References

This is an effort to collect all the references in Spore in one place:


 * 1) Village Folks is a reference to Village People.
 * 2) 42 is the answer on the Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe, and Everything in the book "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (what the question is wasn't known.)
 * 3) Quietus Star - "Quietus" is from the Latin phrase At rest, and is often interpreted as "death". This roughly translates to "Death Star", a probable reference to the Star Wars-Inspired Superweapon, which annihilated planets before they could retaliate.
 * 4) General Custer - George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and Indian Wars. During the Indian Wars, Custer and 225 soldiers in his command were killed in a battle against the American Indians.
 * 5) Oh the Humanity! is a reference to the American meme, originating from Herbert Morrison's account of the Hindenburg disaster.
 * 6) When the Grox declare war on you, their message declaring war to you finishes with the words "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!", a reference to the Dalek's from the Doctor Who series.