POP! Culture
This twin-tailed girl grew in popularity after her first public appearance on August 21, 2007
Hatsune Miku
Vengeance is cloaked in shadows, stalks the night.
Batman
This feline with headgear causes loads of mayhem on a boring day
Cat in The Hat
A corn base usually piled with meat, herbs, vegetables, and hot sauce
Tacos
King of the sky and the air, half mammal and half avian
Gryphon
He took us to church & No. 2 on the Hot 100 in 2014, & in 2024, this one-named Irish singer went one slot higher with "Too Sweet"
Hozier
Sorta like Hercules, the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." have to fend off this evil organization
HYDRA
In a Dr. Seuss book, this faithful elephant "Hatches the Egg"
Horton
In the same genus as broccoli, it's grown for its large, white curd, or head
Cauliflower
This good boy is three times the fun, guarding the dead
Cerberus
Oh, doctor! When it comes to "The Hangover", he's Mr. Chow, that's his name, that name again is Mr. Chow
Ken Jeong
In a popular manga series, schoolgirl Usagi Tsukino changes into this magical character to fight villains & save the world
Sailor Moon
A fantasy romance series by Sarah J. Maas kicks off with "A Court of Thorns &" these flowers
Roses
These crunchy cubes come in a Parmesan version for your Caesar salad
Croutons
"He didn't even try to kill her" This monster is 12 feet tall and 6 heads adorned with rows of sharp teeth
Scylla
In a TV theme song, Will Smith raps that he "whistled for a cab &, when it came near, the license plate said" this
Fresh
Sharing his name with a "Wizard of Oz" character, this fear-obsessed foe, also a doctor, first appeared in 1941
Scarecrow
"And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us, every one!"
A Christmas Carol
Terms like stir fry & this dumpling were introduced when Buwei Yang Chao created one of the USA's first Chinese cookbooks
Pot Sticker
The mother of the eight-legs, this artisan challenged Athena and lost
Arachne
Ryan Reynolds & Jeff Bridges starred in this film, playing lawmen dispensing justice from beyond the grave
RIPD
Raised in a prison & frequently hopped up on venom, this masked enemy broke Batman's back in a 1990s story arc
Bane
Her books include 1934's "Murder On The Orient Express" & 1923's "Murder on the Links"
Agatha Christie
In New Orleans you can find crab ones of these fritters, as well as the sweet kind covered with powdered sugar
Beignet
In myth, it's a fire-breathing hybrid monster, in genetics, it's an organism with 2 distinct sets of DNA
Chimera