Movies
Based in The Overlook Hotel, this movie depicts the famous scene of Jack Nicholson cutting through a door with an axe.
The Shining
With 2 seasons on Disney, this actress portrayed the famous Lizzie McGuire role.
Hilary Duff
Known as the very first American Idol winner, she is famous for her song "Since U Been Gone"
Kelly Clarkson
This state is home to Mount Rushmore National Memorial
South Dakota
Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, this popular search engine was initially called Backrub
This movie, starring Jesse Eisenburg, is based on Mark Zuckerberg's creation of Facebook.
The Social Network
This American true crime documentary series is about the life of a former zookeeper and convicted felon, Joe Exotic.
Tiger King
Named after a herbivorous great ape, this band is known for their double platinum in the US lead single "Feel Good Inc."
Gorillaz
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is based in a university in this state.
Indiana
This popular chip company designed the first Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Intel Corporation
The famous shot featured in which film franchise's introduction was actually filmed through the barrel of a gun.
James Bond
Breaking Bad
After failing to make the cut to join Backstreet Boys, Chris Kirkpatrick created a boy band of five and debuted with their hit single "I Want You Back"
NSYNC
This state is the smallest in size in the United States
Rhode Island
A citizen of 3 countries, this technology mogul has explicitly stated that he'd want to pass away on Mars
Elon Musk
Bruce Almighty
Actor Will Smith had to surrender 70% of his salary for the first three seasons of this show to the IRS
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Considered one of the best bands in the '90s, this band had at least five different drummers in the band before Dave Grohl.
Nirvanna
Known as the "Yellowhammer State", this state is the home of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center which created the first rocket that put humans on the moon.
Alabama
Apple Inc was co-founded by the late Steve Jobs and this person
Steve Wozniak
Julia Roberts
Based off the UK TV series of the same name, this show is known for teaching employees to put a stapler in their boss's jello
The Office
This band -- who originally thought they would not be famous in the US -- gained tremendous popularity after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in NYC
The Beatles
Home to the Avocado Capital of the World, this state also includes Sonoma County i.e. the famous Windows wallpaper of rolling green hills on bright blue sky.
California
Initially called Project Red Dog, this service is currently built and provides service in 140 countries (and counting)
Microsoft Azure