Movies & TV
This 1994 film features Tom Hanks running across America and famously says "life is like a box of chocolates."
Forrest Gump
This pitcher holds the MLB record for most career no-hitters, with seven.
Nolan Ryan
This "Queen of Soul" recorded "Respect" in 1967, though the song was originally written and released by Otis Redding.
Aretha Franklin
This is the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP.
Mitochondria
This landlocked country is bordered by 14 nations, more than any other country in the world.
China
This HBO fantasy series was based on George R.R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire."
Game of Thrones
This running back held the NFL's all-time rushing yards record for over 20 years before Emmitt Smith broke it.
Walter Payton
This Foo Fighters founder was previously the drummer for Nirvana.
Dave Grohl
This element, with atomic number 79, is a precious metal used in jewelry and electronics.
Gold
This Renaissance polymath's notebooks, written largely in mirror script, contained designs for flying machines centuries before powered flight.
Leonardo da Vinci
This Pixar film follows an old man who ties balloons to his house to fly to South America.
Up
This Argentine soccer star won the 2022 World Cup with his national team and has won multiple Ballon d'Or awards.
Lionel Messi
This British singer, born David Robert Jones, adopted an alter ego named Ziggy Stardust in the early 1970s.
David Bowie
This scientist developed the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation in the 17th century.
Isaac Newton
This Ottoman-built canal, completed in 1869, connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas, cutting the sea route between Europe and Asia.
Suez Canal
This British sitcom, set in a paper company, was adapted into a popular American version.
The Office
This Boston Red Sox player was the last MLB hitter to bat over .400 in a single season, hitting .406 in 1941.
Ted Williams
This singer-songwriter won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, the first musician to receive the honor.
Bob Dylan
This is the largest organ in the human body, serving as a protective barrier against the environment.
Skin
This sea creature has three hearts and blue-colored blood.
Octopus
This 2019 film became the first non-English language film to win the Best Picture Oscar.
Parasite
Phi Slamma Jamma was the nickname for this '80's college basketball team that included Clyde Drexler and Hakeem (then Akeem) Olajuwon.
University of Houston Cougars
This 1992 film soundtrack, featuring several grunge and alt-rock bands, was tied to a movie starring Matt Dillon set in the Seattle music scene.
Singles
This process allows plants to convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen.
Photosynthesis
This programming language, created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, is named after a British comedy group.
Python