Kabloom #2 explained

Tue, Oct 27 · Simmering: getting warmer. Spoiler: this page shows the answer.

The start

“Name something from 1950 or later: a person, a film, a song, a game, a brand…” 15,253 answers on the volcano's lists fit that. The obvious ones, like Barack Obama, Michael Jackson and Vladimir Putin, never make it to the top.

The rules

1. 1It isn't a video game console.

   15,199 answers still standing. The Game Boy is a game console. The PlayStation is a game console. The PlayStation 2 is a game console.

2. 2It's from before 2000 (born, made or invented).

   10,138 answers still standing. Facebook was launched in 2004. YouTube was launched in 2005. Frozen came out in 2013.

3. 3If it's a film, it came out before 1960.

   8,688 answers still standing. Titanic (film) came out in 1997. Forrest Gump came out in 1994. The Fox and the Hound came out in 1981.

4. 4If it's a person, they died before turning 40.

   3,290 answers still standing. Barack Obama was born in 1961 and is still alive. Michael Jackson was born in 1958 and died in 2009. Vladimir Putin was born in 1952 and is still alive.

5. 5If it's a film, it doesn't feature an official Disney Princess.

   3,288 answers still standing. Cinderella features an official Disney Princess. Sleeping Beauty features an official Disney Princess.

6. 6If it's a person, they're a woman.

   3,206 answers still standing. Kurt Cobain was a man. Avicii was a man. Tupac Shakur was a man.

7. 7It comes from a country with a king, queen or emperor today.

   1,069 answers still standing. Brasília is in Brazil. Brazil isn't a monarchy. Google comes from the United States. The United States isn't a monarchy. Linux comes from Finland. Finland isn't a monarchy.

8. 8It's from 1970 or later (born, made or invented).

   808 answers still standing. The Beatles was formed in 1960. Princess Diana was born in 1961. The Lord of the Rings was first published in 1954.

The answers at the top

Queen, Harry Potter, PHP, ABBA, Amy Winehouse, Belmopan, Motörhead, IMDb, Naruto, Dragon Ball, Teletubbies, Iron Maiden, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, AC/DC, Coldplay, Donkervoort, One Piece, Almere, Putrajaya, Sydney Opera House, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Mario, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Duran Duran, Blender, Radiohead, Opera, Al Jazeera Arabic, Oxford English Dictionary, Thomas & Friends, Grand Theft Auto, Mr. Bean, Albus Dumbledore, Sex Pistols, Hermione Granger, Muse, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Studio Ghibli, Spice Girls, the CN Tower, Oasis, the London Bridge, London Eye, Ron Weasley, Super Mario Bros., Toronto Raptors, Voldemort, The Clash, The Prodigy, Emirates (airline), Neon Genesis Evangelion, Pac-Man, The Cure, Dragon Ball Z, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Severus Snape, Joy Division, Symbian, Vim, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Sum 41, Getafe CF, GMM Grammy, A Night at the Opera, The Silmarillion, Nickelback, Qatar Airways, The Dark Side of the Moon, Sailor Moon, F.C. Copenhagen, Sony Mobile, Hagrid, The Legend of Zelda, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Satanic Verses, The Police, Uniqlo, Roxette, Zara, Blur, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Hello Kitty, Burzum, Mayhem, EasyJet, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Mitsubishi Motors, Acer Inc., Draco Malfoy, Take That, Dimmu Borgir, The Smiths, Europe, UD Almería, Van Gogh Museum, Let It Be, A Brief History of Time, Inuyasha, Pet Shop Boys, Gorillaz, Def Leppard, Lexus, BlackBerry, Seikan Tunnel, Placebo, FC Groningen, Capcom, Queen (1973 album), Snow Patrol, Erasure, United Arab Emirates national football team, Goku, Bob the Builder, Sabaton, Within Temptation, Keane, ZX Spectrum, Cowboy Bebop, Grand Theft Auto (1998 video game), Virgin Atlantic, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Minerva McGonagall, Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game series), Digimon, FC Utrecht, FC Midtjylland, Autodesk 3ds Max, Johan Cruyff Arena, Luigi, Wish You Were Here, Sophie's World, Case Closed, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Ace of Base, A-ha, Bullet for My Valentine, Candies, Khalifa International Stadium, Parken Stadium, BC Place, Grand Theft Auto 2, Space Invaders, We Are the Champions, The Wall, Innuendo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Three Days Grace, Gamba Osaka, Toyota Prius, Sirius Black, Blackadder, Super Mario 64, Imagine, Sheer Heart Attack, Arch Enemy, X Japan, Simple Plan, Venom (band), Metropolitano Stadium, Lara Croft, Donkey Kong, News of the World, Queen II, Hunter × Hunter, Crayon Shin-chan, Bathory, Opeth, New Order, F91 Dudelange, Square Enix, Stadium of Light, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, In Flames, INXS, Whitesnake, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Eurythmics, Calgary Flames, Acura, AirAsia, Stellantis, the Great Belt Bridge, Avicii Arena, Fireman Sam, A Day at the Races, The Game (Queen), Tears for Fears, Edmonton Oilers, FC Barcelona Atlètic, Japan women's national football team, Yokohama F. Marinos, Tomb Raider, We Will Rock You, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jazz, V for Vendetta (comic), Berserk, Midnight's Children, Wham!, Portishead, Jamiroquai, Dark Tranquillity, Massive Attack, Cradle of Filth, Ottawa Senators, Koenigsegg, Shyla Stylez, August Ames, Bowser, Ginny Weasley, Pokémon (anime series), Postman Pat, The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game), Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Tamagotchi, Waterloo, The Works, Animals (Pink Floyd), Ranma ½, Norwegian Wood, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979 book), Rainbow, DragonForce, CF Montréal, Sweden women's national football team, FC Nordsjælland, ATI Technologies, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Bet365 Stadium, A Kind of Magic, Hot Space, Shaman King, The Handmaid's Tale (book), Darkthrone, Amon Amarth, Sugababes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Electric Light Orchestra, The Cardigans, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Lincoln Red Imps F.C., Kawasaki Frontale, FC Barcelona Femení, Challenger 2, Air Europa, Paradox Interactive, Petronas, Neville Longbottom, Resident Evil (1996 video game), Made in Heaven (Queen), Back in Black (AC/DC), OK Computer (Radiohead), Meddle (Pink Floyd), Cardcaptor Sakura, Immortal, Dead Can Dance, Nagoya Grampus, SV Zulte Waregem, Norway women's national football team, Arsenal W.F.C., Islamic Development Bank, ASML, Infiniti, BlackBerry Limited, Walkman, Yoshi, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Tomb Raider (1996 video game), Final Fantasy VIII, The Miracle (Queen), The Division Bell (Pink Floyd), The Selfish Gene, Napalm Death, Bananarama, UB40, Meshuggah, Travis, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Östersunds FK, Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Game & Watch, Winamp, Inditex, Rockstar North, Stade Louis II, the Kuala Lumpur Tower, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Resident Evil 2, A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Pink Floyd), Atom Heart Mother (Pink Floyd), Flash Gordon (Queen), Radio Ga Ga (Queen), Last Christmas (Wham!), Hellsing, Saint Seiya, His Dark Materials, Big Brother (franchise), Olsen Brothers, The Verve, Roxy Music, The Stone Roses, The Chemical Brothers, Aqua, Bauhaus, Manic Street Preachers, Röyksopp, Kasabian, Katrina and the Waves, HammerFall, Obradoiro CAB, Winnipeg Jets, Júbilo Iwata, Jordan Grand Prix, Shimizu S-Pulse, Virgin Group, Oman Air, On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Estadio de La Cartuja, King Fahd Causeway, Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game), Final Fantasy (video game), Super Mario Bros. 2, The Show Must Go On (Queen), My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion), Great Teacher Onizuka, Fruits Basket, Anathema, Savage Garden, Porcupine Tree, Billy Talent, Simple Minds, Australia women's national soccer team, Aardman Animations, SoftBank Group, De Havilland Canada Dash 8, Gainax, Fawlty Towers, Digimon Adventure, Serial Experiments Lain, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, The Final Cut (Pink Floyd), Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Black Sabbath (1970 album), The Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden), Let It Be (song), Azumanga Daioh, Captain Tsubasa, The Remains of the Day (book), Atomic Kitten, Paul McCartney and Wings, Carcass, The Pretenders, Echo & the Bunnymen, Lonely Planet, Seawise Giant, Anime News Network, Air Transat, AB InBev, Oricon, Jenga, Equinor, Scotiabank Arena, City of Arts and Sciences, Vasa Museum, Tails, Mario Kart 64, Cats, Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley), Somebody to Love (Queen), Ronja, the Robber's Daughter, Monster (manga), Oruchuban Ebichu, Spandau Ballet, Therion, Emperor, Cocteau Twins, Mogwai, Endemol, Fokker 50, Fokker 100, Samba, Riverside Stadium, Doctor Eggman, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Silent Hill (video game), Tekken 3, Chrono Trigger, London Calling (The Clash), Another One Bites the Dust (Queen), Iron Maiden (album), Obscured by Clouds (Pink Floyd), Kylie (Kylie Minogue), Piece of Mind (Iron Maiden), Slam Dunk, YuYu Hakusho, The Libertines, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Gorgoroth, Talk Talk, Herreys, Hooverphonic, The Human League, Simply Red, Spanair, BioWare, Toughsheet Community Stadium, the Sky Tower, Jan Breydel Stadium, Manchester Arena, Dragon Ball GT, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Street Fighter, Hattrick, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy IV, Pokémon Yellow, Mega Man, Killers (Iron Maiden), Under Pressure (Queen), Pulse (Pink Floyd), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (David Bowie), Killer Queen, Love Hina, Matilda, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Lostprophets, Culture Club, Tristania, Pulp, Soilwork, The Cult, Marduk, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Anoeta Stadium, James Potter, Yes Minister, Midsomer Murders, Super Mario Land, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Super Mario Kart, Final Fantasy II, Mario Bros., Castlevania, I Want to Break Free (Queen), Pablo Honey (Radiohead), Don't Stop Me Now (Queen), Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd), I Want It All (Queen), Powerslave (Iron Maiden), You're My Best Friend (Queen), Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Showbiz (Muse), Fist of the North Star, Discworld, Stereophonics, Morning Musume, Mercyful Fate, The Hives, Satyricon (band), Bucks Fizz, Saxon, The Alan Parsons Project, Men at Work, Ladytron, Suede, the Rogers Centre, Olympic Stadium (1987 stadium), the Yokohama Landmark Tower, the Barbican Centre, Link, EastEnders, Baldur's Gate, Duck Hunt, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Iron Maiden), The Bends (Radiohead), Dancing Queen (ABBA), Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Baccara, Texas, My Dying Bride, Vengaboys, Marillion, Estadio Verónica Boquete de San Lázaro, Rogers Arena, Pride Park Stadium, Brick Community Stadium, Rheinpark Stadion, 'Allo 'Allo!, Sokoban, Tomb Raider II, Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division), Innuendo (song), Exile on Main St. (The Rolling Stones), Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden), Greatest Hits (Queen), Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd), Highway to Hell (AC/DC), Master of Reality (Black Sabbath), Money (Pink Floyd), The Thorn Birds, Unfinished Tales, Jeanneke Pis, Ultravox, America (band), The Flowers of Romance, 2 Unlimited, Belle and Sebastian, Crass, Dir En Grey, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Madness, Air Supply, Buzzcocks, Slowdive, Bobbysocks, José Zorrilla Stadium, Öland bridge, the Humber Bridge, Estadio Coliseum, Home and Away, Mobile Suit Gundam, GoldenEye 007, The Need for Speed (1994 video game), Contra, Pokémon (video game series), Violator (Depeche Mode), Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen), Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple), Rumours (Fleetwood Mac), Ring Ring (ABBA), Waterloo (album), Wish You Were Here (song), Mamma Mia (ABBA), Elephants Can Remember, Good Omens, Nationalencyklopedin, At the Gates, Faithless, Arashi, Camel, All Saints, The Buggles, Malice Mizer, The Jam, Enslaved, Paradise Lost (band), The Veronicas, Madejski Stadium, the Bell Centre, Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, the Den (stadium), De Grolsch Veste, National Museum of Scotland, Pride and Prejudice (1995 miniseries), Neighbours, Galaga, Gran Turismo, Super Smash Bros., Virtual XI (Iron Maiden), No Prayer for the Dying (Iron Maiden), Construction Time Again (Depeche Mode), Love of My Life (Queen), Keep Yourself Alive (Queen), Songs of Faith and Devotion (Depeche Mode), Definitely Maybe (Oasis), Imagine (album), (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (Oasis), Time (Pink Floyd), Wonderwall (Oasis), Kylie Minogue (album), Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield), Hunky Dory (David Bowie), Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden), Ultra (Depeche Mode), Initial D, The Specials, Skunk Anansie, Silverchair, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Primal Scream, Underworld (band), Yellow Magic Orchestra, The Damned (band), Goldfrapp, Cutting Crew, Kashima Soccer Stadium, GelreDome, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, Tokyo Dome, the Sydney Tower, the Confederation Bridge, Mini Estadi, Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque, Dragon Ball (anime series), Frogger, Arkanoid, Donkey Kong 64, Street Fighter II, Need for Speed II, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy V, Greatest Hits II (Queen), British Steel (Judas Priest), Delicate Sound of Thunder (Pink Floyd), Deep Purple in Rock, Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd), Kashmir (Led Zeppelin), Barbie Girl (Aqua), Music for the Masses (Depeche Mode), Who's Next (The Who), Live Killers (Queen), The X Factor (Iron Maiden), Painkiller (Judas Priest), Midnight Oil, The Knife, Sade (band), After Forever, Teach-In, Annihilator, Gentle Giant, Biffy Clyro, Ska-P, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Boards of Canada, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, One Canada Square, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Palau Sant Jordi, Estadio Martínez Valero, the Baiyoke Tower II, BTS Skytrain, Atlantic Ocean Road, King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Amy Rose, Bananas in Pyjamas, Caillou, Scenes from a Marriage, Bubble Bobble, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Tomb Raider III, Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Jr., Lemmings, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Super Mario RPG, Metal Gear, Machine Head (Deep Purple), Fireball (Deep Purple), Who Wants to Live Forever (Queen), A Broken Frame (Depeche Mode), Some Great Reward (Depeche Mode), Black Celebration (Depeche Mode), Speak & Spell (Depeche Mode), Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Sticky Fingers (The Rolling Stones), Seven Seas of Rhye (Queen), These Are the Days of Our Lives (Queen), The Final Countdown (Europe), Every Breath You Take (The Police), Vaya Con Dios, Theatre of Tragedy, Autechre, Killing Joke, Maximum the Hormone, Entombed, Crowded House, The KLF, Morcheeba, Tiamat, Supergrass, Madcon, Chumbawamba, Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes, Kirklees Stadium, Vallecas Stadium, Estadio José Rico Pérez, Thames Barrier and Scandinavium all survive every rule. 124 lesser-known ones also get through, because a fact the rules ask about isn't on record for them. Here's Queen:

• Queen was formed in 1970.
• Rule 1 (Not a video game console): Queen is a band, not a video game console.
• Rule 2 (From before 2000): Queen was formed in 1970.
• Rule 3 (Film: before 1960): Queen isn't a film, so this rule doesn't apply.
• Rule 4 (Person: died before 40): Queen isn't a person, so this rule doesn't apply.
• Rule 5 (Film: no Disney Princess): Queen isn't a film, so this rule doesn't apply.
• Rule 6 (Person: a woman): Queen isn't a person, so this rule doesn't apply.
• Rule 7 (From a monarchy): Queen comes from the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a monarchy.
• Rule 8 (From 1970 or later): Queen was formed in 1970.

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