Famous Firsts
In 1885, Chicago became the first city to build one of these tall structures. Despite the name, it only stood 10 stories tall
What is a sky scraper?
Some phrases from this people-creating franchise: "Sul Sul", "Smooshibe", and "Yisnoosh"
What is The Sims?
This is the only mammal capable of true flight (not gliding)
What is a bat?
Andy outgrows his old friends and gives them away to some rando named Bonnie
What is "Toy Story 3"?
In the military, MRE stands for
What is Meal, Ready-to-Eat?
This island nation has the earliest time zone, and is thus the first to welcome the new year
What is Kiribati?
First released in 1996, it's the puzzle game where you launch disembodied heads at other heads for fun
What is Snood?
This sea creature has three hearts and blue blood
What is an octopus?
Seb opens a cool jazz club and Mia marries a boring guy who doesn't own a cool jazz club
What is "La La Land"?
In medical terms, MRI stands for this
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
In 1975, Singapore became the first country to implement this traffic management system, charging drivers for entering busy city areas
What is congestion pricing?
Abbreviated RCT, it taught kids best practices for amusement park management, not evaluation design
What is Rollercoaster Tycoon?
The fingerprints of this Australian animal are so similar to human fingerprints that they might confuse crime scenes
What is a koala?
Suffering from memory loss, the main character investigates who killed his wife, uncovering that he did
What is "Memento"?
In computer terminology, URL stands for this
What is Uniform Resource Locator?
This Soviet cosmonaut was the first man in space
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
This bestselling P.C. game of most of the 90s was partly inspired by a Jules Verne work about an enigmatic island
What is Myst?
This African mammal's tongue is typically 18-20 inches long and is purple-black in color to prevent sunburn
What is a giraffe?
In this early zombie movie, after surviving a zombie apocalypse, the protagonist is mistaken for infected and shot
What is "Night of the Living Dead"?
SCUBA, as in scuba diving, is actually an acronym that stands for this
What is Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus?
In 1960, this country elected Sirimavo Bandaranaike as the first female elected head of state
What is Sri Lanka?
What are the 3 waterborne illnesses that could kill you while playing 1985's "The Oregon Trail"?
What are dysentery, cholera, and typhoid?
This deep-sea fish can swallow prey up to twice its size and has a bioluminescent lure dangling from its head to attract prey in the darkness
What is an anglerfish?
Joel & Clem start dating yet again, which would be great if they'd learned from past mistakes instead of erasing them
What is "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"?
LASER is an acronym meaning this
What is Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation?