All Things 2016
Tributes poured in worldwide following the tragic death of this western lowland gorilla at the Cincinatti Zoo
Who is Harambe?
Born and raised as a Witness in Brooklyn, New York, This world famous rapper repped the east coast in a feud with west coast rapper Tupac Shakur
Who is The Notorious B.I.G?
Released in the late 2000's, these fun shaped silicone bracelets were frequently banned from elementary and middle schools over wrist circulation concerns
What are Silly Bandz?
Drake turns in to a robot in an uncanny commercial where his electronic appendages are being cleansed by this wildly popular soft drink
What is Sprite?
Carter Levin, Mikey Wlodek, and Russell Oren were the original lineup of this Barrington, Illinois based indie project
What is Minocqua?
On the campaign trail, Hilary Clinton said this line during a rally using the name of a newly released mobile game that had been all the rage
What is Pokemon Go To The Polls?
This group of brothers who were raised as Witnesses got their start on the show In Living Color before they became famous for making White Chicks and the Scary Movie franchise.
Who are The Wayans?
Manufactured by Hefty, these colorful paper plates were adorned with the likeness of cartoon animals
Originally created as a mixer for Kentucky Bourbon, the original packaging for this drink featured a redneck saying "It'll tickle your innards!"
What is Mountain Dew?
When heading from downtown Chicago back to Barrington, Illinois via train, you have to go to this train station to take the Metra
Who is Ogilvie Transportation Center?
This single by Lil Uzi Vert where he mentions that he "turned into a savage" was used as the track behind the Howard the Alien meme
What is Money Longer?
This notable rapper, singer, writer and actor made a song for the show Community where his character Troy Barnes rapped about hating Christmas
Who is Donald Glover?
Released in 2009, these robotic hamster toys were the toy of the summer, their name being Mandarin for "little pig"
What are ZhuZhu Pets?
Sierra Mist was rebranded to Starry in 2023 to boost sales. This is the second attempt to rename Sierra Mist after this rebranding in 2015.
What is Mist Twst?
He has a last name in common with an Illinois town that is along Interstate 88
Who is Matt Dixon?
Even though the Chicago Cubs ultimately won the 2016 World Series, This player for the Cleveland Indians hit a dramatic 2-run homer off of Aroldis Chapman in Game 7
Who is Rajai Davis?
He created the vastly successful fantasy tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons. he had became a witness in adulthood before leaving the church shortly before he died.
Who is Gary Gygax?
These mail-order informational booklets sold for $19.99 plus shipping and handling came with lots of goodies, including the succinctly named "Tiger Poster"
What are Zoo Books?
What is Brisk?
For Halloween in April 2026, Kristi and Lauren dressed up as Om in his work outfit for this famous chicken wing franchise
What is Wing Stop?
When Jeb Bush conceded his bid for the 2016 Republican Nomination, he uttered this phrase after his speech
What is Please Clap?
Also famous for making the asdfmovie series, his character in the flash animation series Eddsworld teamed up with Zanta Claus to destroy Christmas
Who is TomSka?
These contact juggling balls with a vaugely Japanese sounding name were not exactly what buyers expected
What is Fushigi?
TikTok user Afferdin made this brand popular by using a funny voice and mourning this soda rolling off of his table
What is Root Beer?
MLB Pipeline's top baseball prospect Nathan "Gizmo" Gazda played baseball for Oakton Community College, then played for this Division II college based in Lebanon, Illinois
What is McKendree College?