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200

This Seattle band that recorded albums such as "In Utero" and "Bleach" is best known for popularizing grunge, and remains the most successful artist in the genre.

What is Nirvana?

200

This director is known for his blockbuster hits such as Aliens, Titanic, and Avatar, as well as his underwater pursuits.

Who is James Cameron?

200

Run, shoot, and think through a research facility invaded by another dimension in this 1998 first-person shooter developed by Valve.

What is Half-Life?

200

High school chemistry teacher Walter White becomes meth kingpin Heisenberg over the course of this AMC drama.

What is Breaking Bad?

200

This English author is best known for works such as A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol.

Who is Charles Dickens?

400

This jazz musician also known as 'Satchmo' is best known for his distinctive gravelly voice, put to great effect in songs such as "What a Wonderful World" and "A Kiss to Build a Dream On".

Who is Louis Armstrong?

400

In this 1987 film, 'Joker' and 'Pyle' endure intense abuse from their drill instructor, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman before going off to fight in Vietnam.

What is Full Metal Jacket?

400

In this award-winning 1998 role-playing game, you create a hero and recruit adventurers to join you in a quest to solve an iron shortage across the Sword Coast.

What is Baldur's Gate?

400

In this landmark television series that originally ran from 1959 to 1964, Rod Serling narrates surreal scenarios.

What is The Twilight Zone?

400

This John Steinbeck novella follows George and Lennie, two migrant workers during the Great Depression.

What is Of Mice and Men?

600

This rock band known for songs such as "Guerilla Radio" and "Bulls on Parade" was requested to censor their songs during their live performance on BBC Radio 5 in 2009. They refused, forcing the feed to be cut.

Who are Rage Against the Machine?

600

Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach star in this Sergio Leone film about three cowboys searching for $200,000 in stolen gold.

What is The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly?

600

This Nintendo employee created legendary franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, and Pikmin.

Who is Shigeru Miyamoto?

600

Conan O'Brien was a writer on this animated sitcom before hosting his own talk show.

What is The Simpsons?

600

Prisoner 24601 attempts to turn his life around after stealing silver candlesticks in this widely lauded French novel.

What is Les Miserables?

800

In some of their early performances, the Red Hot Chili Peppers came out on stage wearing only this article of clothing over their genitals.

What are tube socks?

800

This Korean film based on a Japanese manga follows salaryman Oh Dae-su on a quest for vengeance against the man who held him prisoner for fifteen years.

What is Oldboy?

800

This scandal surrounding Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas caused the game to be pulled from store shelves temporarily.

What is the Hot Coffee scandal?

800

Tobias Beecher attempts to survive his incarceration in "Em City" in this HBO prison drama.

What is Oz?

800

This author is best known for writing the novel Fight Club, which was later turned into a cult film.

Who is Chuck Palahniuk?

1000

This 'club' is notable for being named for the age at which all of its members died, including Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Amy Winehouse.

What is the 27 Club?

1000

John Hinckley Jr. was inspired to assassinate Ronald Reagan after developing an obsession with Jodie Foster's role in this film.

What is Taxi Driver?

1000

2001 PlayStation 2 game Devil May Cry began development as the fourth entry in this Capcom franchise.

What is Resident Evil?

1000

This NBC series follows the exploits of a computer repairman who receives an email that implants CIA secrets into his brain.

What is Chuck?

1000

In the third Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, "The Last Straw", Manny Heffley calls Greg Heffley this made-up word.

What is Ploopy?