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Knock Knock
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This politician famously lost the presidential election in a swing state where the vote required the certification of one of the leaders from his opponent's campaign.

Al Gore

200

This 1980s comedy known for its slapstick humor is a parody on the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 film "Zero Hour!". 

Airplane!

200

This hat was made famous by an honest president

Top

200
The vast majority of websites use this code for the client side webpage. Prior to its development in 1995, websites were static pages once loaded in. 

Java Script

200

This fictional professor was the most famous headmaster at a magical school. 

Dumbledore

400

This scandal involved political espionage funded by illegal donors during a re-election campaign in the 1970s. The president associated with the scandal was impeached and later resigned. 

Watergate

400

This musical movie, released in 1975, is a tribute to science fiction and horror B movies of the time, starring a mad scientist who has recently made himself a new muscle man. 

Rocky Horror Picture Show

400

This knit cap is widely used in the winter to keep the head warm and has roots tracing back all the way to the 15th century. 

Beanie

400

This code dating back to 196 BCE was a key contributor to translating Egyptian hieroglyphs because it had Demotic, Greek, and Egyptian Hieroglyphs transcribed on it.

Rosetta Stone

400

This American rock band boasts hits such as "Riders on the Storm", "Break on Through", and "Light my Fire"

The Doors

600

Inspired by Nazis, this 20-year long program was an illegal human experimentation program performed by the CIA on unknowing US Citizens. The experiments primarily focused on how various drugs could alter the human behavior.

MK Ultra

600

This 2004 British comedy film focuses on a salesman who is caught in a zombie apocalypse alongside his loved ones. It's namesake comes from a horror film released the same year. 

Shaun of the Dead


600

This hat traditionally used by Irish farmers and fishermen, has made a fashion comeback in recent years and can be seen in abundance on young people at music festivals. 

Bucket

600

Another word for a code; a secret or disguised way of writing. Also used as a way to describe a freestyle session between rappers, beatboxers, and/or dancers. 

Cipher

600

This common media trope describes a wholesome, relatable, and unpretentious young woman who typically also acts as a love interest. 

Girl Next Door

800

This program withheld medical treatment from 400 black college students who were infected with syphilis despite the widespread use of antibiotics as treatment in order to observe how the untreated infection developed in the human body. 

Tuskeegee Experiment

800

This movie centered around a love triangle was originally intended to be a drama, but the movie was so poorly made that audiences thought it was a comedy.

The Room

800

This hat's user might say the phrase "M'lady" or may flaunt an unkempt beard. 

Fedora

800

This man is responsible for decoding incepted messages from the Germans during WWII. Sadly, he committed suicide in 1954 by cyanide after being chemically castrated for being gay. 

Alan Turing

800

This song was originally written in 1973 has since been covered by popular artists like Eric Clapton and Guns n' Roses. 

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1000

This Cold War Era conspiracy was a plan proposed by the US Military to stage acts of terrorism and violence against US Military and US Civilians and frame them on Cuba in order to provoke war and garner public support for the invasion of Cuba. 

Operation Northwoods

1000

This 1999 surrealist film featuring an actor's real name in the title, has the characters find a portal to the actor's mind where they discover they can puppet him from inside his own head. 

Being John Malkovich

1000

This hat was made in 1865 and became iconic among cowboys U.S. cavalry. 

Stetson

1000

This German note was meant for Mexico during WWI detailing that Germany would support Mexico in recovering Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico should the US enter the war. This note was intercepted by the British and helped garner support among the US public to ultimately enter the war. 

Zimmerman Telegram

1000

This fictional landmark was built in the Misty Mountains and protected the western entrance to Moria. 

Doors of Durin