OKC Bombing
How many people were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing?
168
What is the Munich massacre?
The murder of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists
What two things did Walt Disney believe were his biggest accomplishments?
Mickey Mouse and Disneyland
At the time of the Chernobyl explosion, Ukraine was part of what country?
Soviet Union
What was considered the first horror movie (silent)?
Nosferatu (or The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
Define the study of humanities.
The study of aspects of human society and culture (humanities at its core tells the stories of what it means to be human)?
Who created Star Wars?
George Lucas
Was the bombing domestic or international terrorism?
Domestic terrorism
Where/at what event did the massacre take place?
The 1972 Munich Olympics
What was the controversial film that brought criticism of Walt Disney for what was seen as racial insensitivity?
Song of the South
36 hours
One studio was most prominent in producing early (classic) horror movies. What was it?
Universal Studios
What subjects are primarily a part of the study of humanities?
History; Language arts; Visual arts; Performing arts; Psychology and philosophy; Religious studies
Why is Star Wars something we would study in humanities?
Themes - good vs. evil, bravery, loyalty, cowardice, mirrors on real life; impact on culture and society
Who was the main perpetrator of the Oklahoma City bombing (the person who left the truck parked in front of the Murrah Building)?
Timothy McVeigh
What group was responsible for the 1972 Munich attack?
Black September
What full-length film began Disney's revolutionary way of combining animation, sound and story?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Who was Karen Silkwood?
Technician/whistleblower at Oklahoma Kerr McGee Cimarron River plant
Name one of the Classic Universal Monsters.
Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Invisible Man, the Mummy
What is the "Human Condition?"
The shared experiences, emotions, and challenges common to all human beings, regardless of culture, race, or background.
Three well known actors were cast in the original Star Wars trilogy. Who were they?
Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
What day did the Oklahoma City bombing take place?
April 19, 1995
Why was the attack on the Israelis - in Munich, Germany - so significant?
Because of Hitler/the Nazis/the Holocaust
What is the significance of Steamboat Willie (1928)?
It is the first film short that combines animation with music and synchronized sound; it is the first appearance of Mickey Mouse.
A partnership between two men thrown together to deal with the Chernobyl disaster proved to be instrumental in keeping things from becoming much worse than they were. Who were those men?
Valery Legasov and Boris Shcherbina
What actor was the first to portray - and most closely associated with - the character of Dracula?
Bela Lugosi
What constitutional amendment protects freedom of the press?
The First Amendment
Music can be a major component of our humanities studies. Who composed Star Wars' score/soundtrack?
John Williams
Why did McVeigh and Nichols target the Murrah building (hint: April 19 was the anniversary of the culmination of this incident)?
Waco/Branch Davidians siege
Who was the ABC sportscaster who covered the kidnapping and murder of members of the Israeli delegation at the Munich Olympics?
Jim McKay
What was Walt Disney's first major animated character (taken by the licenser before Mickey Mouse)?
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
What caused the Chernobyl April 26, 1986 explosion?
Improperly administered safety test (human error); design flaw
What are the primary elements of horror movies?
Antagonist/protagonist; mounting suspense; more action than dialogue; jump scares; gore
What is the difference between empathy and sympathy?
I feel how you feel versus I know how you feel
Star Wars was groundbreaking in many ways. Name one of them.
Type of all-encompassing "blockbuster" movie; special effects; cultural worldwide impact
What was the name of the daycare located in the Alfred P. Murrah building on the day of the Oklahoma City bombing?
America's Kids Daycare Center
What happened to the three surviving terrorists?
Germany released them after a suspicious hijacking
What trait did Walt Disney most promote?
Imagination
Three "divers" were tasked with emptying water tanks under Chernobyl's Reactor 4 in order to prevent what?
The melted nuclear material going into those tanks, which would have caused a massive explosion (also involving the other three Chernobyl reactors)
What are the main horror subgenres?
Found footage; monster; paranormal; gore; body; comedy; psychological; slasher
What is fake news?
News stories that are false: the story itself is fabricated, with no verifiable facts, sources or quotes.
The Empire in the original trilogy, Palpatine in the prequels and the First Order in the final three Star Wars movies have been compared to a political movement of "extreme nationalism, militarism and the supremacy of both the nation and the single, powerful leader over the individual citizen" (think Nazis). What is that called in real life?
Fascism