Scientific Names of Common Animals
Bos taurus
What is a cow?
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, SWEENEY TODD, ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Who are Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter?
From Oedipus the King:
What goes on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?
What is a human?
This alcohol was thought to have been accidentally created when ancient nomads would soak grains in water and heat them to make easier to consume. They noticed that after this gruel sat for awhile, it would start to ferment and become alcoholic
What is beer?
Equus caballus
What is a horse?
CRAZY STUPID LOVE, GANGSTER SQUAD, LA LA LAND
Who are Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone?
DAILY DOUBLE: From DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE:
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?
What is one?
This alcohol was discovered by slaves on sugarcane plantations, who found that molasses, a byproduct of the sugar refining process, could be fermented and distilled
What is rum?
Ovis aries
What is a sheep?
DAILY DOUBLE: RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS, CASINO
Who are Robert de Niro and Joe Pesci?
From the Hobbit:
This thing all things devours;
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats mountain down.
What is time?
This alcohol originates from monks who made tonics infused with juniper berries, which were thought to have medicinal properties and used as a cure-all for various ailments
What is gin?
Vulpes vulpes
What is a red fox?
Who are Seth Rogen and James Franco?
From Emma:
My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,
Lords of the earth! their luxury and ease.
Another view of man, my second brings,
Behold him there, the monarch of the seas!
What is courtship?
DAILY DOUBLE: This alcohol was supposedly created with a lightning bolt struck the plant it's made from, releasing its juice; for this reason, it's sometimes called the "elixir of the gods"
What is mezcal / tequila?
Ursus maritimus
What is a polar bear?
PULP FICTION, UNBREAKABLE, DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE
Who are Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson?
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:
First think of the person who lives in disguise,
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next, tell me what’s always the last thing to mend,
The middle of middle and end of the end?
And finally give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
What is a spider?
This alcohol reportedly dates back to Julius Caesar’s first attempt to invade Britain in 55 BCE, where he found the native Celts fermenting fruit
What is cider?