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400

This president was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois in 1830: 30 years before being elected president.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

Back In Black, 1980

Who are AC/DC?

400

This 2018 card game from Valve saw an average player count of 12,000 at launch which dwindled to 100 just 6 months later.

What is Artifact?

400

Only you can prevent wildfires according to the host of Man v. Wild.

What is Smokey Bear Grylls?

400

American Musician and Olive Garden enthusiast.

Who is Post Malone?

800

This president of the late 80's was the host of General Electric Theater until 1962, when he was "dropped for being too far to the right."

Who is Ronald Reagan?

800
Giant Steps, 1960

Who is John Coltrane?

800

This 2020 superhero video game from Square Enix cost the company a 60 million dollar loss, and lost 96% of its initial player count... in one month.

What is Marvel's Avengers?

800

A mixed drink meets the end of your car's exhaust system.

What is Cocktailpipe?

800

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

Who is Richard Nixon?

1200

He was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during World War II.

Who is Dwight Eisenhower?

1200

Stankonia, 2000

Who are OutKast?

1200

This 2009 title featuring metal legends Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister, and Rob Halford flopped hard at launch. By 2011, however, it had rebounded and sold over 1.4 million copies.

What is Brutal Legend?

1200

A search for precious metals in California meets a conservative radio personality.

What is Gold Rush Limbaugh?

1200

Horror author; father of Cthulhu.

Who is H.P. Lovecraft?

1600

This often-abbreviated vice president-turned-president bought new gym equipment out of his own pocket for the school where he taught in Cotulla, Texas.

Who is Lyndon B Johnson?

1600

Rust In Peace, 1990

Who are Megadeth?

1600

This 3D platformer by RareWare sold less than 70,000 copies despite good critical reception to its furry heavy-drinking protagonist. Yikes.

What is Conker's Bad Fur Day?

1600

Jim Croce's 1973 chart topping hit about a dangerous man losing a fight decides that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

What is Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Versus the Board of Education?

1600
CEO of Microsoft.

Who is Satya Nadella?

2000

He was the governor of the Phillippines from 1901 to 1904 before being elected president of the U.S. in 1908. He later became chief justice of the supreme court, and remains the only person to ever hold both offices.

Who is William Howard Taft?

2000

Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970

Who are Simon and Garfunkel?

2000

This Apple gaming console from 1996 sold about 40,000 units. Total. But hey, it had a wireless controller!

What is the Pippin?

2000

Steam's Game of the Year 2019 loads up on a mashed potato blend baked in the original skin.

What is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Baked Potato?

2000

German Physicist who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves, with a wave-related unit named after him.

Who is Heinrich Hertz?