Books by First Lines
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow."
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
He got his start acting in films like 1963's It Happened at the World's Fair. He is also known for starring in movies like Overboard and Swing Shift with his longtime love, actress Goldie Hawn.
Who is Kurt Russell?
This mystery-solving cartoon pooch debuted in the fall of 1969.
Who is Scooby-Doo?
The Pillsbury mascot, introduced in 1965.
What is white?
The first U.S. manned sub-orbital flight launched from this state, with Alan Shepard inside the spacecraft.
What is Florida?
A classic Slyvia Plath novel begins, "It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they executed the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York."
What is The Bell Jar?
This childhood chess prodigy is known for his defeat of Soviet chess player Brois Spassky.
Who is Bobby Fischer?
This is an educational cartoon from the 1970s that features songs like "I'm Just a Bill" and "Conjunction Junction".
What is Schoolhouse Rock?
The outfit worn by Sir Charms, the Lucky Charms cereal mascot.
What is green?
Alcatraz, an island penitentiary off the coast of this state, closed on March 21, 1963.
What is California?
"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
What is One Hundred Years of Solitude?
The Spanish cubist painter is known for works like Guernica and The Old Guitarist.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
A spinoff of Archie comics, this show stars a pop-music group solving mysteries as they tour the globe.
What is Josie and the Pussycats?
The first-ever Post-It notes, invented at 3M in 1974.
What is yellow?
The 1962 World's Fair, also called the Century 21 Exposition, opened in this state.
What is Washington?
"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight form the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride a home."
What is One Hundred Years of Solitude?
This child prodigy is known for musical ditties like "My Cherie Amour" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life."
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This '80s cartoon features characters named after Renaissance artists.
What is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
The Cloud, Prince's custom-built guitar that stars alongside him in the film Purple Rain.
What is white?
This state was the site for the Greensboro sit-ins.
What is North Carolina?
A 1969 anti-war novel opens, "All this happened, more or less".
What is Slaughterhouse-Five?
This musician was known for "Back in the High Life" and for working with the musical groups Traffic and Blind Faith.
Who is Steve Winwood?
Bob Kane created this animated cat-and-mouse series as a spoof of his Batman comics.
What is Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse?
The 1932 Ford Coupe driven by John Milner in American Graffiti.
What is yellow?
In 1960, these two states hit a record high with populations of over 15 million people, according to the census.
What are California and New York?