Released from prison in 1990, he became South Africa's first black president just four years later.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
100
This video game stole the top spot as the best-selling title of 2013
What is Grand Theft Auto V?
100
126,000 angry fans of this TV show signed a petition in protest when its talking dog, Brian, got run over by a car and killed
What is "Family Guy"?
100
This Norwegian band produced the strangest song of 2013 when they claimed that foxes say crap like "ring-a-ding-ding-ding" and "wa-pa-pa-pow"
What is Ylvis?
100
This Korean performer had the most viewed YouTube video of the year -- again -- this time doing it "Gentleman" style
What is PSY?
200
As a member of this band, Ray Manzarek's keyboard melodies became a familiar feature (audio clue)
Who are The Doors?
200
The male performer who Miley Cyrus twerked with -- or on -- during her brash performance at the Video Music Awards
Who is Robin Thicke?
200
Here's something both Democrat and Republican voters agree on: this Washington, D.C., body is the worst. Ever.
What is Congress?
200
"Sharknado" became the year's so-bad-it's-good hit for this cable channel after airing such undiscovered gems as "Sharktopus," "Arachnoquake" and "Dinocroc vs. Supergator"
What is the SyFy Channel?
200
Sales of the novel "Cuckoo's Calling" soared like magic when the public discovered that author Robert Galbraith was really a pen name for this famous writer
Who is J.K. Rowling?
300
Ironically, he was riding in a fast car when he was killed, leaving his fans furious
Who is Paul Walker?
300
The top-grossing movie of 2013 was the third film showing this super hero proving his metal, er, mettle.
Who is Iron Man?
300
This social network has the lowest customer satisfaction score in America, meaning most of its 800 million users do not Like it
What is Facebook?
300
After being on the run for four days, police finally caught brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who are better known as the bombers of this annual running event
What is the Boston Marathon?
300
The name of this rap artist's album is supposedly a blending together of the words "Ye-is-us"
Who is Kanye West?
400
Known as the "Iron Lady," Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister of this country from 1979 to 1990 -- check out this stiff upper lip (visual clue)
What is the United Kingdom (or Great Britain)?
400
He's the royal baby -- his parents Prince William and Kate named him for previous kings, one of whom ruled during the American Revolution. Anyone from Atlanta can tell you he also has a state named for him too.
Who is George?
400
This cycling champion told Oprah Winfrey that his ongoing claims that he wasn't cheating to win the Tour de France were "one big lie"
Who is Lance Armstrong?
400
Manti Te'o was playing football at this prominent college when the story broke that his dead girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, wasn't dead at all because she was made up as part of a hoax
What is Notre Dame?
400
Nabisco was praised for its quick thinking when the lights went out at the Super Bowl and it tweeted the message "You can still dunk in the dark," a reference to this cookie
What is the Oreo?
500
Scott Carpenter became the second astronaut to circle the Earth in 1962. Three years later, he was called an aquanaut for living 30 days in a lab at the bottom of this
What is the ocean?
500
Charles Ramsey was eating a meal from this fast food restaurant when he called police and led them to a man who kidnapped three women. This act also led to free burgers for a year for Charles.
What is McDonald's?
500
People in this Asian country watched the ultimate family feud when dictator Kim Jong-un ordered that his uncle, Jang Song-thaek, be arrested on public TV and executed for "counter-revolutionary acts"
What is North Korea?
500
Rob Ford admitted he took illegal drugs, smoked crack and almost knocked down a council woman while acting like a doofus, but he is still mayor of this major Canadian city (video clue)
What is Toronto?
500
Pope Francis took the name of this saint from a place you might write in a text as "A C C"