Sci-Fi
This 1977 film began with the words, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…”
What is Star Wars: A New Hope?
This 2008 film directed by Christopher Nolan featured Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning performance as the Joker.
What is The Dark Knight?
This artist broke records in 2023 when her “Eras Tour” became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This four-stringed instrument from Hawaii is often mistaken for a small guitar.
What is the ukulele?
This Italian dish, made with layers of pasta, sauce, cheese, and sometimes meat or vegetables, shares its name with the word for “cooking pot.”
What is lasagna?
Isaac Asimov’s famous “Three Laws” were written to govern the behavior of these mechanical beings.
What are robots?
This 2013 Disney movie, featuring the song “Let It Go,” became a global sensation and the highest-grossing animated film at the time.
What is Frozen?
In 2015, this English singer’s ballad “Hello” won multiple Grammys and became a global anthem.
Who is Adele?
his woodwind instrument uses a double reed and is often featured in orchestras with its distinctive, nasal tone.
What is the oboe?
This French dessert, meaning “burnt cream,” is topped with a caramelized sugar crust you can crack with a spoon.
What is crème brûlée?
In this H.G. Wells classic novel, an inventor travels to the distant future in his unusual machine.
What is The Time Machine?
In 2018, this Marvel film set in Wakanda became the first superhero movie nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
What is Black Panther?
In 2019, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed this Oscar-winning duet from A Star Is Born at the Academy Awards.
What is Shallow?
This instrument, the largest in the brass family, provides the booming bass line in many marching bands and orchestras.
What is the tuba?
This Middle Eastern dish of ground chickpeas, herbs, and spices, shaped into balls or patties and fried, is often served in pita bread.
What is falafel?
In this 1982 Steven Spielberg film, a young boy helps a stranded extraterrestrial “phone home.”
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
In 2020, this South Korean film made history as the first non-English language movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
What is Parasite?
This British-Irish group, formed on The X Factor in 2010, went on to release hits like “What Makes You Beautiful” before going on hiatus in 2016.
Who is One Direction?
This instrument, sometimes called “the clown of the orchestra,” uses a long slide instead of valves to change pitch.
What is the trombone?
This golden spice, commonly used in Indian curries and trendy lattes, comes from the root of the curcuma longa plant.
What is turmeric?
In George Orwell’s 1984, this all-seeing figure symbolizes government surveillance and control.
Who is Big Brother?
In 2021, Denis Villeneuve directed this new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, with Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides.
What is Dune?
In 2018, Beyoncé made history as the first Black woman to headline this famous California music festival, later releasing a documentary about it on Netflix.
What is Coachella?
This 18th-century keyboard instrument produces sound by plucking strings with quills, rather than striking them with hammers.
What is the harpsichord?
This rich French dish, traditionally made with chicken cooked in red wine, translates to “rooster in wine.”
What is coq au vin?