This man inspired two musicals, one about a series of unfortunate events and one that includes a lot of bells.
Victor Hugo
A busy street and a river are the two settings of this hoppin' 1981 video game.
Frogger
The longest college football game ever happened in 2021 between Illinois and Penn State. How many overtimes were played to set this record?
9
It was party time with the introduction of these plastic storage containers with lids inspired by paint cans.
Tupperware
Gaston Leroux wrote about prima donna Carlotta in his novel that later inspired this stage musical AND its movie adaptation!
The Phantom of the Opera
Japan was the first country to play this game in 1998. In 1999, the UK and the US got to join in on the fancy footwork.
Dance Dance Revolution
At least half of the players on the winning team of this bowl game will prevent scurvy by having one of these vitamin c-rich citrus fruits! The other half... good luck?
The Orange Bowl
Will Smith's co-star in this 2007 movie was so cute that he wanted to adopt her.
I Am Legend
One ancient myth inspired not only this musical but also a subplot in the 2024 TV series Kaos.
Hadestown
Deep Purple probably had no idea that one of their song titles would go on to be the name of a fictional medical marijuana shop in this game franchise. We'll get the next game one of these days...
Grand Theft Auto
Northwestern University
She's the only singer to have a #1 hit in each year of the '90s, and you could argue that her most festive song is still a #1 hit every year.
Mariah Carey
Joseph Smith indirectly inspired this musical comedy that first debuted on stage in 2011.
In Super Mario Kart, the first game in Nintendo's racing franchise, which of the playable characters has the shortest name?
Toad
The first ever college football game was played by these two teams way back in 1869!
Rutgers and Princeton
Ryan Gosling couldn't seem to escape this actress; he played her love interest in "Crazy, Stupid, Love," "Gangster Squad," AND "La La Land"
Emma Stone
I want a church girl that go to church...
🤖AN' READ 'ER BUY-BULL
Nikki Blonsky serenaded her character's home town on top of a trash truck in this 2007 movie musical.
Hairspray
In the timeless Oregon Trail video games, you were often given three options to get across rivers: caulk and float, take a ferry, or this choice, friendly to mustangs but NOT to transmissions.
Ford
The mascot for this PNW team incurred an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for excessive push ups. Move back 15 yards in the pond!
Oregon Ducks
Hazel the dog and Walthazarbobalthazarfeefiefofalthazar III are both examples of this type of social media content creator.
Petfluencer