masters and still holds the record today
This inventor is responsible for the invention of the phonograph
Who is Thomas Edison?
Edison is credited with holding a record number of U.S. Patents, with 1,093
This word is the equivalent of "zero" or "nil" in tennis
What is Love?
Some sources say that the origin of using the word love comes from the French word for egg: l'oeuf. The round shape of the egg resembles the number zero.
This is the term for the white part of an orange peel
What is pith.
This bitter-tasting substance is full of anti-inflammatory nutrients
In 1990, the winning score was for this Sisney animated feature about a sea-dwelling girl.
What is "The Little Mermaid"?
Alan Menken won for Best Original Score and Best Original Song
Between 1993 and 2000, [this tennis superstar] won at Wimbledon seven times and ranked No. 1 globally for 286 weeks
Who is Pete Sampras?
Sampras' seven Wimbledon singles wins are second only to Roger Federer's eight wins.
This country is home to the Leaning Tower of Pisa
What is Italy?
The Tower of Pisa took nearly 200 years to build. Although leaning, it has survived at least four major earthquakes
These are the three colors of the Italian Flag
What are Green, White, and Red?
The flag features three vertical stripes of equal length
How do you say orange in spanish
What is Naranja?
It is very similar to the original Sanskrit, naranga.