21st Century Films
The Director of the movies: 13th, Selma, and When They See Us.
Who is Ava DuVernay?
British boy band that gave its last performance as a group in 1969.
Who are The Beatles?
This dystopian classic has been made into a Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
Who was the first Russian leader to be democratically elected in 1991?
This astrophysicist (and Bronx Science alum) is the director of the Hayden Planetarium
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Jason Bateman was the reluctant adoptive father-to-be of Ellen Page's baby in this 2007 charmer
What is Juno?
This rock guitarist from London was Woodstock's highest-paid headliner.
Who is Jimi Hendrix? ($18k)
The protagonist from this 1951 novel is distressed by "phonies."
What is Catcher in the Rye?/Holden Caulfield?
This was Roald Dahl's first book
What is James and the Giant Peach?
During WWII, American pilots took this drug in order to stay alert for hours on end.
What are amphetamines?
Colin Firth portrayed the royal known as Bertie in this Oscar-winning film
What is "The King's Speech"?
This 2019 movie featuring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio tells a fictional account of the murder of actress Sharon Tate in 1969.
What is "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood"?
This novel is set after the American Civil War, and is inspired by the life of Margaret Garner.
What is Beloved by Toni Morrison?
This famous female journalist was the first LGBTQ Rhodes Scholar
Who is Rachel Maddow?
These Mickey Mouse Club alums arrived to the 2001 American Music Awards in matching all-denim outfits.
Who are Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake?
This ghost haunts the girls bathroom in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Who is "Moaning Myrtle"?
These lovable losers won 100 games in 1969 en route to their first World Series Championship.
Who are the New York Mets?
Which Shakespeare classic inspired "The Lion King"?
Hamlet
Chaim Weizmann was Israel's first President. This famous German was offered the role of Israel's second President, but turned it down.
Who is Albert Einstein?
Which city has the most michelin star restaurants in the world?
Tokyo
With Brad and Kate's Christmas plans ruined, they instead have to do something they don't enjoy very much - visiting each of their divorced parents and other family members. In which 2008 movie does this happen?
Four Christmases
Three astronauts were on board Apollo 11, though only 2 walked on the moon. Name all three.
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins.
What is the best-selling novel of all time?
Don Quixote (with over 500 million copies sold)
What was the first city to reach a population of 1 million? What was the 2nd?
Ancient Rome (in 5 B.C.) London was the 2nd in 1800.
The Code of Hammurabi comes from which Middle Eastern civilization? Bonus point: where is it currently on display?
Ancient Mesopotamia. It lives in the Louvre.