2024 Around the Globe
The world became enamored with this baby pygmy hippo whose videos aired from a Thailand zoo.
Who is Moo Deng?
Barbie lost its number one spot as the top box office earner this summer to a movie featuring Joy, Sadness, Anger, Anxiety and the gang.
What is "Inside Out 2"?
Spotify's number one most streamed song globally of 2024.
What is Espresso?
Hailey Welch gained internet fame and turned it into a podcast after telling an interviewer "you got to give it that ____ ____ and spit on that thang."
What is Hawk Tuah?
In the 2024 Paris Olympics, the host country's athlete of this sport had an unfortunate failed attempt due to his abnormally large appendage.
What is pole vaulting?
2024 saw the death of this president.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Travel back in time, before Dorothy visited Oz, in the movie Wicked, starring this pop star as Glinda the Good Witch.
Who is Ariana Grande?
According to Charlie XCX, we all had this kind of summer.
What is a brat summer?
In 2024, the charges were dropped against Alec Baldwin for what act?
What is manslaughter? (Shooting his camera operator while filming)
Australia put forth their best break dancer in the Paris Olympics, who introduced the world to the Kangaroo dance moves.
Who is Raye Dunn?
The president of this country declared martial law, but it only lasted 6 hours.
What is South Korea?
Gladiator The Sequel featured these two main actors.
Who are Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal?
Taylor Swift wrapped up her Eras Tour, which included these 11 eras.
What are: Debut, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Lover, Reputation, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, and The Tortured Poets Department?
Colleen Hoover wrote this book that spent 5 weeks atop the New York Times best seller list this Summer, and was made into a movie starring Blake Lively!
What is "It Ends With Us"?
This basketball player brought significant acclaim to the previously little watched WNBA.
Who is Caitlyn Clark?
There are estimated to be this many people as of the end of 2024 according to worldometers.info (answer within 1/10th of a billion).
What is 8.2 billion?
What is the real name of the character who is deemed by the locals in Dune to be the "Muad'dib"?
Who is Paul Atreides?
This British singer finally became an EGOT after winning an Emmy. Keep playing those songs, Piano Man!
Who is Elton John?
This actor crashed his own lookalike contest in NYC.
Who is Timothy Chalamet?
This NHL team won the Stanley Cup for the first time this year.
Who are the Florida Panthers?
NATO grew to 32 countries with the addition of this Nordic nation.
What is Sweden?
This Disney Character received his own spinoff movie in 2024. Turns out it's not just his son who can't wait to be king!
Who is Mufasa?
Justin Timberlake uttered this mournful phrase after being arrested for a DUI.
What is "this is going to ruin the tour"?
This real-life inspiration source for the Hulu series "The Act" was released from prison in January. Many seemed to forgive her for her crimes, as she was a victim of Munschousin's by proxy.
Who is Gypsy Rose?
The number of olympic gold medals that Simone Biles earned as of this summer.
What is 7?