Economics
After nearly 80 years of business, this iconic kitchenware brand filed for bankruptcy
Tupperware
On Nov. 21st a piece of art consisting of this item duct taped to a wall sold for $6.2 Million in New York
Banana, the buyer, a cryptocurrency enthusiast held an event in Hong Kong on Dec. 2nd where he ate it
On Apr. 8th millions of people donned funny glasses and looked toward the sky to witness this celestial event
Total Solar Eclipse
B - Collins Dictionary announced this as their word of the year, popularized by the artist Charli XCX who released an album of the same name this year
Brat
Taylor Swift became the first musician ever to obtain this monetary value solely from music and concert sales
Billion Dollars
This former gaming company became the most valuable company in the world, solidifying its place next to other tech giants
Nvidia
Details of this ancient philosopher’s last night and burial place were revealed by deciphering a carbonized scroll from Herculaneum
Plato
On May 10th & 11th social media was flooded with pictures of these, visible in America due to the largest geomagnetic storm in over 20 years
Northern Lights
I - This, the largest cruise ship in the world, left Miami on its maiden voyage on Jan. 27th
Icon of the Seas
Former U.S. President, Donald Trump survived this while at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13
Assassination Attempt
The current federal prime interest rate is 7.5% a small change from this, the fed prime rate at the beginning of the year
8.5%
DAILY DOUBLE
This author won the 2024 R.L. Stine creative writing award
Three Mile Island, a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania is set to reopen after signing a purchase power agreement with this tech company
Microsoft
N - This company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, develops implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) with many different supposed benefits
Neuralink
DAILY DOUBLE
Famous rapper and producer Sean Combs was arrested for human trafficking and sexual assault. Sean goes by many names including P Diddy and this pseudonym
On Dec. 5th the value of Bitcoin surpassed this major milestone for the first time ever
$100,000
On Aug. 5th this British graffiti artist created the first of 8 animal artworks in London, followed by a new piece each day for seven days
This company unveiled a quantum chip that completes 33.3 trillion years of calculations in 1 nanosecond
G - This 32yo woman was released from prison after pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of her abusive mother nearly eight years ago.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard
At the 44th annual Razzie awards, the horror remake of this beloved childrens classic won worst picture, it’s subtitle: Blood and Honey
Winnie the Pooh
In September this country became the first in the world where electric cars outnumber petrol cars
Norway, 95% of all new cars registered in the month of August were electric
According to Amazon, this is the best-selling book of the year
James by Percival Everett
This became the first private spacecraft to land on the moon, its namesake, a legend of Greece
Odysseus
O – The company behind ChatGPT, the most popular AI bot
OpenAI
This golfer won the 88th US Masters Tournament on April 14th
Scottie Sheffler