A)Yes, B) Like so:

my @superfriends = (
   { name => 'aquaman', power => 'talks to fish' },
   { name => 'zan', power => 'can turn into water or ice' },
);

# To access the name of the second superfriend in list
print "Name: $superfriends[1]{'name'}\n";
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Technically, it's an array of hash references, but hey...

stephen