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Sang by the Buggles in 1979, this was the first ever music video to premier on MTV in 1981. "Ladies and Gentleman, rock and roll."
What is Video Killed the Radio Star?
Made in 2000, this film takes place in 1971, and follows the T. C. Williams High School Football team and their coach, played by Denzel Washington, on the quest for a undefeated season.
What is Remember the Titans?
The patent name is “Peer to peer information exchange for mobile communications devices” but the invention which pertains to wireless communication is more commonly known as this.
What is Bluetooth?
This piece of property in the game Monopoly is the second most expensive property in the game, sitting two spaces away from the Boardwalk.
What is Park Place?
Considered one of the greatest war movies of all time, this movie follows Captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks, in his quest to save the titular character.
What is Saving Private Ryan?
This music video is Michael Jackson's most watched MTV music video, played commonly around Halloween.
What is Thriller?
This film from 2011 stars Brad Pitt and chronicles the Oakland Athletics trying to get to the 2002 World Series, despite a paltry budget.
What is Moneyball?
Patent Number US 12/403,397 has been the subject of controversy, as this company, acting as the assignee, supposedly has a patent for the summoning of creatures to fight for you in video games.
What is Nintendo?
Using these two letter tiles will yield you more points than any other letter tile in the game Scrabble.
What is Q and Z?
Fortunate Son, sang by Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), is closely associated with the Vietnam War, mostly because the song plays during this movie, when the titular character goes to fight in Vietnam.
What is Forrest Gump?
This animated MTV show was created by Mike Judge following the titular characters
What is Beavis and Butthead?
This 2013 film follows the story of Jackie Robinson, played by the late Chadwick Boseman, trying to play in the MLB despite the segregation that existed in 1945.
What is 42?
Lizzie Magie originally patented a precursor to this game called "The Landlord's Game" in 1904.
What is Monopoly?
Named as the most popular toy in the US in the 1940's by the Toy Industry Association, this board game, featuring characters like Princess Lolly, was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2005.
What is Candy Land?
This movie follows Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, who became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his service during WWII at the Battle of Okinawa.
What is Hacksaw Ridge?
There were this number of original video jockeys who launched with the network on August 1, 1981. (Extra points if you can name over half of them.)
What is 5?
This 2019 film focuses on the engineering challenges and the effort put in for America to beat Italy at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.
What is Ford vs. Ferrari? (2019)
The Patent Name is “Electromagnetic inductive suspension and stabilization system for a ground vehicle” with the invention more commonly known by this method of civilian transportation.
What is the MagLev (Magnetic Levitation) Train?
This board game host tournaments around the world with former champions including names such as Magnus Carlson and Hikaru Nakamura.
What is Chess?
This movie is based on a true story from the Somali Civil War and specifically the Battle of Mogadishu where the U.S Army Rangers and Delta Force would attempt to capture top lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
What is Black Hawk Down?
This was Peter Gabriel's most viewed MTV music video featuring Claymation by Aardman Animations, the same people behind Wallace and Gromit, and Chicken Run.
What is Sledgehammer?
This 1998 film is a comedy starring Adam Sandler, who plays as Bobby Boucher, who miraculously finds himself playing for the South-Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs.
What is The Waterboy?
The first ever U.S. patent was given to Samuel Hopkins for a process to make this.
What is Potash or Pearl Ash?
In this classic board game, players move around a board answering questions to collect colored wedges corresponding to six different categories.
What is Trivial Pursuit?
The Promise (2016) is a movie based on this event during World War I, where the Ottoman Empire commited mass murder of a specific sect of people.
What is the Armenian Genocide?