Movies
These movies are about superheroes from the Marvel comics. A lot of people went to watch the most recent movie in this series in 2019. It earned more money than any other movie in the world!
Avengers
This is by far the most popular children's show that Americans growing up in the 1990s and 2000s watched. It is a cartoon about fish and other sea creatures living together in a town called Bikini Bottom.
Spongebob Squarepants
This celebrity's whole family is famous, and there is a TV show about their lives. She recently divorced her husband, a rapper named Ye (Kanye West).
Kim Kardashian
This is the most popular fast food restaurant in America and the entire world! Their menu is different in different countries. In the U.S., they mostly serve burgers, ice cream, breakfast food, and chicken nuggets.
McDonald's
This singer is only 20 years old, but she is one of the most famous people in America. Her most famous songs are "bad guy" and "ocean eyes." She is also known for dyeing her hair many different colors and dressing in a unique way.
Billie Eilish
This movie was released very recently and is currently one of the most popular movies in both China and the United States. It is about a superhero who wears a lot of black.
The Batman
This TV series is an adaptation of the book series A Song of Ice and Fire, but that is not the title of the TV series. The title was changed when the book was turned into a TV show. The show is about two powerful families fighting to become the rulers of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
Game of Thrones
This actor recently got in trouble because he slapped another actor at the Oscars. He is famous for his roles in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Hitch, Shark Tale, and I, Robot.
Will Smith
This restaurant is the most popular of America's many pizza restaurants. Their logo is the roof of a house. They mostly serve simple pizzas like cheese and pepperoni pizza.
Pizza Hut
This singer became famous in 2009 for her song "Poker Face." She is also known for her acting, activism, and very unique music videos. You may have seen her in the movie A Star is Born.
Lady Gaga
This movie series is the film version of a book series. It is about a girl in high school who finds out that her classmate is a vampire. One of her other classmates is a werewolf. She cares about both of them, but they do not like each other!
Twilight
This sitcom (situational comedy) is about a group of people who work together at a paper company. It is also a "mockumentary," which is a fake documentary. This means that the characters are fictional, but the show pretends that they are real and interviews them about their feelings.
The Office
This woman was an actress, model, and singer. She was one of the most famous women of the 1950s and was popular for her beautiful face and blonde hair. She also showed America that women could be confident and powerful.
Marilyn Monroe
This is a fast food restaurant that serves tacos, burritos, nachos, and the Crunchwrap Supreme (Adrian's favorite). The menu is inspired by Mexican food, but the food served there has been made to appeal to Americans.
Taco Bell
This singer likes to blend different styles of music together. He has made country, pop, and hip-hop/rap music. His most famous song, "Old Town Road," is both country and hip-hop. That song was the most popular song on the radio and streaming apps in the U.S. for four months in 2019!
Lil Nas X
This series of movies is about an archaeologist who collects objects from many years ago. But, evil villains usually try to steal the objects, so he needs to defeat them first. The main character is played by the same actor who played Han Solo in Star Wars.
Indiana Jones
This show focuses on two brothers who hunt monsters and ghosts together. After their father goes missing, the two brothers try to find him, but then they discover secrets about their family. The series lasted for 15 seasons and ended in 2020.
Supernatural
This comedian and actor became famous because he was on Saturday Night Live, a popular nighttime TV show. He starred in 50 First Dates, Grown Ups, Billy Madison, and Jack and Jill. He usually plays characters who are nice but not very smart!
Adam Sandler
This is a "fast casual" restaurant. Fast casual restaurants are restaurants where people don't need to wait very long for their food and don't need to wear any fancy clothing.
This restaurant serves Italian food and is famous for their breadsticks. You can get as many breadsticks as you want there!
Olive Garden
This band was a "boy band," a band made up of young men. They wrote a lot of love songs and were popular among girls. The band stopped making music together several years ago, but the men in the band have their own "solo" careers now. Harry Styles is the most popular member of the band.
One Direction
This film by Quentin Tarantino is one of the most popular crime movies in the U.S. It is interesting because the story is not told in the order that things happen! Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman are in this movie.
Pulp Fiction
This show is about a chemistry teacher who has cancer. He cannot pay for his cancer treatment, so he begins to make drugs and sell them. He quickly gets involved with drug cartels and violence, and he becomes very cruel and dangerous.
Breaking Bad
This actor is an older man who usually plays funny characters. Two of his most famous characters are Frank from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and the Penguin from Batman Returns. He is only 4 feet and 10 inches (147 centimeters) tall!
Danny DeVito
This restaurant was created to add more healthy options to fast food. They are famous for their bread and soup. They also serve sandwiches, salads, and baked goods (cookies, muffins, and scones).
Panera Bread
This band was popular in the 1990s, but it ended when the lead singer, Kurt Cobain, died in 1994. The band made alternative rock music. It was part of the "grunge" subculture. The band's music is still popular today and was even used in one of the movies we talk about in this Jeopardy game!
Nirvana