70s Rock
Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall
Pink Floyd
Ronald Regan argued for the destruction of this German piece of architecture
Berlin Wall
In the famous storyline The Death of Superman, this character was responsible for the Man of Steel’s Death.
Doomsday
The foxhole-hiding leader of Iraq during the Iraq War
Saddam Hussein
In 2012, white people across America were dancing to this Psy Hit Single
Gangdam Style
Penguin, Mystery to Me, Rumours, Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
The UK’s Conservative prime minister for the entirety of the 80s
Margaret Thatcher
The name of the character who broke Batman’s back, referenced in Batman: The Dark Knight Rises and Harley Quinn
Bane
This terrorist organization occupied Iraq after the Iraq War, a joint venture between radical Islamists in Iraq and Syria
ISIS
Also known as Luo Gerich’s Disease, the condition made aware by the Ice Bucket Challenge
ALS
Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, News of the World, Jazz
Queen
This Spacecraft exploded in 1986, killing 7 passengers
Challenger
Now donning the title Parallax, this Green Lantern went rogue in 1994, killing every other member of the Green Lantern Corps after the destruction of his home, Coast City
Hal Jordan
The capital city of Iraq
Baghdad
A Skyrim phrase used to express a decline in condition
Took an arrow to the knee
Can’t Buy a Thrill, Pretzel Logic, Katy Lied, Aja
Steely Dan
“Tank Man” was born out of this Chinese Protest in 1989
Tiananmen Square
In 1992, comic artists Jim Lee, Rob Liefield, and Todd McFarlane left DC and Marvel comics to create this publishing company
Image Comics
This Secretary of State falsely claimed to the UN that Iraq contained Nuclear Weapons
Colin Powell
A woman escaping a fire’s reaction to Bronchitis
Ain't nobody got time for that
Tyranny and Mutation, Secret Treaties, Agents of Fortune, Mirrors
Blue Oyster Cult
The name of Nancy Reagan’s anti-drug campaign
Just Say No
Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Jim Lee, the first issue of this rebooted Marvel Comics title still holds the record for the highest selling single-issue of all time.
X-Men
A hyper-realistic video game set in this Iraqi city plays out of a timeline of six days
Fallujuh
A dance popularized by rapper ilovememphis
Hit the Quan