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On Martin, this character was Martin Payne’s longtime girlfriend and later wife, played by Tisha Campbell.
Answer: Gina Waters-Payne
This 1980s arcade game featured a yellow character navigating a maze while being chased by ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.
Answer: Pac-Man
This phrase means to make the beginning of a conversation less awkward, especially among people who don’t know one another.
Answer: Break the ice
At a four-way stop, if two cars arrive at the same time, the driver on this side generally has the right-of-way.
Answer: The right
This phrase sounds innocent enough, but in modern dating it can suggest that watching the show may not actually be the main plan.
Answer: Netflix and chill
This Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series helped launch the careers of Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.
Answer: All That
This portable cassette player introduced by Sony became one of the defining personal music devices of the 1980s.
Answer: Walkman
Someone who keeps changing the rules or requirements after you’ve met them is said to be moving these.
Answer: The goalposts
This household appliance uses a lint trap that should be cleaned regularly to reduce fire risk and improve performance.
Answer: Clothes dryer
This cuddling position has two people lying on their sides facing the same direction, with one wrapped around the other from behind.
Answer: Spooning
This fictional North Carolina town was home to Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife.
Answer: Mayberry
This 1990s toy craze featured tiny digital pets that needed to be fed, cared for, and kept alive on a keychain-sized device.
Answer: Tamagotchi
“Bittersweet” and “deafening silence” are examples of this figure of speech that combines seemingly contradictory terms.
Answer: Oxymoron
At checkout, this term usually refers to the amount of your purchases before sales tax and other final charges are added.
Answer: Subtotal
You can be on top, underneath, or switch places completely. In wrestling, this term describes controlling your opponent from a dominant position.
Answer: A mount / mounting position
On In the Heat of the Night, this actor played Police Chief Bill Gillespie opposite Howard Rollins’ Virgil Tibbs.
Answer: Carroll O’Connor
This 1990s sitcom centered on six friends living in New York City and included Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe.
Answer: Friends
This term describes a word formed from the first letters of a series of words, such as NASA or SCUBA.
Answer: Acronym
If a check is written for more money than is available in the account, this common banking term describes what can happen to the account.
Answer: Overdraft
You can do it on a couch, against a wall, in a doorway, or while somebody is trying very hard not to get caught. This romantic activity usually involves prolonged kissing and touching.
Answer: Making out
On The Wonder Years, this character was Kevin Arnold’s longtime friend and eventual love interest, played by Danica McKellar.
Answer: Winnie Cooper
This 1985 charity single brought together dozens of major artists under the name USA for Africa.
Answer: “We Are the World”
This word describes a word or phrase that reads the same forward and backward, such as “level” or “racecar.”
Answer: Palindrome
This warning light on a car dashboard usually looks like a horseshoe-shaped tire with an exclamation point inside it.
Answer: Low tire pressure / TPMS warning
You can ride it, straddle it, grip it with your thighs, and try to stay on while it bucks underneath you. At rodeo-themed venues, this machine tests how long you can hold on.
Answer: A mechanical bull