Movies based on Books
Featuring a one-eyed antagonist and tempting sirens, the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? is loosely based on which epic poem?
The Odyssey
This famous tower would have been 185 feet tall, if not for its prominent tilt.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Formerly known as Edo, this Japanese city was renamed after the emperor was restored to power in 1868.
Tokyo
From the Italian for "pick me up", this popular dessert is usually made with coffee or espresso.
Tiramisu
Old Town Road
Lil Nas X
What 1989 Kevin Costner film was an adaptation of the book Shoeless Joe?
Field of Dreams
Completed in 1931, this famous New York structure measures in at 1,454 feet tall.
Empire State Building
Ho Chi Minh City was originally known as what prior to the conquest of South Vietnam in 1975?
Saigon
The combined use of evaporated, condensed, and whole milk gives this dessert its very literal name.
Tres Leches Cake
Hotline Bling
Drake
What 1990 crime drama was based on the 1985 book Wiseguy?
Goodfellas
At 2,717 feet high, this building currently holds the world record for tallest manmade structure.
Burj Khalifa
This American city was originally a Dutch colony called New Amsterdam.
New York City
This Japanese treat is made by pounding cooked rice into a paste and forming it into an unbaked pastry.
Mochi
See You Again
Wiz Khalifa
The 2002 nonfiction book Queen Bees & Wannabes served as the inspiration for what 2004 comedy?
Mean Girls
Measuring 630 feet tall, this monument in the American Mid-West is nearly 200 feet taller than the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Gateway Arch
This Russian town was known as Leningrad from 1924 to 1991, when it reverted back to its original name.
St. Petersburg
A Christmas staple in Germany, this dessert consists of a loaf of bread stuffed with dried fruit and topped with conffectioner's sugar.
Stollen
Rockabye
Clean Bandit
Which 1999 teen movie has a title that rhymes with the title of the Shakespeare play it was adapted from?
10 Things I Hate About You
This is the 3rd largest tower on earth, and the tallest in Japan.
Tokyo Skytree
Prior to 1972, Sri Lanka was known internationally by what name?
Ceylon
Originating in northeastern France, this traditional shell-shaped dessert largely consists of sponge cake and finely ground almonds.
Madeleine
Rude
Magic!