Movie Misquotes
Chief Martin Brody said "You're gonna need a bigger boat" rather than "we're", in an infamous section of this 1975 thriller.
What is Jaws?
the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium are shortened to this collective word for the region.
What is Benelux?
It's the 'S' of essential morse code distress signal 'SOS'
What is dot dot dot?
She became the first female nobel laureate for her pioneering work on radiation in 1903, work that has made her workspace radioactive to this day.
Who is Marie Curie?
The overhunting of this mauritius native bird was blamed for the last of it dissappearing at the end of the 17th century.
What is the Dodo?
In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs the Evil Queen does not refer to a mirror, mirror on the wall, but rather this.
What is a magic mirror?
It is formed from the combination of Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh and Baluschistan.
What is Pakistan?
In the 'flag code' this is the name for the P flag, it is also the name of the longest running kids show of all time.
What is Blue Peter?
She was the first person of any gender to write a computer programme when she did so in 1843.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
The impact of this asteroid is largely credited with bringing about the end of non-avian dinosaurs.
What is Chicxulub?
He uttered the famous line "Luke, I am your Father" as the voice of Darth Vader in the original trilogy, except that the line was "No, I am your Father".
Who is James Earl Jones?
Soho in London is so called for being South of this street.
What is Horton Street?
Artists from Hatsune Miku to the Beatles have made use of this hand movement based alphabet, usually performed with flags in each hand.
What is Semaphore?
Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first female head of state of any country when she was elected head of this nation, now known as 'Sri Lanka'.
Where is Ceylon?
DAILY DOUBLE!
The heartbreaking sound of the last Kauai'o'o birds song was recorded in 1987 on this island archipelago.
DAILY DOUBLE!
It's "if you build it he will come" not "if you build it they will come" in this 1989 movie, the he being Joe Jackson.
The region of US State Virginia north of DC is known by this fitting acronymised name.
What is Nova?
What is terrathree?
She became the first author to become a billionaire from her work in 2004.
Who is JK Rowling?
The northern variety of this species was made "functionally extinct" in 2018 when the last known male died.
What is the Whie Rhinoceras?
Ilsa Lund does not say "play it again Sam" but rather refers to the iconic track she is requesting in 1942's Casablanca, which is this.
What is as time goes by?
The town of Marietta Ohio takes it's name from this classical European figure.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This is the iconic lens used in traditional lighthouses, first made in 1810 and used in several lighthouses worldwide to this day.
what is a Fresnel Lens?
Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman on a major party presidential ballot in 1984, when she ran alongside this Democratic candidate, winning just 13 electoral votes.
Who is Walter Mondale?
Coming from the extinct family 'Otodontae' this prehistoric fish was regarded as one of the most powerful predators to ever live, changing climates brought on it's extinction 3.5 Million years ago.
What is a Megalodon?