Computer Acronyms
RAM
What is Random Access Memory?
Set in Albuquerque, this series earned Bryan Cranston 6 Emmy Awards for his role as a chemistry teacher
What is Breaking Bad?
Set on the 16th of June, his work in Ulysses inspired a holiday each Bloomsday
Who is James Joyce?
Hastings (1066)
What is the United Kingdom?
Based on a biography by Ron Chernow, a filmed version of this 2016 show was acquired by Disney for $75 million
What is Hamilton?
CPU
What is the Central Processing Unit?
An animated hit for Netflix, this equine dramedy stars Will Arnett and Alison Brie
What is BoJack Horseman?
In Animal Farm, he allegorically chronicled the rise of totalitarianism in the Soviet Union
Who is George Orwell?
Waterloo (1815)
What is Belgium?
Based on "La bohéme", this musical concerns the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York
What is Rent?
SSD
What is a Solid State Drive?
This AMC series chronicles a decade of transition in advertising agency Sterling Cooper
She was inspired by, amongst other historical events, the Iranian Revolution when she wrote The Handmaid’s Tale
Who is Margaret Atwood?
Thermoplyae (480 BCE)
What is Greece?
A pastiche of the 1960s, this musical adapts a John Waters movie to wish Baltimore a good morning
What is Hairspray?
USB
What is a Universal Serial Bus?
Jean Smart plays comedienne Deborah Vance in this glitzy sitcom
What is Hacks?
His work in The Crucible was a commentary on McCarthyism – and the Salem Witch Trials
Who is Arthur Miller?
Antietam (1862)
What is the United States?
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice collaborated on this musical based on a story from the biblical Book of Genesis
What is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat?
BIOS
What is a Basic Input/Output System?
Tina Fey drew from her experience at Saturday Night Live when crafting this satirical sitcom
What is 30 Rock?
She received a Nobel Prize in Literature for chronicling the African-American struggle in works like Song of Solomon and Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison?
Kursk (1943)
What is Russia?
"Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" is the opening number from this musical - the first written by Rodgers and Hammerstein
What is Oklahoma?