NFL Draft
A player is given this label for being a highly touted or highly selected draftee who does not meet expectations.
What is a draft bust.
This movie created an unofficial holiday, October 3rd.
What is Mean Girls.
This hip hop duo released a song about spending frugally at boutiques. Their album The Heist somehow won Best Rap Album over Kendrick Lamar's M.A.A.D. City.
Who is Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
This stage actor jumped from a from a balcony at Ford's theater and yelled "Sic semper tyrannis."
Who is John Wilkes Booth.
Known as "Pick 199," six QBs were selected before this player from the University of Michigan.
Who is Tom Brady.
This movie tells the story of a mismatched pair of banned male figure skaters who team up in the pairs skating competition upon learning a loophole that allows them to compete in the sport again. The line "We're going to skate to one song and one song only" and "No one knows what it means but it's provocative" was sampled in a rap song by Kanye West and Jay Z.
What is Blades of Glory.
This Korean song was a global phenomenon that came with a catchy beat and an amusing dance. The music video received recognition by the Guinness World Records as the first YouTube video to hit 1 billion views.
What is Gangnam Style.
This Pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out publicly against the prohibition on the education of girls that was imposed by the Pakistani Taliban. She gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt at age 15. She would go on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize two years later, becoming the youngest ever recipient.
Who is Malala Yousafzai
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Who is the first player ever drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Draft? This player went on to lead the Giants to Super Bowl 35, where he faced the famed Baltimore Ravens defense led by Rey Lewis.
Who is Kerry Collins.
Based on the Broad musical of the same name, this movie follows a Detroit-based girl group as they navigate fame and fortune throughout the 60s and 70s.
What is Dream Girls.
This song with a catchy piano hook from 2002 was famously covered by Terry Crews in a movie about two FBI agents who pose as socialites.
What is A Thousand Miles, By Vanessa Carleton.
This General gave a speech to his soldiers on the eve of D-Day that read: "...You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you..."
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower.
This player was drafted right after Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL Draft. While Peyton Manning would go on to have a hall of fame career, this player would go on to have quite the opposite.
Who is Ryan Leaf.
This movie features two American cowboys who fall in love over the course of two decades. This movie was nominated for Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards and in 2018 was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for its advancement of gay cinema into the mainstream.
What is Brokeback Mountain.
This song is the debut single of Eurodance singer Haddaway. The Roxbury Guys often dance to this song by bopping their in sync with the beat while hitting on women... and getting rejected.
What is What is Love.
This Chinese emperor is considered the first emperor to unify China under one ruler. He also ruled over the shortest lived dynasty in Chinese history, which lasted only 15 years. When this emperor died, his body was surrounded by thousands of terracotta soldiers to protect him in the after life.
Who is Qin Shi Huang.
These three hall of fame quarterbacks were part of the 1983 quarterback class, which saw six quarterbacks taken in the first round.
Who are John Elway, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino.
Torn between love and duty, this martial arts movie takes place in Tang Dynasty China and features a complex love triangle with two imperial police officers and a beautiful member of a mysterious anti government organization that specializes in using special throwing daggers to kill their targets. The movie is known for its colorful cinematography and haunting soundtrack.
What is House of Flying Daggers
This Romanian song by Moldovan pop group O-Zone was featured in one of the earliest viral videos where an overweight man was dancing and lip syncing to this song. The song has been nicked named "numa numa" in reference to the hook from the chorus.
What is Dragostea Din Tei.
This Japanese samurai and nobleman from the Satsuma domain led a rebellion against the imperial government during the Meiji period. The failure of his rebellion led to the effective end of the samurai class, the rise of modern Japan.... and his death.
Who is Saigo Takamori.