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In 2024, this pop icon released The Tortured Poets Department, breaking Spotify records for most streams in a single day.
Who is Taylor Swift?
In Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, this Prince of Denmark contemplates mortality with the famous line, "To be, or not to be."
Who is Hamlet?
If someone calls your outfit or behavior "sus," they suspect you of this, referencing a viral 2020 spatial deduction game.
What is being an Impostor (or suspicious)?
Known for his signature "If Young Metro don't trust you..." producer tag, this producer dropped the massive collaborative albums WE DON'T TRUST YOU with Future.
Who is Metro Boomin?
Originally designed for basketball in 1985, this iconic high-top Nike sneaker brand is named after NBA legend number 23.
What is Air Jordan (or Air Jordan 1)?
This video game platform allows users to code their own games using Lua and is home to popular modes like Blox Fruits and Adopt Me!
What is Roblox?
This 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel takes place during the Roaring Twenties in the fictional Long Island towns of West Egg and East Egg.
What is The Great Gatsby?
This phrase, popularized by Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, refers to having charm or smooth talk to attract a romantic interest.
What is Rizz?
This Compton-born Pulitzer Prize winner headlined the 2025 Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show in New Orleans.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Famous for its box-logo hoodies and Thursday morning drops, this NYC-born skate brand was founded by James Jebbia in 1994.
What is Supreme?
In 2025, this sci-fi thriller series returned to Netflix for its fifth and final season, wrapping up the story of Eleven and Hawkins, Indiana.
What is Stranger Things?
In literary analysis, this term refers to a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This viral dance style, characterized by low dropping and knee swinging, was popularized in Atlanta by rapper Toosii and TikTok creator Armon.
What is the Get Silly (or the "Jook" / "Bizz")? (Accept: "Mewing" / "Hit the Griddy" if adapted for specific viral dances)
Hailing from Houston, Texas, this rapper created the Utopia album and is famous for his chaotic "rage" concerts and Cactus Jack brand.
Who is Travis Scott?
This foam clog shoe brand, once considered "uncool," surged in urban fashion following collaborations with Salehe Bembury, Post Malone, and Balenciaga.
What are Crocs?
Originally released in 2018, this indie deduction game involving "Crewmates" and "Impostors" experienced a massive resurgence in popularity.
What is Among Us?
Set in Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression, this Harper Lee novel features lawyer Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
Originating from viral TikTok soundbites, this word describes an alpha leader or peak male specimen, often paired with "Chad."
What is a Sigma?
This Canadian artist’s OVO Sound record label features an owl logo and brought Toronto's "416" sound to global hip-hop.
Who is Drake?
A staple of 2000s Japanese streetwear founded by NIGO, this brand features an ape head logo and full-zip shark hoodies.
What is A Bathing Ape (BAPE)?
Directed by Denis Villeneuve, this 2024 epic sci-fi sequel adapted the second half of Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 novel set on the desert planet Arrakis.
What is Dune: Part Two?
In George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, this omnipresent leader and symbol of the Party represents state surveillance.
Who is Big Brother?
Originating in Ohio meme culture, this word is used as a slang verb or noun meaning to steal, take, or pull off a deceptive move.
What is Fanum Tax
This 16-bar instrumental section of a hip-hop track, where the melody drops out leaving only percussion, inspired the name of original 1970s street dancers.
What is the Break
The resale marketplace app app founded in Detroit in 2015 that uses a "live bid/ask" stock market model for buying verified authentic sneakers.
What is StockX?