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100
This highly optimistic adage states that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
What is Murphy's Law?
100
This founder of FTX allegedly raised over $200 million from renowned venture capital firm Sequoia Capital while actively playing League of Legends during his pitch.
Who is Sam Bankman-Fried?
100
This actress was famously married to Brad Pitt before an ugly split ended their relationship after 11 years.
Who is Angelina Jolie?
100
This show appropriately involved contestants doing things that scared them and was hosted by Joe Rogan before his podcast fame.
What is Fear Factor?
100
If you're flying to Hawaii, you're likely landing on this island which, in fact, is not the island of Hawaii.
What is O'ahu?
100
These long-form television commercials sold all types of products like P90x and George Foreman Grills. They were only made possible after the FCC loosened limits on commercial airtime.
What is an infomercial?
200
This problem-solving principle suggests that the simplest explanation is usually the best one.
What is Occam's Razor?
200
This financier was once the chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange and used his reputation and connections to lead the largest Ponzi scheme in history, worth an estimated $65 billion.
Who is Bernie Madoff?
200
This British actor has been busy running his non-alcoholic beer brand BERO instead of continuing his role as the current iteration of the MCU's Spiderman.
Who is Tom Holland?
200
Have you ever wanted to watch a bunch of narcissists with fake tans and cosmetic surgery try to date each other while in tropical paradise? Then this show is for you!
What is Love Island?
200
Reggaeton technically originated in Panama but was popularized by this Caribbean island which is the home of famous artists like Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny.
What is Puerto Rico?
200
This has become a popular format for sitcoms like The Office, Parks and Recreation, and
St. Denis Medical.
What is a mockumentary?
300
This adage gives people the benefit of the doubt by stating that you should never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity.
What is Hanlon's Razor?
300
This entrepreneur promised to deliver a product that would deliver a comprehensive health screening with a single drop of blood. It didn't work but hey, at least she went to Stanford!
Who is Elizabeth Holmes?
300
This actress played Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequels and more recently filled the role of Jane Foster in the Thor movie series.
Who is Natalie Portman?
300
This series follows Gordon Ramsay as he tries to save failing restaurants. The original UK version was far more measured and educational than the dramatized US version.
What is Kitchen Nightmares?
300
This African country is the fourth-largest island but is better known for sharing a name with a 2005 Dreamworks film about a group of animals that have escaped the Central Park Zoo and must learn to live in the wild.
What is Madagascar?
300
If you need a break but don't want to go too far from home, you take one of these.
What is a staycation?
400
MBA graduates hate this adage which claims that when measures become targets, they cease to be good measures.
What is Goodhart's Law?
400
Although his firm Stratton Oakmont was never respected as a legitimate firm, it was responsible for the Steve Madden IPO in 1993 and inspired the film The Wolf of Wall Street.
Who is Jordan Belfort?
400
She's not as famous as her younger sister but she was ranked as the No. 1 player in women's tennis in 2002 and is still competing.
Who is Venus Williams?
400
This competition series combines elements of the social deduction party game Mafia with a cast of insufferable washed-up C-list celebrities incapable of thinking critically.
What is The Traitors?
400
This collection of islands sounds appetizing for hungry explorers but it is uninhabited and used more for penguin research than anything else.
What are the South Sandwich Islands?
400
If you're feeling crabby after not eating for a bit too long, you're exhibiting this specific emotion.
What is hangry?
500
The movie Office Space was a good illustration of this observation which states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion.
What is Parkinson's Law?
500
As the former of CEO of Nikola Corporation, his company promised electric trucks but utterly failed to deliver. We should've been more suspicious when he said the infotainment system was "running on HTML5."
Who is Trevor Milton?
500
If you're into musicals, you'll know her from her run as Elphaba in Wicked from 2003 to 2005. If you have children, you may know her for serving as the voice actor for Elsa in the Frozen franchise.
Who is Idina Menzel?
500
This show gave fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
What is The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?
500
Formerly known as Ceylon, this island country lies off the southern coast of India and is currently ranked #6 in men's one-day-international cricket.
What is Sri Lanka?
500
This blended coffee drink is an abomination for those that only drink black coffee from their local diner. It blends ice, milk, coffee, flavored syrup, and whipped cream.
What is a frappuccino?
600
Also known as Newton's Flaming Laser Sword, this principle suggests that anything that can't be tested through experimentation or observation isn't worth discussing.
What is Alder's Razor?
600
Known as “Pharma Bro,” this investor's company Turing Pharmaceuticals made its bones by acquiring license for vital out-of-patent medicines and dramatically raising their prices. He also purchased the one-of-one Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.
Who is Martin Shkreli?
600
This artist took over the airwaves in 2015 with his hits Trap Queen, 679, My Way, and $ave Dat Money.
Who is Fetty Wap/Willie Junior Maxwell II?
600
This cooking competition revolves around contestants trying to outcook a celebrity chef and has somehow run for more than 500 episodes.
What is Beat Bobby Flay?
600
This island is just a ferry ride away from Seattle, Washington and is the birthplace of pickleball.
What is Bainbridge Island?
600
When one bird isn't enough for Thanksgiving, you can use three and stuff them all inside of each other to create this dish.
What is Turducken?