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What is Western?
The TV series Firefly was a mashup of sci-fi and this other classic genre.
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What is Studio Ghibli?
This company created the anime classics Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away.
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What is Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog?
Captain Hammer is a main character in this internet musical.
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What is Super Mario Bros. 3?
This blockbuster video game was first revealed to North America in the 1989 American family film "The Wizard."
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What is frequency?
This property of a soundwave determines the pitch of the sound it produces.
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Who is Maggie [Simpson]?
This Simpson was found to be the culprit in a multi-episodic murder mystery storyline.
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What is Lambda Lambda Lambda?
A band of Adams College nerds found a chapter of this fraternity, historically black, in the 1984 American sex comedy film "Revenge of The Nerds."
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Who is pepe?
This rare amphibian, who originated in the 4chan image boards, has been associated with Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
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Who is Toad or Toadstool?
This faithful servant to a mustachioed, high-jumping plumber's princess resembles a mushroom.
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What are radio waves?
These types of electromagnetic waves have a frequency between about 10^4 and 10^12 Hz, and are used to make and receive cellphone calls?
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What is Cosmo?
The zany across the hall neighbor in the hit series Seinfeld has this universally unique first name.
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What is mélange?
This spice is known to be the most valuable substance in the "Dune" universe.
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What is "shaking my damn head"?
This disappointed expression is represented by the acronym "SMDH."
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What are dwarves?
This stock fantasy race is associated with stoneworking and, in D&D, has +2 Constitution and -2 Charisma base stats.
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What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?
This hierarchical decentralized naming system translates domain names to numerical IP addresses.
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What is Star Trek: The Next Generation?
The second live action iteration of a beloved American science fiction franchise, this TV series started in 1987 and ran until 1994.
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What is Kashyyyk?
This planet, home to Chewbacca, is also known as Wookie Planet C.
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What is "All Your Base Are Belong To Us"?
This poorly translated phrase for the English version of the arcade game “Zero Wing" became a popular slogan among trolls and hackers.
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What is Settlers of Catan?
Players build roads, settlements, and cities in this popular board game, first published in 1995 in Germany.
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What is a parsnec?
This unit of length equates to approximately 3.26 light-years.
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Who is Krillin?
In the latter half of the TV series Dragon Ball Z, this supporting protagonist retires from fighting and marries an android.
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Who is Roland Deschain?
The central character of the Dark Tower fantasy series, this gunslinger is a 30th-generation descendant of his world's version of King Arthur.
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What/who is dat boi?
This meme is a 3D model of a frog riding a unicycle.
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What is Warhammer?
This tabletop wargame, with iterations like Fantasy Battle and 40k, is known for requiring players to assemble and paint miniature figurines.
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What is poliomyelitis (polio)?
The first successful vaccine for this infectious viral disease was developed by Jonas Salk in 1955.
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