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This 1993 Spielberg film, based on a Michael Crichton novel, features a paleontologist named Dr. Alan Grant who must survive on an island filled with cloned dinosaurs.
What is Jurassic Park?
This British captain sailed into Botany Bay in 1770, claiming the eastern coast of Australia for the Crown.
Who is Captain James Cook?
In 1976, James Hunt won the World Championship by just one point over this Austrian rival, who had miraculously returned to racing just weeks after suffering severe burns and lung damage in a fiery crash at the Nürburgring.
Who is Niki Lauda?
This forgetful blue tang fish helps Marlin search for his son Nemo across the ocean, and later gets her own spin-off film in 2016.
Who is Dory?
Before finding fame, this future Oscar winner worked as a carpenter and was installing a door at Francis Ford Coppola's office when he was offered the role of Han Solo.
Who is Harrison Ford?
In this 1994 film, Tom Hanks plays a slow-witted but kind-hearted man who famously says life is like a box of chocolates.
What is Forrest Gump?
On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip raised the British flag at this Sydney harbour location, marking the founding of the first European settlement in Australia.
What is Sydney Cove? (Port Jackson also acceptable)
Jochen Rindt is the only driver in F1 history to win the World Championship posthumously — he was awarded the 1970 title after dying during qualifying at this Italian circuit.
What is Monza?
In Toy Story, this space ranger action figure refuses to believe he is a toy, insisting he is a real member of Star Command sent on a mission.
Who is Buzz Lightyear?
Before becoming one of Hollywood's biggest stars, this actor was rejected from the Juilliard School and worked odd jobs including as a janitor and a doorman in New York City.
Who is Sylvester Stallone?
Keanu Reeves plays Neo, a hacker who discovers reality is a computer simulation, in this 1999 sci-fi action blockbuster.
What is The Matrix?
During World War I, Australian and New Zealand troops landed on this Turkish peninsula on April 25, 1915 — a date now commemorated annually as ANZAC Day.
What is Gallipoli?
At the 1997 European Grand Prix in Jerez, Michael Schumacher deliberately collided with this driver while leading, in a failed attempt to clinch the title — Schumacher was subsequently disqualified from the entire championship.
Who is Jacques Villeneuve?
This Pixar character is a rat living in Paris who dreams of becoming a chef, and secretly guides a talentless cook named Linguini by pulling his hair.
Who is Remy?
This actor became the first person to receive a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight in 2009 — and won.
Who is Heath Ledger?
This 1999 M. Night Shyamalan thriller stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist treating a boy who claims he can see dead people.
What is The Sixth Sense?
This Australian Prime Minister disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach, Victoria in December 1967, and was never found — making him the only sitting PM to vanish without a trace.
Who is Harold Holt?
At the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed his car under team orders in what became known as 'Crashgate', handing victory to this teammate who had already pitted.
Who is Fernando Alonso?
This 1940 Disney film features a segment called 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' in which Mickey Mouse borrows a magical hat and brings a broom to life with disastrous results.
What is Fantasia?
Meryl Streep holds the record for the most acting Oscar nominations of any performer. This is the exact number of nominations she has received as of 2024.
What is 21 nominations?
Russell Crowe plays a Roman general-turned-gladiator seeking revenge against the emperor who murdered his family in this 2000 Ridley Scott epic.
What is Gladiator?
This bushranger, whose armour-clad gang terrorised Victoria and New South Wales, was captured and hanged in Melbourne in 1880 at the age of 25.
Who is Ned Kelly?
This 1982 season saw Keke Rosberg win the Drivers' Championship with just a single race victory — the fewest wins ever by a champion in a full season — after points were spread across how many different race winners?
What is 11 different winners in 16 races?
In Zootopia, con artist fox Nick Wilde reveals that he has been running a hustle since he was just this age, when a childhood incident with a scout troop taught him never to show weakness.
What is 12 years old?
This celebrated actor turned down the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather, the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, and the role of James Bond — all before they became iconic.
Who is Sean Connery?