POP CULTURE
Who plays Iron Man in the Marvel movies
Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals
Michael Phelps
What video game was the first to feature Mario under the name “Jumpman”
Donkey Kong
What word means the study of word origins
Etymology
What film was the first animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture
Beauty and the Beast
What 2000s TV series helped launch the careers of Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland
Destiny’s Child
What NFL team won Super Bowl XLV
Green Bay Packers
What company developed the game Fortnite
Epic Games
What term describes a word that imitates a sound, like “buzz”
Onomatopoeia
What TV show popularized the phrase “Winter is coming”
Game of Thrones
Which artist broke the record for most Grammy wins in one night in 2010
Beyoncé
Who was the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight world championship title
Mike Tyson
What handheld console introduced the dual-screen design
Nintendo DS
What word describes a word that is spelled differently but sounds the same as another word
Homophone
Who directed The Dark Knight trilogy
Christopher Nolan
What fashion magazine is edited by Anna Wintour
Vogue
What MLB team famously broke the “Curse of the Bambino” in 2004
Boston Red Sox
What game franchise features the fictional regions of Kanto and Johto
Pokémon
What is the term for a phrase that contradicts itself, like “jumbo shrimp”
Oxymoron
What movie won Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards
Parasite
What animated film was Pixar’s first ever feature-length movie
Toy Story
What country won the FIFA World Cup in 2014
Germany
What video game is credited as the first commercially successful arcade game
Pong
What nine-letter word means fear of long words
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
What long-running animated series is set in Quahog, Rhode Island
Family Guy