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This energetic pitchman was famous for his blue shirt, booming voice, and yelling "But wait, there's more!" while selling OxiClean.
Who is Billy Mays
This Boston Celtics legend dominated the mid-80s, becoming one of only three players in NBA history to win the MVP award three consecutive years (1984–1986).
Who is Larry Bird?
This 1773 protest in Massachusetts saw colonists dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor to protest British taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
At the 89th Academy Awards, this film was mistakenly announced as Best Picture before the error was corrected and the real winner was revealed
What is Moonlight?
This McDonald's staple features two beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed bun.
What is the Big Mac?
This wearable fleece blanket with sleeves became a pop-culture phenomenon in the late 2000s, inspiring countless parodies.
What is the Snuggie?
This Philadelphia 76ers center, famous for his "Fo', Fo', Fo'" playoff prediction, won back-to-back MVPs in 1982 with Houston and 1983 with Philly.
Who is Moses Malone?
This Virginian famously declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" during a speech to the Second Virginia Convention in 1775.
Who is Patrick Henry?
She won her first Best Actress Oscar in 2013 for playing a disgraced high-society socialite in the movie Blue Jasmine.
Who is Cate Blanchett?
This chain's famous "Freeze" drinks and Mexican-inspired menu items encourage customers to "Live Mas."
What is Taco Bell?
Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman lent his name and friendly personality to pitch this "Lean, Mean, Fat-Reducing" kitchen appliance
What is the George Foreman Grill?
Before Magic Johnson took over the decade, this legendary Lakers center won his record-setting sixth and final MVP award in 1980.
Who is Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
The first shots of the Revolutionary War, famously called the "shot heard 'round the world," were fired in these two Massachusetts towns.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This nearly silent, black-and-white French film danced its way to five Oscars at the 2012 ceremony, including Best Picture.
What is the Artist?
In 2019, this chain sparked the "Chicken Sandwich Wars" with the massive launch of its fried chicken sandwich on a brioche bun.
What is Popeyes?
To demonstrate the unbelievable strength of this brand's waterproof tape, pitchman Phil Swift famously cut a boat in half and taped it back together.
What is Flex Tape?
Magic Johnson took home his first two career MVP trophies in 1987 and 1989 while leading this fast-breaking offensive system in Los Angeles.
What is Showtime?
This 1777 American victory in New York is widely considered the turning point of the war because it convinced France to officially ally with the United States.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This Mexican filmmaker won back-to-back Best Director Oscars in the 2010s for Birdman and The Revenant.
Who is Alejandro González Iñárritu?
This square-patty burger giant was founded by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969.
What is Wendy's
Infomercials for this decorative pottery item, which grows green sprouts that look like hair or fur, have used the same "Ch-Ch-Ch-" jingle since the 1980s.
What is a Chia Pet?
Outside of Jordan, Bird, Magic, Malone, and Kareem, this dynamic Portland Trail Blazers guard was the only other player to finish as an MVP runner-up in the '80s (specifically 1988).
Who is Clyde Drexler?
This German officer volunteered his services to General Washington at Valley Forge, famously training the Continental Army in essential military drills and tactics.
Who is Baron Von Stuben?
In 2020, this darkly comedic thriller made history as the very first non-English language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
What is Parasite?
his classic roast beef chain's name doesn't actually stand for "Roast Beef," but rather the initials of its founders, the Raffel Brothers.
What is Arbys?