The Movies
"Bohemian Rhapsody" earned him an Oscar for his "mercurial" performance
Rami Malek
1940s:
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"
Casablanca
Vin Diesel voiced this large metal title character in a 1999 film set during the Cold War
the Iron Giant
Meaning unvarying in pitch, it can also refer to something boringly repetitious
monotonous (monotone)
In 2020 this restaurant said goodbye to potato wedges & hello to Secret Recipe Fries
Kentucky fried chicken
this was the first year the state fair was held
1854
Vince Vaughn is the owner of Average Joe's Gym in this "True Underdog Story"
Dodgeball
1930s:
"Oh, no. It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast"
King Kong
In 1994 this actor took some days off to voice adult Simba in "The Lion King"
Broderick
This synonym for "wearisome" keeps the "some" & begins with a word meaning "to weary"
tiresome
In 2004 McDonald's phased out this fry & drink option in order to trim down the menu
Super Size
Scott Pope and Pam Sufka hold the record for this in the men and women competition
Cow chip throwing
Robert Pattinson is the title character (& the reborn versions thereof) in this 2025 film from Bong Joon Ho
Mickey 17
1970s:
"This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off"
Alien
In this 2005 film a character voiced by Ben Stiller has to resist his biological urge to eat a character voiced by Chris Rock
Madagascar
Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere is told, "People are either charming or" this 7-letter word for boring (she's the former)
tedious
Grab some fries & a MooLatté from this "royal" chain co-founded by Sherb Boble, an ice cream businessman
Dairy Queen
This duo had the largest attendance in the Grandstand back in 1972 with a total of 26,200
Sonny and Cher
This actor's relaxation technique of humming & chest thumping made it into a scene of "The Wolf of Wall Street"
McConaughey
1990s:
"you met me at a very strange time of my life."
Fight Club
John Goodman & David Spade voiced Pacha & Kuzco in this flick that has some major llama drama
The Emperor's new groove
A word meaning boring gave us this name for a boring burg that we can't find in our atlas
dullsville
The fella who owns this numerical burger chain says it always gives an "extra scoop" of fries
Five Guys
Phil Stong wrote this famous novel about the Iowa state fair, later becoming a Rodgers and Hammersteins musical
State Fair
You might not remember "Lucky Numbers", the next film she directed after "You've Got Mail"
Ephron
1950s:
"I now pronounce you men & wives"
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Pharrell Williams & documentarian Morgan Neville voiced themselves in this Lego-based animadoc
Piece by Piece
In the world of -ery suffixes, tomfoolery & finery are more fun than this word for boring work, but slavery's worse
drudgery
Bacon & cheese are toppings for fries from this alliterative chain founded in Madison Square Park
Shake Shack
she is the current "butter Sculptor" at the fair and has held the position since 2006
Sarah Pratt