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At the end of 1985 film The Breakfast Club, this nostalgic song by Simple Minds plays as Bender crosses the football field, raising his fist in triumph.
What is "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
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Despite being shorter than many tectonic mountain ranges around the world, this isolated peak ranks as both the highest free-standing mountain in the world and the highest mountain in Africa.
What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
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This natural-born mentor is recognized as the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Who is Juliette Gordon Low?
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You can learn three facts of life from Poison’s power ballads: every rose has its thorn, every night has its dawn, and every cowboy does this.
What is “sing a sad, sad song”?
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While "Pokémon" is a catchy phrase, it is actually a condensed form of this two-word description of the franchise.
What is "Pocket Monsters"
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During the The Big Bang Theory's peak popularity in 2017, this actor from the main cast reached the top of Forbes’ list of highest-paid TV actors, earning in excess $1 million per episode.
Who is James (Jim) Parsons?
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This first music video to air on MTV was for this song, which was itself about the growing bridge between music and video formats.
What was "Video Killed the Radio Star"?
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Cutting ties with the former Ottoman Empire following the Turkish War of Independence, modern Turkey established Ankara as its capital in 1923, replacing this historic city that had served as the capital of empires and a cultural bridge between Europe and Asia for over 1,000 years.
What is Istanbul (Constantinople)?
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Making up around 25-30% of seasonal sales, this vegan-friendly snack from the Girl Scout Cookie line is consistently the organization's best-selling product nationally.
What are "Thin Mints"?
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With its striking choreography featuring two Jaguar sedans and American actress Tawny Kitaen, this song became not just one of its band's biggest hits but also one of MTV's most iconic music videos.
What is "Here I Go Again"?
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Added into the series during the Gold & Silver games, this baby Pokémon acts as the little sibling of the electric rat line, evolving into Pikachu once a high enough level of friendship is achieved.
What is Pichu?
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Despite his inclination towards stable and predictable choices, Sheldon Cooper made the spontaneous decision to do this after his colleague Dr. Ramona Nowitzki pressured him into a kiss.
What was proposing to Amy Farrah Fowler?
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Michael Jackson's 1982 album, Thriller, saw 7 of its tracks hit Top 10 on the Billboard Top 100; however, only these two songs reached a peak of a #1 ranking.
What are "Billie Jean" and "Beat It"?
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Between its location far below sea level and adjacent to a major mountain range, this desert region is the home of the highest recorded temperature in human history, having reached 134°F (56.7°C) in July of 1913.
What is Death Valley, California?
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While today, the Girl Scouts recognizes over 50 million members and alumnae globally, the organization's inaugural group consisted of only 18 girls who met in this historic city on March 12th, 1912.
What is Savannah, Georgia?
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Supposedly written on the back of a pizza box in 15 minutes, glam rock group Warrant saw their greatest success in a song that compares a woman to this kind of food.
What is cherry pie?
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Slotted as No. 151 in the Pokédex, this whimsical Pokémon is said to be the common ancestor of all others in the series.
What is Mew?
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In the flashback sequences "The Staircase Implementation", it is revealed that the building's long-broken elevator was still working when Leonard and Sheldon moved in. However, Leonard's unsuccessful experiments with this led to an explosion that could only be contained by throwing it into an elevator.
What is rocket fuel?
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Well known for their layered red hats, new-age band Devo can be seen performing for the music video of this song in the image above.
What is “Whip It”?
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Named in honor of a character from an 1870 science fiction book, this location in the Pacific Ocean represents marks the point which is further from land than any other point on Earth.
What is Point Nemo?
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Before being rebranded to "scouts" in 1913, members of the organization were referred to by this title for the first year of operation, which itself was inspired by Agnes Baden-Powell's work in England.
What are "guides" / girlguides?
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This glam metal band is known for a long list of hits, including one that was inspired by their bass guitarist's experience with overdosing, being pronounced dead, and then being revived by emergency paramedics.
Who are Mötley Crüe (Kickstart My Heart)?
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With Pokémon X & Y set in Kalos and based on modern day France, the capital city Paris was adapted into this in-game city, boasting the all-too-familiar Prism Tower.
What is Lumiose City?
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In "The Transporter Malfunction", Howard and Bernadette gift Raj a female Yorkshire Terrier with this fitting name, hoping to help him with his loneliness.
What is "Cinnamon"?
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The Bangles are well-known for the song "Manic Monday", but it's less well-known that the song was originally written by this artist under a pen name.
Who is Prince?
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With its long-standing coastal infrastructure and population of around 80,000 people, this provincial capital has earned the reputation of the southernmost city in the world.
What is Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
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While cookies are their most well-known product, the Girl Scouts pivoted to selling this home good in response to shortages in butter, sugar, and flour during World War II.
What are calendars?
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This prolific drummer filled both for Journey in their earlier albums and for Whitesnake in their 1987 album Whitesnake.
Who is Aynsley Dunbar?
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While Bulbasaur is slotted as the first Pokémon in the in-game Pokédex, lean designer Ken Sugimori's work actually began with this dual-type, making it the first Pokémon to be created.
What is Rhydon?
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In "The Zarnecki Incursion", Sheldon has these valuable possessions stolen from him by a certain Todd Zarnecki; eventually, after he seeks the help of the FBI, the local police, and his friends, it is Penny who recovers everything with a well-placed kick to the perpetrator's groin.
What are his World of Warcraft Items / Account?
