Plot Twists & Story Tropes
This classic twist reveals that the narrator has been dead the whole time in The Sixth Sense.
Who is Bruce Willis’s character / Malcolm Crowe
DAILY DOUBLEThis term describes an image or phrase that spreads rapidly online.
What is a meme
This animal can regrow its brain every time it molts.
What is a sea slug
Neil Armstrong was the first person to do this in 1969.
What is walk on the Moon
This singer is known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson
This trope describes a character who suddenly gains a new ability with no explanation.
What is a deus ex machina
This 2010s challenge involved dumping ice water over your head for charity.
What is the Ice Bucket Challenge
This country has more pyramids than Egypt.
What is Sudan
This woman was the first to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie
This band’s 1969 rooftop concert was their last public performance.
This band’s 1969 rooftop concert was their last public performance.
This Shakespeare play ends with the revelation that Viola has a twin brother she thought was dead.
What is Twelfth Night
This viral dress sparked debate over whether it was blue and black or white and gold.
What is The Dress
This fruit is banned from many hotels in Asia because of its strong smell.
What is durian
This company created the first smartphone with a touchscreen in 1992.
What is IBM
This artist created the album Lemonade in 2016.
Who is Beyoncé
This sci‑fi film reveals that the “real world” is actually a simulation.
What is The Matrix
This term describes a fake but realistic image or video created using AI.
What is a deepfake
This planet rotates so slowly that one day is longer than its entire year.
What is Venus
This country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893.
What is New Zealand
This rapper became the first artist to reach 100 million monthly Spotify listeners.
Who is Drake
This literary twist reveals that Tyler Durden is actually the narrator’s alter ego.
What is Fight Club
This internet mystery involved a creepy YouTube channel called “Marble Hornets.”
What is Slender Man
This scientific phenomenon causes animals to suddenly fall from the sky during storms.
What is “animal rain”
This ancient city is considered the first known democracy.
What is Athens
DAILY DOUBLEThis composer became deaf yet continued writing symphonies.
Who is Beethoven