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In "Death Note", a high school student called Kira can kill you using his mystical notebook if he does this
What is write their name?
This duo's "Icky Thump" says, "White Americans... why don't you kick yourself out? You're an immigrant too"
We got this term for an impossible situation from the title of a 1961 novel
What is catch-22?
The Greek word zelos gave us this adjective meaning "envious"
What is jealous?
Koji Suzuki's novel "Ring" involves one of these outdated pieces of technology; teens watching it die a week later
What is a VHS tape?
This mischief-making lad from the Village Hidden in the Leaves gives his teachers at the Ninja Academy all they can handle
What is Naruto?
Naturally, this R.E.M. song mentions the rapture as well as "a tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies"
What is It's The End of the World As We Know It?
It's the military version of a trial for service members; a summary one is for less serious offenses
What is court-martial?
This word for a type of gymnast with no fear of heights comes in part from a Greek word for "highest"
What is acrobat?
In "Tender Is the Flesh", a virus has contaminated most of Earth's protein supply, so folks become these unsavory sorts
What are cannibals?
2 young girls find unusual forest creatures living near their new home in this Miyazaki film
What is My Neighbor Totoro?
This track from Sabrina Carpenter's 2025 album "Man's Best Friend" is a question, & apparently refers to Devin's glow-up
What is When Did You Get Hot?
In the kitchen, clean hands & clean surfaces are key to preventing this: the spread of bacteria from one food to another
What is cross-contamination?
The name of this device is from Greek for "spiral" & "wing", not that the ancient Greeks ever saw one
What is helicopter?
His chilling novel "Lunar Park" features murders similar to those committed in his "American Psycho"
Who is Bret Easton Ellis?
In a film from this franchise, Goku & Vegeta encounter "Broly, the legendary Super Saiyan"
What is Dragon Ball?
I can't stop listening to this 1995 album that featured the songs "Wonderwall" & "Champagne Supernova"
What is What's the Story (Morning Glory) by Oasis?
Aspirin & ibuprofen are both known as this type of drug, so named because they are designed to reduce pain & swelling
What is anti-inflammatory?
Now often meaning a part of a song, in ancient Greece it meant a band of dramatic singers & dancers
What is chorus?
This author of impressive horror lineage wrote of a "Heart-Shaped Box" that contained a haunted suit
Who is Joe Hill?
The walls just aren't enough to keep out the horrific, man-eating & totally nude giant humanoids on this show
In '90s songs like "Killing In The Name" & "Testify", you can hear the anger of this band
What is Rage Against the Machine?
This North Carolina city is home to Wake Forest University, and the birthplace of Krispy Kreme
What is Winston-Salem?
This term for a friend or partner, typically in a criminal operation context, comes from the Greek for "long-lasting"
What is crony?
In "The Deep", the cure to a disease is found in this, the deepest part of the Pacific, but the lab there has gone silent
What is the Marianas Trench?