Cryptid First Encounters
Celebrity Name Mashups
A Most Awesome Year
What's in a name
Obligatory Friends Category
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1958 - Northern California

Big Foot: Jerry Crew (logger) - Six River's National Forrest, Northern California

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This Friends star sure sang a lot in the show but shorely she didn't sing this aquatic nursery rhyme. 

Lisa Kudrow row row your boat

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November 8th: Though originally born in Massachusetts, this later-in-life Texan defeats Michael Dukakis to become the 41st President of the United State of America.

George H.W. Bush

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This American singer, songwriter, and television personality who rose to fame as the winner of the first season of American Idol.

Kelly Clarkson 

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What is Joey's ATM PIN?

5639–the numbers spell out Joey on a keypad!

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1933 - Scotland

Lochness Monster

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Catch him if you can in this city, one of the most visited in the southern hemisphere. Just be sure to miss Carnaval or you might be left fighting one battle after another. 

Leonardo Dicaprio De Janeiro

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April 1: A Brief History of Time is published, marking the first of many solo publications by this renown physicist and longtime ALS survivor.

Stephen Hawking

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This English singer, actress, television personality, fashion designer, and advocate first became famous for appearing on the Emmy Award-winning reality show with her family -- I wish I had someone to clean my toilets.

Kelly Osbourne

200

What is the name of the dog that Phoebe is dogsitting and hiding at Monica and Chandler's house?

Clunkers

300

1966 - West Virgina

Moth Man: Gravediggers - Clendenin, West Virginia 

300

Born in the USA's favorite periodical for young adult readers between 1998 and 2006.

Bruce Springsteen People Magazine

300

January: The first SSRI hits the market, igniting a firestorm epidemic. Interestingly, this drug came out 3 years after its mention in the hit Bowling for Soup song "1985."

Prozac

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This American professional surfer, author, actor, model, environmental activist, businessman, and innovator, is best known for his unprecedented 11 world surfing championships -- He is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time.

Robert Kelly Slater

300

What item do Monica and Rachel fight over when Rachel is moving out?

Candlesticks

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1639 - Massachusetts

UFO: John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony - Muddy River, Boston Massachusetts 

400

There Aint No Rest for the Wicked for this National Treasure when he was forced to Face Off against this imprisoned beast, the largest land animal in the world.  

Nicolas Cage the Elephant

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September-October: This pocket-sized sport is introduced to the Summer Olympic Games for the first time -- It should come as no surprise that China has dominated this sport during the Summer Olympics, winning 32 of 37 gold medals from 1988 to 2020.

Table Tennis

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This company abruptly shut down its operations and closed its doors in January 2024 due to financial difficulties, including asbestos-related claims and an inability to secure investment. Though you can no longer find its products at big box retailers such as Home Depot or Lowes, you can find it internationally and online thanks to a later acquisition of its brand and intellectual property. 

Kelly-Moore

400

What kind of doctor is Richard?

Ophthalmologist

500

1591 - Germany

Werewolf - Near the towns of Cologne and Bedburg Germany

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This Horrible Boss would almost certainly send his employees to do battle against all sorts of deadly foe, including this appropriately named oceanic opposition. They are really lucky Portugal is a long way away from the Ozarks. 

Jason Bateman of War

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September 29: Following the tragic Challenger disaster and a 32-month hiatus, Nasa launches it "Return to Flight" mission with this spacecraft -- though not its first, it is one of its most consequential of its 39 total flights.

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-26)

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George Kelly Barnes better known by this nickname, was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era and is most famous for the 1933 kidnapping of oil tycoon Charles F. Urschel, for which he and his gang collected a $200,000 ransom.

Machine Gun Kelly

500

When Monica's cooking got a bad review, which fish dish was called out specifically?

The mahi-mahi, which the food critic called "awful-awful."