Geographic Name Changes
Batmania & Bearbrass were old names for this second-most populous city in Australia
Melbourne
Joaquin Phoenix was troubled comedian Arthur Fleck
Joker
Lucy steps into this part of the title in a 1950 tale & discovers a "second row of coats hanging up behind the first"
a wardrobe
In Judaism this day of atonement is the holiest of all days
Yom Kippur
This type of electricity will lead to the shocking result seen here
static
In 1739 Willingtown in Delaware, named for Thomas Willing, made a small change & became this, named after an earl
Wilmington
Emma Stone, in a live-action prequel to "101 Dalmatians"
Cruella
In a Steinbeck tale this title object is thrown back into the water after causing trouble
the pearl
During this holy month of fasting, many Muslims will recite the entire Koran, a portion each day
Ramadan
Penicillin was the first drug of this type to be widely used to treat disease
an antibiotic
The former Northern Rhodesia & Southern Rhodesia are now these 2 countries
Zambia & Zimbabwe
Jordan Peele film in which a family is terrorized by its doppelgangers
Us
The title structure of this Virginia Woolf novel is across the bay from the Ramsays' house on the Isle of Skye
To the Lighthouse
In the King James version of the Lord's Prayer, they're the 4 words that follow "Our father which art in heaven"
hallowed be thy name
It's a preparation to improve your appearance or a type of surgery to do the same
cosmetic
In 1972 Sri Lanka dropped this British colonial name
Ceylon
The impoverished Kims put one over on the wealthy Parks
Parasite
Umberto Eco named this 1988 thriller for an object that demonstrates the Earth's rotation
Foucault's Pendulum
This religion at the end of the alphabet was founded by a Persian prophet & pre-dates Islam
Zoroastrianism
From a Greek word for "to select", it can describe one's taste in music if they like rap, classical & salsa
eclectic
In 1916 an Ontario city named for this foreign capital renamed itself for British field marshal Horatio Kitchener
Berlin
James McAvoy struggles with 23 personalities
Sections in this Barbara Kingsolver book include "Genesis" & "Exodus"
The Poisonwood Bible
The Hindu goddess Durga, also known by this shorter "D" name, fights for Dharma & rides a lion
Devi
It was bad to be deemed this, one who went against the medieval Catholic Church, like Knights Templar leader Jacques de Molay
heretic