Before and after
A 1990s sitcom about six friends in New York City also describes the extra perks you might get from a high-paying job.
What is Friends with Benefits
Known as the "King of Pop," this artist’s 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time.
Who is Micheal Jackson
This 36-year-old Macquarie University lecturer became an overnight viral sensation at the 2024 Paris Olympics for a breaking routine that featured kangaroo hops and the "sprinkler."
Who is Ray Gun?
Though it is only the second planet from the Sun, this "sister planet" to Earth is the hottest in our solar system due to a thick, heat-trapping atmosphere.
What is Venus?
Billy Joel’s "We Didn't Start the Fire" mentions this 1954 French defeat in Vietnam that led to the end of their colonial rule in Indochina.
What is Dien Bien Phu?
An 1970s ABBA hit song recorded in honour of the U.K.'s longest-reigning monarch.
What is Dancing Queen Elizabeth II?
Though they only toured for about four years, this Liverpool band changed music forever with hits like "Hey Jude" and "Yesterday."
Who are the Beatles
In 2000, this athlete lit the Olympic cauldron in Sydney before winning gold in the 400m sprint.
Who is Cathy Freeman
Often called the "powerhouse of the cell," this organelle is responsible for generating most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
What is the mitochondria?
Known as the "Sun King," this French monarch built the Palace of Versailles to consolidate his absolute power.
Who was Louis XIV?
A 1980s power ballad by the band Foreigner about the ground rule in baseball where a fair ball bounces over the outfield fence.
What is Ground Rule Double Vision?
Before he was the lead singer of Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was the drummer for this "grunge" band that defined the early 90s.
What is Nirvana?
This landmark, formerly known as Ayers Rock, was officially handed back to the Anangu people in 1985.
What is Uluru
This transition metal, with the symbol "Hg," is the only metal that remains in a liquid state at standard room temperature.
What is Mercury?
This 13th-century Venetian merchant traveled to the court of Kublai Khan and wrote a famous account of his journey to the East.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Who was Marco Polo?
A 1990 action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a detective is actually just a creative way to say someone skipped out on preschool.
What is Kindergarten Cop Out?
Long before "Iris" topped the charts, this 1991 Goo Goo Dolls song—later covered by Suede—became their first major college radio hit and featured a title inspired by a Rolling Stones classic.
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What is "There You Are"?
n 1983, this Australian Prime Minister set a world record for drinking a yard of ale in 11 seconds while a student at Oxford.
Who is Bob Hawke?
This quantum mechanics principle states that it is impossible to simultaneously know both the exact position and the exact momentum of a particle.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?
In 1804, this former French colony became the first independent nation in Latin America and the first black-led republic in the world.
What is Haiti?
A standard piece of lumber with a specific width-to-thickness ratio is also a time and date famously significant to cannabis users.
What is 2x4 20?
n January 1980, this rock legend and former member of the Beatles spent nine days in a Tokyo prison after authorities found nearly half a pound of marijuana in his luggage
Who is Paul Mccartney?
This 1986 film, which became a global phenomenon, features an outback hunter played by Paul Hogan who travels to New York City.
What is Crocodile Dundee?
Named after a Croatian seismologist, this boundary separates the Earth's relatively thin crust from the much denser underlying mantle.
What is the Mohorovičić discontinuity (also known as the Moho)?
This 1187 battle saw the forces of Saladin decisively defeat the Kingdom of Jerusalem, leading to the Muslim recapture of the holy city.
What is the Battle of Hattin?