Dates in 2024
2024 Olympics
Words of the Year
Most Populars
New Species
100
What major football event earned the title of "Most Watched Program in US History" on February 11th?
Super Bowl (LVIII)
100
The 2024 Summer Olympics took place in what city?
Paris
100
This Era's Tour singer was the top grossing artist of 2024
Taylor Swift
100
The newly discovered vampire hedgehog's scientific name "Hylomys macarong" refers to "vampire" in what language?
Vietnamese
200
This country elected its first female president on June 2nd
Mexico
200
In the opening ceremony, athletes were paraded down what river on boats?
Seine
200
Deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state
Brain rot (OED)
200
This recently released musical was the highest grossing Broadway musical adaptation of all time.
Wicked
200
A stretch of sea floor off of what country's coast is home to over 100 new species: including an octocoral and three new fish?
New Zealand
300
On January 20th, ____ became the fifth country to land on the moon.
Japan
300
What event made its debut at the 2024 summer games?
Break dancing
300
To show something clearly, through signs or actions
Manifest (Cambridge)
300
This animated sequel was the highest grossing movie of 2024
Inside Out 2
300
The Peruvian blobheaded fish is part of what common fish family?
Catfishes
400
On September 17th, this country became the first where electric cars outnumber gas vehicles.
Norway
400
The 2024 summer games brought Simone Biles' total Olympic medal count to?
11
400
Division into two sharply distinct opposites
OR
One idea that both sides of the political spectrum agree on
Polarization (Merriam-Webster)
400
The song "Lose Control" by this artist was Billboard's #1 song of 2024
Teddy Swims
400
A unique species of pterosaur was identified by its backbone, legs, shoulders, and this distinct feature of pterosaurs.
Wings
500
The largest cruise ship ever built set sail on January 27th. How many passengers can stay aboard (to the nearest 1000)?
7,000
500
The only other city to have hosted the summer Olympics as many times as Paris (3 times) is?
London
500
"Youtube" is the top _____ word of the year.
Googled
500
This book, based in Golden Gate Park, won the 2024 Newbery medal for its outstanding contribution to children's literature.
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
500
These 3 related new species from what kingdom all smell like fish? Hint: They're not plants or animals.
What is fungi (or mushrooms)
