Pop Culture Events
Who is Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?
These two teams were part of the World Series (Baseball)
Who are the LA Dodgers and the Jays?
This movie features a spin on the classic "Wizard of Oz" and is a popular musical.
What is Wicked?
This Category 5 Atlantic hurricane made landfall in Jamaica with destructive winds and flooding, becoming one of the strongest storms of the year.
What is Hurricane Melissa?
This man became the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (bonus points for where he is from).
Who is Pope Leo the 14th from the United States?
This pop star, now dating Justin Trudeau, kissed the ground following what event.
What is Katy Perry's space mission on Blue Origin?
These two teams played each other in the Super Bowl (Football) (bonus points for who one)
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles? The winners were the Philadelphia Eagles.
This Netflix-original featured Korean pop songs, action and fantasy.
What is KPop Demon Hunters?
The G7 was held in this Canadian city and province.
What is Kananaskis, Alberta?
This famous museum had 9 pieces of 19th century jewelry stolen.
What is the Louvre?
This new social media app was almost banned in the US at the beginning of 2025.
What is Tik Tok?
This rapper was the headline performer for the Superbowl (Football)
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This movie, featuring blue characters, was directed by James Cameron and is the 3rd movie in this series.
What is Avatar: Fire and Ash?
This catastrophic flood in the US impacted this state.
What is Texas.
This internet tool became fully integrated into everyday consumer tech and was once theorized to pose a risk to humanity.
What is Artificial Intelligence?
Winner of Album of the Year and the first Black woman to win Best Country Album? Bonus for the album name.
Who is Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and her album Cowboy Carter.
The IIHF World Junior Championship was held in this Canadian city (Hockey)
Where is Ottawa, Canada?
This hit drama TV series concluded its final season, bringing the story of Hawkins and the Upside Down to a close.
What is Stranger Things?
Researchers made headlines after capturing the largest specimen of this deep-sea predator, known for its massive eyes and tentacles, in Antarctic waters.
What is the colossal squid?
This event, deemed the longest government shutdown in history, lasted how long.
What is 43 days?
Most anticipated video game release that was delayed until 2026. Features bank robbers and car chases.
What is Grand Theft Auto VI?
This player was 2024-2025 NBA MVP (basketball)
Who is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
This medical drama follows the intense, real-time chaos of a Pittsburgh emergency room.
What is the Pitt?
This form of ocean pollution is projected to have a 1:3 garbage-to-fish ratio.
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or "garbage island"?
This "first millennial saint" passed away at the young age for 15 from leukemia.
Who is Carlo Acutis?