Poirot
Hercule Poirot's loyal sidekick.
Who is Captain Hastings?
This Christmas classic staring James Stewart is frequently cited as one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
On a "date which will live in infamy" this American naval base was attacked by the Empire of Japan.
What is Pearl Harbor?
A fictitious holiday made famous by the sitcom Seinfeld.
What is Festivus?
Nickname for a motor speedway located outside Indianapolis.
What is the Brickyard?
Poirot frequently uses these to deduce who the killer or perpetrator is during an investigation.
What are the little grey cells?
This film was the highest grossing of 1963 and is recognized as the longest film produced in Hollywood.
DAILY DOUBLE
How long was the original premier +/- 10 minutes?
What is Cleopatra?
DAILY DOUBLE
244 minutes (4.01 hrs)
Washington crossed this river on Christmas Day to ambush Hessian mercenaries camped in Trenton.
What is the Delaware River?
Good King ________.
Wenceslas.
The rocket booster that carried the Apollo missions into orbit.
DAILY DOUBLE
What space station was carried into orbit by this booster?
What is the Saturn V?
DAILY DOUBLE
SkyLab.
In Apocalypse Now, Lt. Bill Kilgore yells this famous line about the Viet Cong.
"Charlie don't surf!"
The first man to break the sound barrier.
Who is Chuck Yeager?
The German word for "fir tree."
What is Tannenbaum?
State flower of Massachusetts.
What is the Mayflower?
Poirot's apartment name in the TV series.
What is Whitehaven Mansions?
The movie Greyhound featuring Tom Hanks is a film production of this C.S. Forester novel.
What is "The Good Shepherd?"
After the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in May 1775, Henry Knox led an expedition to transport the heavy artillery from the fort to this besieged rebel city.
DAILY DOUBLE:
What was Knox's rank?
What is Boston?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Colonel.
The Roman holiday on which many Christmas festivities are based.
What is Saturnalia?
Though I’ve belted you and flayed you,
By the livin’ Gawd that made you,
You’re a better man than I am, _________!
What is Gunga Din?
When Hastings first describes Poirot, he lists this as being how tall he is.
What is "hardly more than five feet four inches."
A film that follows a soldier brainwashed into a sleeper agent who's trigger is a specific card.
What is The Manchurian Candidate?
Since the late 19th century, all but one American battleship has been named for a state. The exception, USS Kearsarge, was instead named for a mountain in this New England state.
What is New Hampshire?
WWI was known for the famous Christmas truce. While small scale truces occurred in every year of the conflict, the most widespread occurred in this year.
What is 1914?
The Appalachian trail crosses this many states.
What is 14?