Commercials
The commercial for the Ronco EZ-Store Rotisserie Oven featured this famous tagline.
Quitting or admitting defeat
What is "giving up"?
This country was the first freed Black nation in the world, and to this day, is still owed reparations by the French government.
What is Haiti?
A common abbreviation for a phrase that video game players use after completing a round or match, usually in multiplayer or co-op modes.
What is "gg" or "good game"?
"I want to be the very best, like no one ever was"
What is Pokémon?
This fellow was the king of commercials, showcasing products such as OxiClean, Kaboom!, and Orange Glo until his untimely death in 2009.
Who is Billy Mays?
Having a baby
What is "giving birth"?
While located in Central America, this country with a population of 419,000 was not colonized by neither Spain nor France but instead by England.
What is Belize?
In Wii Sports Bowling, if the players accidentally threw the bowling ball backwards, the other Miis would do this.
What is "jump in the air"?
"BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL!"
What is Bill Nye The Science Guy?
A very popular commercial by this brand features a camel walking around an office space, asking, "Guess what day it is!"
What is Geico?
Informing your boss about resigning from a job
What is "giving notice"?
This artist was famed for her self-portraits, which often featured a unibrow.
A name for a common streaming platform, also a name for an involuntary movement of the eye.
What is Twitch?
"So no one told you life was gonna be this way"
What is Friends?
This candy bar brand in 2015 created a commercial in which their candy was separated into 2 factories, Left and Right.
What is Twix?
Counseling someone, or offering help
What is "giving advice"? or What is "giving moral support"?
The assassination of this man is often cited as the start of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?
This block-shaped game features different biomes and monsters, and its infamy has spun hundreds of song parodies such as "Don't Mine at Night" and "TNT."
What is Minecraft?
"And I said hey (Hey!) / What a wonderful kind of day!"
What is Arthur?
A commercial by this brand features Peyton Manning in a car singing, "Chicken parm, you taste so good!"
What is Nationwide?
Properly acknowledging someone's work or help, usually publicly
What is "giving credit"? or What is "giving credit where credit is due"?
This prominent figure was a key lawyer in the Board v. Board of Education case. He worked with the NAACP for years, and was the first Black American to become a Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This type of game centered on weapons-based combat gives the player only one physical perspective or point of view.
What is "first person shooter or FPS"?
"Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name / And they're always glad you came"
What is Cheers?