BRB, Mom Needs the Phone
Before smartphones, this phone feature let you put one person on hold to answer another call, giving teenagers the power to say, "Hold on, someone's beeping in," and then completely forget about the first person.
What is call waiting?
What is the name of the high school where Danny and Sandy apparently earned their diplomas through musical performances?
What is Rydell High?
Before Whitney Houston made "I Will Always Love You" a massive hit in 1992, which country music legend had already written and recorded it nearly 20 years earlier?
Who is Dolly Parton
This tiny opening at the bottom of a brick wall lets trapped water escape. It's the house's version of crying discreetly.
What is a weep hole?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but nine run away. How many sheep are left? This is why we read the entire question.
What is nine?
This three-letter instant messaging service let you set an away message full of song lyrics and passive-aggressive hints about your crush.
What is AIM or AOL Instant Messenger?
In this 1986 sitcom, a furry alien crash-lands in a family's garage, eats everything in sight, and considers the family cat a potential entrée.
What is ALF?
In Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer," what are the names of the couple trying to make ends meet while holding on to what they've got?
Who are Tommy and Gina?
This little peaked structure behind a chimney diverts water around it. No, it's not an insect, and yes, it has a ridiculous name.
What is a chimney cricket?
If you pass the person in second place during a race, what place are you in? Please don't embarrass yourself.
What is second place?
This file-sharing program gave us free music, questionable song titles, and approximately 47 computer viruses.
What is LimeWire?
In Dirty Dancing, what is the actual first name of the character everyone calls Baby, who apparently spent an entire summer learning dance moves instead of enjoying her family vacation?
What is Frances?
Before he was dropping hits like "Uptown Funk," four-year-old Bruno Mars was performing in Hawaii impersonating which legendary rock-and-roll singer?
Who is Elvis Presley?
This curved pipe under your sink holds water to keep sewer gases from coming up. It's basically the bouncer of your bathroom.
What is a P-trap?
A bat and a ball cost $1.10 together. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
Five cents.
If the ball costs $0.10, then the bat must cost $1.10 (because it's $1 more than the ball).
$1.10 + $0.10 = $1.20, which is too much!
Before Google Maps, we printed directions from this website and prayed nobody missed Exit 237.
What is MapQuest?
In the 2008 Marvel movie Iron Man, what is the name of Tony Stark's original AI assistant, who somehow managed his entire life without ever asking for a raise?
Who is J.A.R.V.I.S?
In 1995, Tupac Shakur signed with which infamous West Coast record label, home to artists like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg?
What is Death Row Records?
This roof drainage opening lets water escape through a parapet wall, because apparently even buildings need an emergency exit.
What is a scupper?
What is the term for a word that reads the same forward and backward, like "racecar"?
What is a palindrome?
This legendary school computer game taught an entire generation how to hunt buffalo, ford rivers, and die of dysentery before reaching their destination.
What is The Oregon Trail?
In this 1986 movie, a military robot gets struck by lightning, becomes self-aware, and decides he'd rather make friends than blow things up.
What is Short Circuit?
Before he became Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion, and Martha Stewart's favorite rapper, what was Snoop Dogg's actual birth name?
Who is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.? Will also accept answer without the Jr. or without middle name
This little metal ring covers the ugly hole where a pipe comes through your wall. Because apparently plumbing needs accessories.
What is an escutcheon?
This is the only U.S. state whose name can be typed using just one row of letters on a standard QWERTY keyboard. If you're looking down at your keyboard right now, your fifth-grade teacher is judging you.
What is Alaska?