Guess That Movie
This James Cameron film about a tragedy at sea was released for home viewing on 2 VHS tapes in order to accomodate the 3 hour and 15 minute long movie.
Titanic
Two glass bulbs connected by a narrow neck that allows sand to flow from the upper bulb into the lower one, often in 60 minute increments
Hourglass
"Life is a mystery
Everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it ____________"
-from "Like a Prayer" by Madonna
"feels like home"
Regis Philbin was the original host, asking contestants multiple choice questions which increaded in difficulty with the chance to win $1 million.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
I can go around the world without leaving my corner.
A stamp
Barry, a worker bee stuck in a dead-end job making honey, sues humans when he learns they've been stealing bees' nectar all along.
Bee Movie
Sundial
"Where it began, I can't begin to knowing
But then I know it's growing strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
_________________________"
-from "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond
"Who'd have believed you'd come along"
A contestant must choose from 26 sealed briefcases containing a marker for various amounts of cash from one penny to $1 million.
Deal or No Deal
The more there is, the less you see.
Darkness
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John star in this hit musical comedy about a greaser and the good girl he falls for — much to his friends' chagrin.
Grease
Before each home had their own clocks, many people would listen for these sounds from the local church on the hour to tell time.
Church bells
"Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise
Playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
________________________________"
-from "We Will Rock You" by Queen
"Kicking your can all over the place"
Four couples, each married less than two years, compete for prizes by answering questions about their relationship
The Newlywed Game
I'm harder to catch the faster you run.
This iconic Alfred Hitchcock film features the famous shower murder scene at the infamous Bates Motel.
Psycho
This New Years tradition in New York is inspired by the real life practice of time keeping held by people in the 19th century to signal to those out at sea of the change of the hour
Ball drop
"I got me a Chrysler, it seats about twenty
So hurry up and bring your __________"
-from "Love Shack" by The B-52's
"jukebox money"
Two contestants participate in a fill-in-the-blank contest, where they try to have the same answers of six celebrity guests
Match Game
If you feed me, I live... but if you water me, I will die.
Fire
A Reese's Pieces loving alien is left behind on Earth and is saved by young Elliot who decides to keep him hidden.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
In China, people used these to mark the passage of time at night, by measuring how far they had burned down.
Candles
"Very superstitious,
Writing's on the wall,
Very superstitious,
Ladders _________"
-from "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
"bout' to fall"
Teams race against each other and the clock in this grocery themed game.
Supermarket Sweep
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
Footsteps