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What is Thriller?
This spooky 1980's pop hit begins with a long note held on the Roland Jupiter 8.
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What is Serenity by Jan?
This fictional candle company has scents including "Bottled Water: Cucumber/Melon" and "Denim: Clean Laundry."
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Who is Romeo?
Han may have shot first, but in Romeo and Juliet, this lover dies first.
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Who is King Leonidas?
This Spartan king held off a massive Persian force with a modest group of 300 hoplites.
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What is bludger?
Beaters are responsible for defending their team against these bewitched iron balls.
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What is an oscillator?
In a traditional synthesizer, this wavy component makes the noise.
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What is Dallas?
Andy, Kevin, and Daryl play this board game during Kevin's garage sale.
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Who is Bottom?
When I said headass, I meant it literally. This farcical Shakespearean character has his head changed into that of a donkey.
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Who is Alexander the Great?
Legend has it that this Macedonian king untied the Gordian Knot by slicing it clean through with his sword.
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What is 150 points?
If a Seeker catches the Golden Snitch, they do not win the game. Instead, they score this many points for their team.
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Who is Bob Moog?
This man, the founder of an eponymously named company, started his legendary career by building theremins.
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What is Chili's?
The Dundies take place at this chain restaurant.
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What is Titus Andronicus?
More brutal than Hamlet, Shakespeare's purported first tragedy has the highest body count of any of his plays.
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Who is Mansa Musa?
This figure, often referenced in hip-hop, is believed to have destabilized entire regional economies by traveling to Mecca with a caravan of gold.
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What is the Nimbus 2001?
Not to be outdone by his rival, Draco Malfoy shows up in year 2 with this state of the art broom.
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What is modular synthesis?
This often expensive type of synthesizer allows musicians to use patch cables to make their own connections between instrument components.
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What is Pizza by Alfredo?
Michael flubs when he accidentally orders pizza from this restaurant, as apposed to its similarly named competitor.
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Who is Anne Hathaway?
At the time of their marriage, this poet and playwright was some 7 years older than Shakespeare.
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Who is Sargon of Akkad?
DD This Sumerian king may have established the world's first empire, but today you might know him for being an alt-right Youtuber.
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What is "I open at the close"?
Dumbledore leaves a MacGuffin-ed up Golden Snitch to Harry after he dies that is inscribed with this phrase.
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What is the Mellotron?
This instrument, used most famously by The Beatles on Strawberry Fields, can be considered an early, mechanical synthesizer.
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What is the belle of the ball?
Prison Mike: "In prison you are somebody's bitch. (To Ryan) And you...and you my friend would be the ________"
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Who is Macbeth?
The son of this Shakespearean lead role is described as an egg before being stabbed.
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Who is Ashoka Maurya
This Indian ruler united the subcontinent, but was reportedly so distraught by his bloody campaign in Southeast India that he swore off future armed conquests and converted to Buddhism.
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Who are the Chudley Cannons?
This poorly performing Quidditch team with the motto "Let's all just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best" last won the League Cup in 1892.
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