2000 - 2009 Sitcoms
Historical Oddities and the Unexplained
Vehicles of War
Authors and Poets
Cool Guys
100
Ray Barone and his wide Debra are constantly being bombarded by their meddling parents and his older brother, Robert, in this family sitcom, which ended in 2005.
Everybody Loves Raymond
100
This area of the Atlantic ocean is notorious for mysterious disappearances of ships and planes dating back to the 1700s but gained pop culture status in the 1970s.
The Bermuda Triangle
100
Vikings used this type of boat, powered by oars and a sail, for rapid raids on coastal regions.
Longship
100
Stephenie Meyer is an American novelist best known for this romance series, which has sold over 160 million copies with 37 different translations.
Twilight
100
The ruler of the Huns and known as the "Scourge of God", he led devastating invasions across the Roman Empire leaving widespread destruction in his wake.
Attila the Hun
200
Larry David stars as the over-the-top version of himself navigating the minor annoyances and unwritten social rules of everyday life in LA.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
200
In 1518, hundreds of people in this European country reportedly began uncontrollably dancing for days, even dying from exhaustion, which they aptly named the Dancing Plague.
France
200
This two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle of the Bronze Age was light and very fast, often with blades or scythes attached to the axles.
Chariot
200
This ancient Greek poet's epic poems include The Iliad, which focuses on the story of Achilles, and The Odyssey, the tale of Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Homer
200
Timothy McVeigh was the perpetrator who carried out the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in this city in 1995.
Oklahoma City
300
A satire on law enforcement shows, this mockumentary-style comedy series followed the daily antics of the hilariously incompetent deputies of the Washoe County Nevada Police Department.
Reno 911
300
This mysterious site in Nova Scotia has been a hub for treasure hunter for over 200 years, even 13 season History Channel show has been dedicated to this location.
Oak Island
300
This ultra-stealthy, American bomber plane was used in operation "Midnight Hammer" on June 22, 2025 to drop 30,000 pound bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities.
B-2 Bomber
300
Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Tale of Two Cities are just a few of this 19th century novelist's famous works.
Charles Dickens
300
Leader of the Chinese Communist Party from 1949 - 1976, this guy spear-headed the "Great Leap Forward" movement which caused widespread famine leading to the deaths of 40 million people.
Mao Zedong
400
This animated spy sitcom is centered around a suave, self-absorbed, alcoholic secret agent and the dysfunctional employees of international spy agency ISIS.
Archer
400
The Dyatlov Pass Incident involved a group of young hikers being found with strange injuries including missing eyes and tongues in what Russian Mountain range?
Ural Mountains
400
This torsion-powered artillery unit was deadly accurate as a siege weapon in ancient Greece and into the Middle Ages.
Ballista
400
Not intending to be published when written, this Roman emperor's personal journal is the backbone of Stoic philosophy and self-improvement, focusing on reason, justice, and inner peace
Marcus Aurelius
400
This Spanish conquistador lead the violent conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521 with a brutal combination of military force, superior weaponry, strategic alliances, and disease epidemics.
Hernán Cortés
500
Hank Moody, a self-destructive, narcissistic New York novelist living in LA, struggles with writer's block, alcoholism, and drug use in this Showtime dramedy starring David Duchovny.
Californication
500
Lasting over an hour and heard thousands of miles away, what is the nickname of the mysterious, ultra-low-frequency, underwater sound that was recorded in the Atlantic Ocean in 1997?
The Bloop
500
The USS Constitution gained this nickname during the War of 1812 when British cannonballs bounced harmlessly off its strong, oak hull during battles.
Old Ironsides
500
The author of Harry Potter went with J.K. Rowling, which stands for what full name, as a gender-neutral pen name suggested by her publishers.
Joanne Kathleen
500
Before organizing their mass suicide in 1997, Marshall Applewhite was an American religious cult leader who founded this religious movement in 1974.
Heaven's Gate