When we were teenagers
This X-Factor created boy band became one of the biggest teen pop acts of the decade.
One Direction
Walt Whitman poem about a Marvel character known as "The First Avenger."
O Captain! My Captain! America
This war inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
War of 1812
Conchiglie, consigliere, cappelletti
Consigliere
This white grape is the primary grape used in Chablis.
Chardonnay
This John Hughes movie follows students stuck in detention.
The Breakfast Club
ABBA song recorded in honor of the U.K.'s longest-reigning monarch.
Dancing Queen Elizabeth (II)
This founding father is often credited with the “Join, or Die” political cartoon.
Benjamin Franklin
Manicotti, mineola, mostaccioli
Mineola
Dua Lipa played a Mermaid in this 2023 movie.
Barbie
This is the dance craze associated with Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles”.
Mannequin Challenge
The premiere sandwich offered by the eatery known for its golden arches gets recast as a Shakespearean tragedy.
Big Macbeth
This amendment repealed Prohibition.
21st Amendment
Farandole, fideo, farfalloni
Farandole
This is the only letter that does not appear in any official chemical element symbol.
J
This actor played Blackie Parrish on General Hospital.
John Stamos
A Georgia-founded restaurant chain becomes the setting for Frank Underwood’s political rise.
Waffle House of Cards
This 1986 scandal involved secret arms sales to Iran and funding for Nicaraguan rebels.
Iran-Contra Affair
Campanelle, cavatelli, calamanco
Calamanco
This thin, wispy cloud type is found high in the sky and is mostly made of ice crystals.
Cirrus
Miley Cyrus opened her infamous 2013 VMAs performance with this song.
We Can’t Stop
Cable channel that played 80s music videos in the 80s and played 80s music videos in the 90s.
MTVH1
This 1848 treaty ended the Mexican-American War.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Tortiglioni, tortellini, tortoni
tortoni
This nation's founder was later declared the country’s “Eternal President.”
Kim Il Sung