Pop Culture
This movie cleaned up at the Oscars winning best picture, best director, and best actor among other awards
Oppenheimer
This player, the highest scoring in NBA history, surpassed 40,000 points scored this March
Lebron James
On the 21st of this month, Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race endorsing Kamala Harris as his preferred successor
July
The Shipping container, Dali, collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in this U.S. city causing it to collapse
Baltimore
This Pygmy Hippopotamus took the internet by storm after photo and videos were posted by the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand where she was born
Moo Deng
This band, with new lead singer, Emily Armstrong, released their first album since the death of their original lead singer in 2017
Linkin Park
Michigan won the college football playoff national championship 34-13 against this school
University of Washington
Setting the record for the largest election in history, 642 million people voted in this country’s general election
India
This ‘explosively’ powerful type of storm hit the PNW on Nov. 18th leaving thousands of people without power
Bomb Cyclone or Extratropical Cyclone
A rumor was started that this massively famous individual was in fact missing and recent photos posted by them had been faked with AI
Kate Middleton
Earning $1.462 Billion, this became the highest grossing animated movie of all time, surpassing Frozen II
Inside Out 2
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in the first ever NFL game in this continent
South America
Despite objections from Turkey and Hungary, on March 7th, Sweden officially joined this alliance, becoming the 32nd country
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.)
DAILY DOUBLE
On Apr. 7th, these 2 ‘not old’ U.S. states were hit with a magnitude 4.8 earthquake, the largest they’ve seen in over 100 years
This special edition novelty receptacle was made fun of on the internet for its resemblance to an adult toy, sparking mainstream media attention including an SNL skit
Dune Popcorn Bucket
On Jan 15th, this English singer was awarded an Emmy for their TV special ‘Farewell From Dodger Stadium’ earning them the final piece of their EGOT
Elton John
The U.S. won the total medal count at the Paris Olympics, this many of which were gold (the same number as China)
40
Claudia Sheinbaun was elected as the first female president of this country
Mexico
The emergency door plug came out of a Boeing plane from this airline company while 16,000 feet in the air
Alaska Airlines
Reserved, modest, and shy is the dictionary definition for this word, popularized in a tiktok by Jools Lebron
Demure
This artist’s free concert in Brazil was attended by 1.6 million fans, making it the largest standalone concert event in history
Madonna
Carlos Alcaraz won his fourth major title beating 7-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 at this major sports tournament
Wimbledon
DAILY DOUBLE
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE join the B.R.I.C.S. alliance named after these 5 founding countries
Two NASA astronauts flew to the I.S.S. for a planned 8-day visit but due to complications they will stay for this time period, set to return in Feb. 2025
8 Months
Hailey Welch, better known as the ‘Hawk Tuah girl’ started this podcast capitalizing on the fame she earned in her viral internet clip
Talk Tuah