Musicals
This musical holds the record for being the longest running show on Broadway (35 years).
The Phantom of the Opera
The Rembrandts - "I'll be there for you"
Friends
This adventure movie starring Harrison Ford includes a scene where the protagonist discovers the holy grail beneath Petra, Jordan.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
From the greek for "the study of old creatures" - this was Ross Gellar's job at the Museum of Natural History.
Paleontologist
This element makes up over 78% of our atmosphere here on Earth - what a gas!
Nitrogen
In this musical, the eponymous main character optimistically promises that you can "bet your bottom dollar there'll be sun."
Annie
Cheap Trick - "In the street"
That 70s Show
The fifth installment in the Fast and the Furious franchise was set here, the second largest city in Brazil.
Rio de Jainero
Joey's big break came when he was cast for 4 episodes on this TV show playing Dr. Drake Ramorey. In reality, it's the 4th longest running Soap Opera.
Days of Our Lives
This element (atomic number 74) has the highest melting point of all known elements at over 6,000F.
Tungsten
A recent revival of this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical featured Sutton Foster as Marian the Librarian and Hugh Jackman as Professor Harold Hill.
The Music Man
Bare Naked Ladies - "The History of Everything"
The Big Bang Theory
At the end of "Sleepless in Seattle" - the characters agree to meet at the top of this building, the world's tallest until 1970.
The Empire State Building
Richard Burke is Monica's older boyfriend in the early seasons - played by this magnificently mustachioed actor.
Tom Selleck
From the Latin Argentum, this is the two letter symbol for Silver on the periodic table.
Ag
This musical is based on the 1862 Victor Hugo novel of the same name - a 2012 film adaptation starred Anne Hathaway and Russel Crowe.
Les Misérables
They Might Be Giants - "Boss of Me"
Malcom in the Middle
If you visit the front steps of this Philadelphia icon, you'll often see tourists recreating Sylvester Stallone's famous pose from "Rocky."
Philadelphia Museum of Art
In Season 2, both Rachel and Monica go on dates with this 90s Belgian action star - known for films like Universal Soldier, Kickboxer, and Bloodsport.
Jean Claude van Damme
Gardeners know that most fertilizers list their proportions of NPK to indicate the amounts of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and this element - number 19 on the periodic table.
Potassium
RENT was loosely based on this 1896 opera, which was set in Paris in the 1830s, instead of the Lower East side in the 90s.
La bohème
Nerf Herder - "Theme Song"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
While "The Da Vinci Code" is entirely fictional, the museum where it starts is very real - it's also the location of one of Da Vinci's most famous works.
The Louvre
While Chandler Bing's actual job is "statistical analysis and data reconfiguration" - during the infamous Lightning Round, Rachel says this instead, as the final losing answer.
Transponster
The only person to ever win nobel prizes in two different fields, Marie Curie also discovered two different elements, Polonium and this.
Radium