Historic Events
This major financial event, occurring in 2008, caused the collapse of many North American banks and financial institutions
Stock market crash/mortgage securities crisis
This hugely popular 90s TV show birthed an iconic theme song with the lyrics "So no one told you life was gonna be this way"
Friends
This NFL quarterback, largely viewed as the greatest of all time, led his New England Patriots to a legendary comeback from 28-3 down in the 2017 Super Bowl
Tom Brady
The actress and model Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp, has said she once accidentally called her dad this name, his character in the popular Pirates of the Carribbean movies
Jack Sparrow
A Queen song that has an iconic stomp-stomp-clap pattern, and a Bon Jovi song with the lyrics "Shot through the heart"
We Will Rock You Give Love A Bad Name
The assassination of this Austro-Hungarian archduke, who shares a name with a popular indie rock band, triggered the start of WWI
Franz Ferdinand
Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher were just two of the actors who starred in this TV comedy about law enforcement
Brooklyn 99
In 2019, this player hit the only Game 7 buzzer-beater in NBA history to hand the Toronto Raptors a place in the Eastern Conference Finals, at the expense of the Philadelphia 76ers
Kawhi Leonard
American actor Jon Voight, more known for his movie roles than his family life, is the father of this Hollywood icon, who was married to Brad Pitt and starred in movies like Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Maleficent
Angelina Jolie
A 2013 OneRepublic song about numbering celestial objects, and a Nicki Minaj song about a vehicle of travel to that celestial object
Counting Starships
The epicentre of the COVID pandemic was in this Chinese city
Wuhan
This actor, who starred in How I Met Your Mother, also portrayed Doogie Howser in his youth
Neil Patrick Harris
In 2016, the Toronto Blue Jays roster was blessed with this athlete, best known for his fiery attitude and iconic bat flip moment
Jose Bautista
Actor Nicolas Cage, famous for his multitude of roles on the silver screen, is perhaps less known for his relation to this man, a renowned film director and his father
Francis Ford Coppola
One of The Police's most popular songs that has some stalker-ish lyrics, and a widely-known A-Ha song that Pitbull sampled in Feel This Moment
Every Breath You Take On Me
In 1066, this country conquered England and installed their language as the language of nobility, with English only spoken by peasants
France
Before getting married to Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively starred in this TV drama alongside Leighton Meester
Gossip Girl
In 2010, the World Cup final was won with an extra-time goal from this Spanish midfielder
Andres Iniesta
This Canadian actor, whose father played President Snow in the Hunger Games movies, starred in the popular TV shows Designated Survivor and 24
Kiefer Sutherland
A Morgan Wallen song where he "let the liquor talk", and one of Bob Seger's most popular 70s songs
Last Night Moves
The Great Fire of London, which decimated one of the biggest cities in Europe at the time, occurred in this year
1666
In HBO's House of the Dragon, this actor, who has also played Doctor Who, portrays the Rogue Prince, Daemon Targaryen
Matt Smith
The Miracle on Ice occurred in 1980, where a largely amateur US hockey team stunned the heavily favoured Soviet Union team by this scoreline
4-3
Former NBA player Joakim Noah's success runs in the family, as his father, Yannick Noah, became the first Frenchman to win this illustrious tennis tournament
Roland Garros/French Open
A popular early-2010s Cher Lloyd song, and ACDC's well-known, low-albedo hit
Want U Back in Black