Pop Punk Bands
This well renowned band was formed in the wake of 9/11, and may have inadvertently got Ellen DeGeneres cancelled through a series of unfortunate events
What is My Chemical Romance?
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?
The jingoistic patriarch of the Smith family in the American Dad TV series
Who is Stan Smith?
This famous son of a current NBA star had a cardiac incident while he was a freshman at the University of Southern California
Who is Bronny James?
Carter Levin, Mikey Wlodek, and Russell Oren were the original lineup of this Barrington, Illinois based indie project
What is Minocqua?
This group from Willmette, Illinois released an album in 2014 named after two critically acclaimed movies released a year a apart
What is Fall Out Boy?
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.
Being originally born in Chicago, Illinois, she later ended up being a regular at CBGB's in New York and became an early figure during the birth of punk rock
Who is Patti Smith?
This bedroom pop icon who has released songs like "Pretty Girl" and "Bags" is the daughter of notable marketing executive Geoff Cottrill
Who is Clairo?
When heading back to Barrington, Illinois via train, you have to go to this train station to take the Metra
What is Ogilvie Transportation Center?
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, this group gained their international stardom by being the opener on One Direction's Take Me Home tour.
What is 5 Seconds of Summer?
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?
This 2005 spy-themed action-comedy movie starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie got a TV remake starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine
What is Mr. and Mrs. Smith?
Her first claim to fame was being vocally featured on the production logo for Bad Robot, a studio run by her father JJ Abrams.
Who is Gracie Abrams?
He has a last name in common with an Illinois town that is along Interstate 88
Who is Matt Dixon?
David Byrne of The Talking heads did a musical trade with this band when he covered their single Hard Times with his own spin on the track
What is Paramore?
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?
This ESPN commentator has a famous on-air rant in which alluded to Lakers star Lamar Odom's substance abuse.
Who is Stephen A. Smith?
The son of actors Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, he came to notoriety playing a broke world traveler in the Black Mirror episode "Playtest"
Who is Wyatt Russell?
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?
This band's frontman, like a couple of us in this room, attended Barrington High School, he even named the band's 2008 LP after the institution
What is The Academy Is...?
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 Thomas Ridgwell aka TomSka?
Frank Ocean's album Blonde contains a track called Siegfried, in which he interpolates the track "A Fond Farewell" from this late artist.
Who is Elliott Smith?
This rage music savant is the son of Skrillex's manager who helped him found the OWSLA record label
Who is 2hollis?
Nathan "Gizmo" Gazda played baseball for Oakton Community College, then played for this Division II college based in Lebanon, Illinois
What is McKendree College?