MOVIES
The movie "Saving Mr. Banks" showed how it took more than "a spoonful of sugar" to get this Disney musical made
What is Mary Poppins?
"Holy" this fish whose king species may lay several million eggs during spawning season
What is a mackerel?
This queen of Scots was briefly the queen consort of France--until she became a widow at 17
Who is Mary, Queen of Scots?
You're going on an adventure with a wizard, dwarves & dragons if you're reading this book subtitled "There and Back Again"
What is The Hobbit?
His questionable election as President got him dubbed "Rutherfraud"
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
A single unit of language & a sharp weapon with a long blade
What is word and sword?
Alex Murphy is the Detroit police officer who becomes this title crime fighter after being rebuilt by Omnicorp in 2028
What is Robocop?
Latin phrase meaning "for each person", as in "Americans eat 85 pounds of chicken..."
What is per capita?
She was just 18 when she became queen consort of France in 1774
Who is Marie Antionette?
Horror/Sci-fi novel The Modern Prometheus
What is Frankenstein?
Life was a circus for this "Prince of Showmen" aka "Prince of Humbugs"
Who is P.T. Barnum?
Your immortal part & a ball out of play
What is soul and foul?
Spoiler alert: Mount Vesuvius erupts big-time during this 2014 movie set in 79 A.D.
What is Pompeii?
American World War II general who was known as the "Napoleon of Luzon"
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
Juan II, a feeble teenage king of Castile in the 1420s, is best remembered as this queen's father
Who is Isabelle of Castille?
Charles Dickens novel subtitled "The Parish Boy's Progress"
What is Oliver Twist?
This general preferred the nickname "The Bear" over "stormin"
Who is Norman Schwarzkopf?
An unrecognized person & fury
What is stranger and anger?
Ben Stiller took us inside "The Secret Life of" this daydreamer
Who is Walter Mitty?
Lois Armstrong and Bobby Darrin both sang about this character who is "back in town"
Who is Mack the Knife?
Evidence suggests that this boy king had malaria, perhaps why he died around age 18
Who is King Tutankhamen?
Earth is a scary place in this Max Brooks novel subtitled "An Oral History of the Zombie War"
What is World War Z?
This Queen who died in 1603 was known as "Gloriana"
Who is Elizabeth I?
A fashion show runway walker & to sing in a style that fluctuates between falsetto & normal
What is model and yodel?
St. Vladimir's is the name of the title boarding school of this 2014 film based on a book series
What is Vampire Academy?
This Seattle mastermind is one of the three coaches to win a college national championship and a Super Bowl
Who is Pete Carrol?
Wudi, who became emperor around age 16, made this school of philosophy the state religion of China
What is Confucianism?
This Alex Haley book is subtitled "The Saga of an American Family"
What is Roots?
Famous for his hair & tackles, he's "the claymaker" of the Green Bay Packers
Who is Clay Mathews?
A large carnivorous feline & a landlocked desert nation of West Africa
What is tiger and Niger?