Famous Firsts
In 1937, at a Spinach Festival in Texas, he became the 1st cartoon character to have a monument
Who is Popeye The Sailor? ("Popeye" is acceptable)
This Night Fury features in the How To Train Your Dragon franchise
Who is Toothless?
There were no Nobel Prizes given in 1948 out of respect of this Indian pacifist who died earlier that year
Who is Gandhi?
"They stole his mind, now he wants it back" was a tagline for this Arnold Schwarzenegger film
What is Total Recall?
Ray Harryhausen did the special effects for this epic movie; those stop-motion skeletons still amaze
What is Jason and the Argonauts?
ENIAC was the first electronic one of these; the one you're using right now is probably much smaller
What is a computer?
Benedict Cumberbatch not only provided the voice of this Tolkien dragon; he also performed the motion capture
Who is Smaug?
Aside from Peace, name two other categories that Nobel Prizes can be won for
(Two of) What is Medicine, What is Literature, What is Chemistry, What is Physics or What is Economics?
These two brothers caused controversy on YouTube when they tried to trademark the word "React"
Who are the Fine Brothers?
It's tradition every December 12th (or around that date) to watch this Don Bluth movie; it's the reason we all joined up
What is Bartok the Magnificent?
This womens' two-piece swimsuit made its first appearance at a Parisian fashion show in 1946
What is the bikini?
Before he married a dragoness in Shrek, Eddie Murphy voiced this miniature dragon
Who is Mushu?
This US president of the early 1900s was the first American to win a Nobel Prize
Who is Theodore Roosevelt? ("Teddy Roosevelt" is acceptable)
A pentagon is a polygon with 5 sides; this is a polygon with 7 sides
What is a heptagon?
This giant ape visited the lost city of Atlantis in an animated movie, it made the 1976 version of him look like a masterpiece
Who is King Kong?
In 1959, this Swedish car company became the first to equip its cars with seat belts
What is Volvo?
On the TV show Merlin, this Alien star voiced a wise elderly dragon that was Merlin's mentor
Who is John Hurt?
What is Sweden?
Bela Lugosi was buried with this part of his Dracula costume
What is his cape? ("cape", "the cape", etc is acceptable)
One of the more exciting and enjoyable movies we've watched was this cult classic: an animated rock and roll musical from the 80s
What is Rock and Rule?
At the Columbian Exposition in 1893, this tall amusement park ride had everyone going in circles
What is the Ferris Wheel?
The star of a self-titled film, this dragon "fought" Sir Niles and recited an poem of an upside-down cake
Who is The Reluctant Dragon?
Shortly after he received the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, this man's country ceased to exist
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
Ireland's national coat of arms features this traditional musical instrument
What is a harp?
The surprisingly deep and well-written sci-fi movie First Spaceship on Venus came from this Eastern European nation
What is Poland?