Biopics
This 2018 biopic starred Rami Malek as the flamboyant frontman of Queen.
What is Bohemian Rhapsody?
This Serbian-American inventor developed alternating current (AC) and was a rival of Thomas Edison.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
This 2001 Studio Ghibli masterpiece follows a young girl who becomes trapped in a mysterious world and must work in a bathhouse run by the witch Yubaba.
What is Spirited Away?
This Greek philosopher, known for his method of questioning and his thick beard, was sentenced to death by hemlock.
Who is Socrates?
In this arcade game, players shoot descending aliens before they reach the bottom of the screen.
What is Space Invaders?
This 2022 film followed the rise of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll and earned Austin Butler an Oscar nomination.
What is Elvis?
Known for his curiosity and notebooks filled with sketches, this Renaissance genius designed early versions of helicopters and tanks.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This 1997 epic follows the cursed warrior Ashitaka and a fierce girl who fights to protect the forest gods.
What is Princess Mononoke?
This Russian mystic with a wild beard gained influence over the Romanovs before his assassination in 1916.
Who is Grigori Rasputin?
This 1985 arcade game by Konami features a frog trying to cross a busy road and a river to reach home.
What is Frogger?
The 2004 film depicts the life and struggles of this blind musical genius, portrayed by Jamie Foxx.
Who is Ray Charles?
This aviation pioneer, along with his brother Wilbur, made the first successful powered flight in 1903.
Who is Orville Wright?
This film’s protagonist, Sophie, is cursed by a witch and grows old overnight, later finding herself in a magical fortress.
What is Howl’s Moving Castle?
This Norse explorer, often depicted with a beard, is believed to have reached North America centuries before Columbus.
Who is Leif Erikson?
Released in 1989 for the NES, this stealth-action game had players infiltrating enemy bases as Solid Snake.
What is Metal Gear?
Daniel Day-Lewis won his third Oscar for portraying this 16th U.S. president in a 2012 Steven Spielberg film.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
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This British engineer is best known for building the world’s first practical steam engine in the 18th century.
Who is James Watt?
This whimsical 2008 movie tells the story of a goldfish who wants to become human after befriending a boy named Sōsuke.
What is Ponyo?
This 20th-century Cuban revolutionary was known for his long beard.
Who is Fidel Castro?
Released in 1986 for the NES, this game had players controlling a knight named Clovis battling ghosts and skeletons in Castle Gradius.
What is Castlevania?
This 2016 biopic about NASA’s “human computers” featured Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe.
What is Hidden Figures?
his American aviator and inventor designed the first successful helicopter, known as the VS-300, in 1939.
Igor Sikorsky?
In this 2002 Ghibli film, a girl saves a cat from traffic and is whisked away to a magical kingdom where she’s told she must marry the Cat Prince.
What is The Cat Returns?
This 19th-century French chemist and microbiologist, whose experiments led to the germ theory of disease, sported a distinguished beard.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
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This 2001 Nintendo 64 game features a foul-mouthed red squirrel navigating a series of absurd and adult-themed challenges.
What is Conker’s Bad Fur Day?