A Fungus Among Us
An amphibian's perch, perhaps, this colloquial term commonly refers to poisonous mushrooms.
What is a toadstool?
First released in 1996, these Japanese games feature an electric yellow mouse as their mascot.
What is Pokémon?
It's the country whose 2014 Winter Olympics Cher declined to perform at, due to its government's anti-trans and anti-queer policies.
What is the Russian Federation?
Pork steaks cut from the shoulder of a pig were popularized in this northern St. Louis suburb.
What is Florissant?
October 23, 1958: These diminutive blue Belgian comic characters make their debut.
Who are the Smurfs?
The undersides of mushrooms may be pored, or may have these slitted features, like a fish.
What are gills?
Portions of the 1993 family horror film Hocus Pocus were shot on location in this Massachusetts city.
What is Salem, Massachusetts?
Cher's former spouse and partner Sonny Bono died in an accident during this high altitude activity.
What is skiing?
This show was nearly canceled after its second season, but high St. Louis ratings convinced NBC to give the titular comedian and friend a second chance, and...yada yada yada--the rest is history.
What is Seinfeld?
October 23, 1906: Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont flies this across Europe for the first time.
What is an airplane?
These mushrooms can be good eating, especially when fried in butter, though unlike their namesake shellfish they don't come from the sea.
What are oyster mushrooms?
It's the species of pet kept by Mrs. Frizzle of Magic School bus fame, who's books became a TV show in 1994.
What is an iguana?
What is Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again?
St. Louis invented not only gooey butter cake and ice cream cones, but also this deep-fried pasta side.
What is fried ravioli?
October 23, 1868: Emperor Mutsuhito took power away from the shogun in this nation.
What is Japan?
It's not just science fiction--astronautical studies have shown that fungus can be used to absorb outer space varieties of this energy that can be produced by the sun, or a nuclear weapon.
What is radiation?
The Children's Television Workshop, which allowed crew members to collaborate with sociological researchers, produced not only Sesame Street but also this 1996 program about an inquisitive--and colorful--young dog.
What is Blue's Clues?
He starred opposite Cher in The Witches of Eastwick.
Who is Jack Nicholson?
He's the St. Louis native known for encouraging folks to get comfortable and take off their clothes, due to the heat in here.
Who is Nelly?
October 23, 4004 BCE: The date the cosmos were created (according to James Ussher, an archbishop from this largely Catholic island).
What is Ireland?
Mushrooms like cordyceps have featured heavily in works of speculative fiction, including this HBO dystopian drama.
What is the Last of Us?
This 1993 toy allowed children to play at doing dentistry for a fearsome reptile.
What is Crocodile Dentist?
Through her father John Sarkisian, Cher has ancestry from this landlocked West Asian highlands nation-state/
What is Armenia?
A city map of St. Louis was used as a stand-in for the home city of this character when he was portrayed by Adam West.
Who is Batman?
October, 1888: The serial killer known by this pseudonym sends a letter to the London Police, taunting them, an episode that will later be immortalized in a novel that shares this category's title.
Who is Jack the Ripper?