Movie Characters
This character played by Tom Hanks was a simple man but yet he also met the president several times, joined the army, created a shrimp fishing fleet and starts a ping-pong craze.
Forrest Gump
This Wendy's commercial aired in 1984, where 3 older ladies used this tagline. It became so popular that people today might utter this tagline whenever they are looking for more substance (in a report/exam) or wanting more details in a business presentation.
"Where's the beef?"
Beyonce and Jay-Z's kid is the youngest BET award winner at age 8 and the second youngest Grammy award winner at age 9.
Blue Ivy Carter
What driver currently holds the record for most consecutive NASCAR Championships? (from 2006-2010)
Jimmie Johnson
Joanna & Kathleen are the first two names of this author who wrote the Harry Potter series.
J.K. Rowling
This 1985 movie had a highschool student sent back 30 years in a time travel Delorean. He must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love so that he can get Back to the Future.
Marty McFly
Seen in a bunch of memes today but in 2007 this under performing beer brand first launched their ad and it quickly became one of the fastest growing beers afterwards. The ad was geared towards young men who want to become the "Dos Equis guy" Who is this Dos Equis guy?
"The most interesting man in the world"
Which Stephen King novel (and movie) features a pet mouse named Mr. Jingles?
The Green Mile
This car company introduced the 8-track tape player as a custom audio option in 1965.
Ford Motor company
In what book all the 'bad boys' on Pleasure Island were turned into donkeys?
Pinocchio
When the movie "IT" was recreated in 2017, It was shipped to cinemas under the code name "POUND FOOLISH" a literal opposite to this main characters name?
Pennywise
Maxwell House's classic slogan at first wasn't their own. Coca Cola used the exact slogan in 1907 while the coffee maker used it in 1915.
"Good to the last drop"
Not only Betty White has a colour in her name, She starred in the tv show 'The Golden Girls' playing this character?
Rose Nylund
The first road car to wear the 'prancing horse' logo was in 1947. One big change to the logo from the race car to the road car was the traditional shield shape badge to a rectangular one. Both versions are still used today.
Ferrari
Although 'Carrie' was not his first book written, It was his first picked up and published. (1974)
Stephen King
In this pirate movie franchise, actor Johnny Depp's inspiration but not imitation to his character was his good friend Keith Richards. In the 3rd film Richards is playing Captain Edward Teague, who is Depp's character father
Captain Jack Sparrow
Frosted Flakes used this tagline since its introduction in 1952. Tony the Tiger was not the original character saying this tag line. He won a popularity contest between 3 other characters at that time and was introduced saying it later on in that year.
"They're Grrreat"
The New York Yankees arguably have the most recognizable, loved, and hated uniform. The base colour is usually grey or white with this colour of pinstripe.
Navy Blue
Which State has earned the nickname "NASCAR Valley" because at least 75% of NASCAR drivers and their teams live and/or work there?
North Carolina
This Canadian children's author & storyteller has 71 million copies of his books in print in North America. Mortimer was named the TD Gr. 1 book giveaway title of the year in 2020. Over 550 000 students will receive a copy of the 1983 classic.
Robert Munsch
The Queen Bee of 'the plastics' in the movie Mean Girls played by Rachel McAdams
Regina George
This Campbell's slogan dates back to 1930's. It was scrapped in the mid 1980's for "We've Got a Soup for That" Campbell's decided to recommission the classic slogan after lagging in sales during the 2000's
"m'm! M'm! Good!"
This Pennsylvania born singer Alecia Beth Moore claims that her artist name derives from the movie Reservoir Dogs (1992). Her friends all agreed that she resembled that character played by Steve Buscemi
Pink
In 2005 for pedestrian safety, the European Union required that all hood ornaments must collapse, bend or fold away in the event of a frontal collusion. Causing this luxury car company to remove their iconic silver leaping cat hood ornament altogether.
Jaguar
Charles Dickens considered the names 'Small Sam' and "Puny Pete' before settling with this name for the character in his book "A Christmas Carol"
"Tiny Tim'