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This 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller was the first movie to gross over $100 million domestically in its initial theatrical run, forever changing how studios market summer films.
What is Jaws?
This player is the only one in MLB history to hit two grand slams in the same inning — both off the same pitcher — during a 1999 game for the Cardinals against the Dodgers.
Who is Fernando Tatis
This is the only country in the world whose name starts with the letter "Q" and is home to the world's largest natural gas field.
What is Qatar?
This 1997 song by Hanson was the first debut single by a teen band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since the Jackson 5, and it famously featured the catchy “------” chorus.
What is “MMMBop”?
In early drafts of this 1999 film, the name later given to the Jedi who secretly commissioned the clone army was originally a near-anagram or mispronunciation tied to the Sith Lord’s alias, before a simple keyboard typo (F and D keys being adjacent) helped inspire the final character’s name.
What is The Phantom Menace?
In Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece Psycho, this everyday household action appears onscreen for the first time in a major Hollywood film, briefly violating the strict Hays Code standards of the era.
What is flushing a toilet?
On September 16, 1975, this Pirates second baseman went 7-for-7 in a single nine-inning game, the only player to do so since the turn of the 20th century.
Who is Rennie Stennett?
This South American country is the only one that contains parts of both the Amazon Rainforest and the Andes Mountains while also having the world's highest capital city.
What is Bolivia?
This 1994 song by Lisa Loeb became the only single by a solo female artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 without the artist having released a full album at the time — it later appeared on her debut record Tails.
What is “Stay (I Missed You)”?
During filming of this 2005 movie’s Mustafar duel, the actors trained for two months in fencing; as a result, the final speed of Obi-Wan and Anakin’s lightsaber battle onscreen matches exactly the speed at which it was shot, with no digital acceleration added.
What is Revenge of the Sith?
This 1982 family adventure film's title character was portrayed by no fewer than 48 different piglets during filming, as they grew too quickly for any single animal to handle the full role.
What is Babe?
This is the only pitcher in major league history to throw back-to-back no-hitters, accomplishing the feat in 1938 while playing for the Cincinnati Reds.
Who is Johnny Vander Meer?
This country's flag is the only national flag in the world that features a building — specifically, the Sagrada Família is not on it, but rather its design includes a prominent white temple-like structure on a red background.
What is Cambodia?
This 1995 Alanis Morissette album became the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the U.S. during the 1990s and won four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
What is Jagged Little Pill?
In this 1980 film, a second carbon-freezing chamber can be glimpsed deep in the background of Cloud City sets, implying a far larger facility than the one shown in the main Han Solo freezing sequence.
What is The Empire Strikes Back?
In this 1981 Steven Spielberg adventure, the hieroglyphics on the staff of Ra include a subtle cameo of two famous droids from his other blockbuster franchise, visible as the Ark is uncovered.
What is Raiders of the Lost Ark?
In 1897, this player became the only one in MLB history to hit three inside-the-park home runs in a single game — and he did it while playing for the Louisville Colonels.
Who is Tom McCreery?
This is the only country in the world that borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf, making it a key player in Central Asian and Middle Eastern energy routes.
What is Iran?
This 1991 Michael Jackson single was the first song ever to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at the No. 1 position, and its music video featured a then-unknown child actor who later became a major star.
What is “Black or White”?
Early story outlines for this 1983 film included a sequence (later cut) showing a young Han Solo living among Wookiees on Kashyyyk, where he would discover part of a transmitter droid that helped Yoda track General Grievous — a concept so on-the-nose it was scrapped, though concept art was produced.
What is Return of the Jedi?
The cascading green "digital rain" code in this 1999 sci-fi film was created by digitizing and manipulating characters from the art director's wife's Japanese sushi recipe books, rather than any actual programming language.
What is The Matrix?
This early 20th-century player is the only one to lead his team in home runs for a full season while standing just 5 feet 5 inches tall — a record set in 1901 with the Chicago Orphans that has never been matched by anyone shorter.
Who is Topsy Hartsel?
This island nation in the Indian Ocean is the only country whose national flag includes a depiction of a traditional sailing vessel known as a dhoni, and it was the first country to have a female president in Asia in 2008.
What is Maldives?
This 1999 Latin-pop crossover hit by Ricky Martin, performed at the Grammy Awards, became the first Spanish-language song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in over 30 years and helped launch the “Latin explosion” of the era.
What is “Livin’ la Vida Loca”?
In this 1977 film’s original rough drafts and concept phase, the main hero was briefly envisioned as female before being changed back to male; additionally, one early supporting character in development notes was named “Buffy” — a name later briefly considered for the green Jedi Master introduced in the sequel.
What is A New Hope?