US News in the 90's
What is the Summer Olympics?
The Killers (2004): "It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?/It was only a kiss..."
it was only a kiss.
This "Sunshine State" is the only state in the nation where the American Alligator and the American Crocodile coexist in the wild.
What is Florida?
Set in Scranton, PA, this mockumentary sitcom followed the daily lives of employees at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
What is The Office?
What is Finding Nemo?
Millions of computers were updated in the late 90s due to fears of this "bug" that many thought would crash global systems on 1/1/2000.
What is the Y2K bug?
Beyonce (2008): "Cause if you liked it, then you should have..."
put a ring on it.
Known for its potatoes, this state actually produces about 1/3 of all the potatoes grown in the US.
What is Idaho?
Survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a mysterious tropical island in the J.J. Abrams drama that premiered in 2004.
What is Lost?
What is Mean Girls?
In 1995, a jury found this former NFL star "not guilty" of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Who is O.J. Simpson?
Eminem (2002): "His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy/There's vomit on his sweater already..."
mom's spaghetti.
This is the only US state that is commercially licensed to grow coffee.
What is Hawaii?
A high school chemistry teacher turns to cooking meth to secure his family's financial future in this acclaimed AMC series.
What is Breaking Bad?
"I don't know who you are...but if you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it...but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
What is Taken?
The scientist's sheep, born in 1996, became the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell, sparking a massive ethics debate in the US and abroad.
Who is Dolly?
Carly Rae Jepsen (2011): "Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy/But here's my number..."
so call me maybe.
Home to the "Motor City," this state is the only one comprised of two separate peninsulas.
What is Michigan?
This show, which ran from 2000 to 2007, featured a fast-talking mother and daughter duo living in the quirky town of Stars Hollow.
What is Gilmore Girls?
"Why so serious?"
What is The Dark Knight?
In 1993, federal agents raided the Mount Carmel Center near Waco, Texas, leading to a 51-day siege involving this religious leader and the Branch Davidians.
Who is David Koresh?
OutKast (2003): "Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it/Shake it like a..."
Polaroid picture.
In this state, you can visit "Four Corners," the only distinct point in the US where four different states meet.
What is Arizona or Utah or Colorado or New Mexico
This sitcom narrated by "Future Ted" follows a group of friends in Manhattan as he explains to his children how he met their mother.
What is How I Met Your Mother?
"I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!"
What is The Hunger Games?