2009
This man became the first ever African-American president of the United States
Barack Obama
This video game company's "Plus" service allows home console users to play against their friends online, and download a selection of free games monthly
Playstation
Deciduous and conifers are types of these organisms that have lots of bark but no bite
trees
This fruit has 100s of varieties, some of which are the Winesap, the Arkansas Black, and of course the Granny Smith
Apple
Leopards and dalmatians alike are known for these
spots
The Steelers and the Penguins, both from this city, won their respective championships in Football and Hockey
Pittsburgh
This mega-giant company purchased VR company Oculus in 2014.
An animal that hunts another animal is known as this, also a science fiction film from the 1980s
Predator
The largest producer of this citrus fruit in the United States is Florida
Oranges
There was a famine of these in Ireland from 1845 to 1852, resulting in much hardship and death
Potatoes
This sci-fi movie about a race of blue people was the year's most popular film -- not The Last Airbender
Avatar
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is known by this acronym
MIT
This space object is about 94 million miles from Earth, but it's still a good idea to screen it out with a little lotion
The sun
Only one of these fruits is produced by each plant each season, and contrary to the popular cartoon, they do not make good sea dwellings.
Pineapple
This kitchen receptacle is used for heating water for various heated beverages, but is named for one specifically
teapot
These miniature desserts hit their peak in popularity, with some bakeries dedicating their entire inventory to inventive flavors of the gourmet product
cupcakes
This South Korean company is the world's largest producers of TVs, and produces a "galaxy" of smart phones as well
Samsung
This process helps keep leaves green and feed the plants that they are on
Photosynthesis
Lemon
This streaming service is one of the world's most popular for music lovers
Spotify
Flighty 1549, captained by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, landed successfully in the Hudson River after being struck by a flock of these birds who may have been headed north of the United States
The Ansafone was the first ever one of these, first sold in 1960, a great-grandfather to voicemail.
Answering machine
You might not want to trust these small particles of matter consisting of a nucleus, protons, and electrons -- they make up everything!
atoms
This popular green fruit, high in fat and fiber, is formally known as the _________ Pear.
Avocado
This 6-letter adjective means powerful and strong
potent