Silver Screen Dads
"Father of"
6.15
JRs
Breakfast
100

In 2003's Finding Nemo, Marlin encounters this shark who he sadly learns never knew his father

Bruce

100

The Ancient Egyptian architect Imhotep is considered the father of this structure

Pyramid

100

On June 15, 1752 Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment proving lightning is this

Electricity

100

Long before being called Godfather, this Nebraska actor was born a Jr

Marlon Brando

100

Ron Swanson iconically orders "all the bacon and eggs you have" in this American sitcom

Parks and Recreation

200

In the 1999 film Big Daddy, Sonny Koufax assures biological father Kevin he will take care of Julian until he returns from this country

China

200

Widely considered the be the father of computer science, but you may know him by the test that holds his name

Alan Turing

200

This company retired its ubiquitous Internet Explorer after 26 years in favor of its new browser, Microsoft Edge on June 15, 2022

Microsoft

200

Before he was known as Bob in the acting business, his painter father was known by the name in the NY painting scene

Robert DeNiro

200

In the 2003 film Elf, Buddy prepares this for his family for breakfast

Spaghetti

300

This 2006 film based on the best selling memoir of the same name followed Chris Gardner's homeless struggle with his son

The Pursuit of Happyness

300

Osamu Tezuka is considered the Father of Japanese graphic novels known as this

Manga

300

The Continental Congress voted to appoint this man the commander of the colonies' first official army on June 15, 1775

George Washington
300

This actor was the son of the most successful and lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient after he replaced their original lead

Cuba Gooding Jr

300

Wayne Szalinski almost eats his children with his breakfast in this 1989 movie

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids

400

Daniel Hillard ends up starring in this nationwide hit show as his costumed elderly woman character at conclusion of the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire

Euphegenia's House

400

This German born engineer is regarded as "the father of the car" as well as the "father of the automobile industry"

Karl Benz

400

The trial for this man began on June 15, 1970, who would show up with an X carved into his forehead on the first day of testimony

Charles Manson

400

This actor was born a Jr to stand-up comedian and actor Frederick Karl Pruetzel

Freddie Prinze Jr

400

Uncle Buck required a shovel to flip the pancakes he was making for his nephew's birthday in the 1989 film, but it was this breakfast item that he claims he couldn't fit through the door

Toast

500

The 1972 epic crime film The Godfather was co-written and based on this author's 1969 novel of the same name

Mario Puzo

500

The Italian "father of the battery" who the unit of electric potential was named in honor of

Alessandro Volta

500

On June 15, 2012 more than 100,000 people gathered and 10 million more tuned in to watch Nik Wallenda become the first person cross Niagara Falls this way

Tightrope

500

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr is better known by this stage name

Snoop Dogg

500

Sure, we had breakfast, but the Hobbits are already looking for this next meal

Second Breakfast