This could be common knowledge, but it's trivia nonetheless. In 1999, ESPN began a series titled "SportsCentury: Countdown of the century's 50 Greatest Athletes". Each week, a different athlete's profile was shown, highlighting his career and impact on the sport. Number one on the list was Michael Jordan. Personally, I would agree with that choice.
Of the 50 Greatest Athletes selected, there was only one non-human. Who was the athlete who finished higher on the list than Walter Peyton, Sandy Koufax, Julius Erving or Ben Hogan?
"In 1934, the movie "It Happened One Night" appeared in theaters, and was a commercial success. However, unlike other movies that were simply a commercial success, that movie was indirectly responsible for something that entered US culture and was important for decades.... and is still recognized world-wide. What did it inspire, and what things in the movie inspired it? (No looking things up, please, that's cheating.)"
Probably the most famous scene from the movie is when, after Clark Gable had failed to hail a passing car, Claudette Colbert brings one to a screeching halt by hiking up her skirt and sticking a leg out. "The leg is mightier than the thumb."
Hitchhiking had been around for decades (if not centuries), so that's not it.
Maybe women's stockings? Nylon was invented a couple of years after the movie came out.
What would be the point in playing then, WordWolf, if we did that? Anyone can goggle, but there's no fun in that, I think.
Clark Gable in known as "The King of Hollywood". The movie was the first film to win in 1934 the "Big Five" at the Academy Awards; Best picture, director, actor, actress, screenplay, but I don't think it's that.
Several scenes featured hats. Did the wearing of hats become popular in culture?
A) It was a friendly reminder to play fair. (We're on the Honor System here, and there's no fun in cheating, I agree.
B) It didn't have to do with the Academy Awards- it was related to some thing(s) in the content of the movie, as in, you watch the movie in the theater, then later, are inspired [redacted].
C) AFAIK, hat wearing didn't suddenly become popular. This was something whose ORIGIN dates back to after the movie was in theaters. (There were hats long before this movie.) It's something recognized world-wide to this day, if not quite as significant in the US as it once was. (So, all of you would easily recognize it by name or by image.)
In 1934, the movie "It Happened One Night" appeared in theaters, and was a commercial success. However, unlike other movies that were simply a commercial success, that movie was indirectly responsible for something that entered US culture and was important for decades.... and is still recognized world-wide. What did it inspire, and what things in the movie inspired it? (No looking things up, please, that's cheating.)
Some thing(s) in the content of the movie were indirectly responsible for something whose origin and first appearance in US culture (where it still remains). Much of it has to do with Clark Gable's performance, and all of it could be learned in a viewing of the movie. ("Hey, I've never noticed this before, but...") Furthermore, children all over the US- and far too many adults- have been/are operating with a factual error, because of something that was inspired. ("Wow, I always thought that [redacted], but it's not true at all.") Also, this is recognizable around the world, both by name and by appearance, so everyone on this thread is at least familiar with the answer, if not a fan- although we have fans on this thread.
As an example of how much this became a part of US culture, one thing that came out of that movie and inspired what I'm talking about inspired the name of a movie from the 1970s. Most people would probably hear that movie's title and not think of "It Happened One Night"- they would think of [the answer to this round], and I would expect that's what they'd think. It's what I thought until now, myself.
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This could be common knowledge, but it's trivia nonetheless. In 1999, ESPN began a series titled "SportsCentury: Countdown of the century's 50 Greatest Athletes". Each week, a different athlete's profile was shown, highlighting his career and impact on the sport. Number one on the list was Michael Jordan. Personally, I would agree with that choice.
Of the 50 Greatest Athletes selected, there was only one non-human. Who was the athlete who finished higher on the list than Walter Peyton, Sandy Koufax, Julius Erving or Ben Hogan?
Hint: It's not Godzilla or the Road Runner.
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Secretariat??????
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Yes. Nothing short of remarkable. He finished #35, not that it really matters..
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OK, well then, how about...
That was right?
Not bad.
I'll need to think. I wasn't ready with another question so soon.
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Are you ready yet?
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You just inspired my next question.
"In 1934, the movie "It Happened One Night" appeared in theaters, and was a commercial success. However, unlike other movies that were simply a commercial success, that movie was indirectly responsible for something that entered US culture and was important for decades.... and is still recognized world-wide. What did it inspire, and what things in the movie inspired it? (No looking things up, please, that's cheating.)"
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Probably the most famous scene from the movie is when, after Clark Gable had failed to hail a passing car, Claudette Colbert brings one to a screeching halt by hiking up her skirt and sticking a leg out. "The leg is mightier than the thumb."
Hitchhiking had been around for decades (if not centuries), so that's not it.
Maybe women's stockings? Nylon was invented a couple of years after the movie came out.
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The answer wasn't there. What was inspired is a LOT more famous, and you'd say so.
Clark Gable WAS, however, involved in the answer.
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What would be the point in playing then, WordWolf, if we did that? Anyone can goggle, but there's no fun in that, I think.
Clark Gable in known as "The King of Hollywood". The movie was the first film to win in 1934 the "Big Five" at the Academy Awards; Best picture, director, actor, actress, screenplay, but I don't think it's that.
Several scenes featured hats. Did the wearing of hats become popular in culture?
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A) It was a friendly reminder to play fair. (We're on the Honor System here, and there's no fun in cheating, I agree.
B) It didn't have to do with the Academy Awards- it was related to some thing(s) in the content of the movie, as in, you watch the movie in the theater, then later, are inspired [redacted].
C) AFAIK, hat wearing didn't suddenly become popular. This was something whose ORIGIN dates back to after the movie was in theaters. (There were hats long before this movie.) It's something recognized world-wide to this day, if not quite as significant in the US as it once was. (So, all of you would easily recognize it by name or by image.)
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In 1934, the movie "It Happened One Night" appeared in theaters, and was a commercial success. However, unlike other movies that were simply a commercial success, that movie was indirectly responsible for something that entered US culture and was important for decades.... and is still recognized world-wide. What did it inspire, and what things in the movie inspired it? (No looking things up, please, that's cheating.)
Some thing(s) in the content of the movie were indirectly responsible for something whose origin and first appearance in US culture (where it still remains). Much of it has to do with Clark Gable's performance, and all of it could be learned in a viewing of the movie. ("Hey, I've never noticed this before, but...") Furthermore, children all over the US- and far too many adults- have been/are operating with a factual error, because of something that was inspired. ("Wow, I always thought that [redacted], but it's not true at all.") Also, this is recognizable around the world, both by name and by appearance, so everyone on this thread is at least familiar with the answer, if not a fan- although we have fans on this thread.
As an example of how much this became a part of US culture, one thing that came out of that movie and inspired what I'm talking about inspired the name of a movie from the 1970s. Most people would probably hear that movie's title and not think of "It Happened One Night"- they would think of [the answer to this round], and I would expect that's what they'd think. It's what I thought until now, myself.
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