Dumb Boy Movies
The actor who starred as Derek Zoolander, but also played the aggressive, low-carb gym owner White Goodman in Dodgeball.
Ben Stiller
This band asked "Are you ready for the time of your life?" in the song "Good Riddance," which became an inescapable graduation anthem.
Green Day
This fast-food chain, famous for its beef burgers, is the only one in the world that uses a turquoise version of its golden arches in Sedona, Arizona.
McDonalds
The popular water sport where a boat pulls a rider who is standing on a single short, wide board, often attempting tricks and jumps.
Wakeboarding
This very famous horror novel, King's first published book, was nearly thrown in the trash after he wrote the first three pages, but was rescued by his wife, Tabitha.
Carrie
This Will Ferrell character famously loves to stay classy and insists he is "kind of a big deal" as a San Diego news anchor.
Ron Burgundy
This band featured Darius Rucker as its lead singer, and had the mega-hit "Only Wanna Be With You."
Hootie & the Blowfish
In 1996, this national monument was the subject of a controversial Taco Bell April Fools' Day ad that claimed the company had purchased it
Statue of Liberty
This swimming stroke, which is known for being the fastest, requires the swimmer to use a flutter kick and an alternating arm motion.
Freestyle
The name of the fictional town in Maine that appears in many of King's novels, including The Dead Zone and Cujo, and also lends its name to Rob Reiner's production company.
Castle Rock
In the Mel Brooks parody Spaceballs, the only speed the Spaceball One spaceship can travel at that is faster than Ludicrous Speed.
Plaid Speed
The title of the Creed song became Scott Stapp's signature power
Higher
This discontinued Burger King item, often mocked but secretly loved, was a bright red bun with two patties, cheese, and spicy sauce, sold for a limited time in 2015 and 2016.
Angriest Whopper
The official term for a long, powerful rush of surface water flowing rapidly away from the shore, which is dangerous for swimmers and can reach speeds up to 8 feet per second.
Rip Current
This is the specific room number that King stayed in at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, which served as the inspiration for the terrifying Overlook Hotel in The Shining
Room 217
This food item, referred to as "Nature's Cruel Mistress," is famously used in an escalating lunch-bag war between Billy and the school bus driver in the movie "Billy Madison"
Banana
This group asked, "What would you do if you could fly right up to the sky?" in their 1999 hit, "Kryptonite."
3-Doors Down
This puffy, irregularly shaped corn product is coated in the flavoring powder commonly known as 'Cheetle.' For some of us, like Steve, this is a favorite indulgence
Cheese Puffs
The primary propulsion used by a kayaker, which has a blade on both ends of the shaft.
Double-bladed paddle
King published several early novels, including The Running Man, under this pseudonym because authors were limited to releasing only one book per year under their own name
Richard Bachman
In Office Space, what two items were found on the charred remains of the Initech building after the fire, symbolizing their resistance to the flames?
red stapler and the fish
Visual Prompt
Weezer
This 1979 courtroom defense argued that the defendant's excessive consumption of junk food created a chemical imbalance that contributed to his actions.
Twinkie Defense
This very famous beach structure is officially defined as a raised walkway that extends over the water and is supported by pilings.
Pier
The specific type of vehicle that struck King while he was walking in Maine in 1999, which he then bought and had crushed to prevent it from ever being used again
What is a minivan