TRUE CRIME & MYSTERY
CORPORATE SHADE
IDIOMS & SLANG (ORIGINS)
ONE HIT WONDERS
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
250

This infamous 19th century London serial killer targeted the Whitechapel district and was never caught.

Who is Jack the Ripper?

250
This fast-food chain famously uses Twitter to roast its competitors, especially targeting McDonald's over their frozen beef.

What is Wendy's?

250

This common phrase meaning to 'wish an actor good luck' comes from old theater superstition.

What is 'break a leg'?

250

This 1996 Latin dance track by Los del Rio sparked an international dance craze that people still do at weddings today.

What is the Macarena?

250

Adherents of this geographical theory confidently claim that satellite images are fake and that ice walls guard the edge of the world.

What is Flat Earth theory?

500

This wildly popular audio series hosted by Sarah Koenig in 2014 essentially launched the modern true-crime podcast boom.

What is Serial?

500

This beverage giant launched the blind 'Challenge" taste test in 1975 to prove people preferred their soda over Coca-Cola.

What is Pepsi?

500
This phrase for a total failure or disaster originates from a specific type of military aircraft mishap where the pilot's seat is forced out.

What is a basket case?

500

This English synth-pop duo took a 1953 standard originally recorded by Eartha Kitt and turned "Tainted Love" into a massive 1981 hit.

Who is Soft Cell?

500

Some theorists believe this legendary English rock star actually died in a 1966 car crash and was secretly replaced by a lookalike named William Shears

Who is Paul McCartney?

750

In 1974, this former US President was named an 'unindicted co-conspirator' during the height of the Watergate scandal.

Who is Richard Nixon?

750

In the late 2000s, this tech company ran the iconic "I'm a Mac/I'm a PC" television ad campaign

What is Apple?

750

This phrase, meaning to face a difficult situation with courage, originates from soldiers biting down on lead ammunition during surgery. 

What is 'bite the bullet'?

750

In 1998, this alternative rock band wanted you to know that the closing time means you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.

Who is Semisonic?

750

Conspiracy theorists claim this highly secure Nevada military installation is hiding crashed alien spacecraft and extraterrestrial technology.

What is Area 51?

1000

This elusive, cryptid primate is said to roam the forests of the Pacific Northwest, leaving behind massive footprints. 

What is Bigfoot? (Acceptable: Sasquatch)

1000

This sneaker powerhouse famously signed Michael Jordan in 1984, leaving their rival Adidas completely in the dust.

What is Nike?

1000

If you are 'spilling' this warm beverage, you are gossiping or sharing juicy secrets with your friends.

What is tea?

1000

Formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass, this British dance-pop group topped charts in 1991 by declaring that they were "too sexy" for various things.

Who is Right Said Fred?

1000
A popular internet joke insists that these feathered urban creatures aren't real, but are actually government surveillance drones recharging on power lines.

What are birds?

1500

In 1971, an unidentified man using this famous alias hijacked a Boeing 727, extorted $200,000, & parachuted into a rainstorm over Washington State, never to be found.

Who is D.B. Cooper?

1500

This high-end activewear brand, known for its yoga pants, faced massive backlash and a product recall in 2013 for making pants that were accidentally sheer.

What is Lululemon?

1500

Gen Z uses this structural building material as a slang term to describe someone who is lying or exaggerating.

What is cap?

1500

This Belgian-Australian musician struck global gold in 2011 by telling a story about "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra.

Who is Gotye?

1500

This mysterious, anonymous figure sparked a massive political conspiracy theory starting in 2017 on the imageboard 4chan.

Who is Q? (QAnon)