ALL SOCIAL
What do you call a woman who is protesting for the right to vote?
A suffragette
🟨 Which NBA team won the 2024 NBA Finals, led by Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray?
Answer: Who are the Denver Nuggets?
🟨 Which video game involving creepy mascots and a factory went viral in late 2024 with the release of its third chapter?
Answer: What is Poppy Playtime?
🟨 Which global superstar dropped a country album in 2024 called “Cowboy Carter,” blending genres and breaking stereotypes?
Answer: Who is Beyoncé?
In 2024, this social media platform faced scrutiny due to a trend called the "Chromebook Challenge," where students damaged school laptops.
Answer: What is TikTok?
Name 4 immigrant groups that came to the USA: 2 that came through Ellis Island (East) and 2 that came through Angel Island (West)
West: Chinese, Mexican
East: Italians, Irish, German, African-Americans etc.
This superstar from the Golden State Warriors is considered the greatest 3-point shooter of all time.
Answer:
Who is Stephen Curry?
🟩 Which game lets players compete in 5v5 matches using iconic video game characters like Luigi, Mega Man, and Pikachu?
Answer: What is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?
🎵 This former Disney Channel star made waves in 2024 with her album “Guts” and songs like “vampire.”
Answer: Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
🧠 In what ways has Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” been more than just a concert series? Name at least two industries it has affected and explain how.
Answer:
It boosted the economy via tourism and film with the concert movie's success.
If there was one interesting thing about social studies this year, what was it?
Answers will vary. No answer is wrong
🏈 Which NFL wide receiver led the league in receiving yards in the 2023 season, finishing with over 1,800 yards?
Answer:
Who is Tyreek Hill?
In Fortnite Chapter 4, Season OG (2023), which vaulted weapon was reintroduced for only ONE week in the "Week 2 Update," and what made it particularly overpowered in Zero Build mode during that brief time? 🧠 Bonus DOK Layer: Why do you think Epic only brought this back temporarily? How does item vaulting shape game balance?
Answer:
What is the Heavy Sniper Rifle — it returned in Week 2 of OG, could one-shot players through overshield in Zero Build, and was notorious for its insane drop range and headshot damage (132 base).
🎵 Which 2024 hit by Doja Cat starts with “Yeah I said it before, I’m mean and I’m petty…” and became a popular TikTok sound?
Answer: What is “Paint The Town Red”?
🧠 This animated sequel, released in June 2024, explores complex emotions like Anxiety and Embarrassment. What is the movie and how does it teach emotional intelligence?
Answer:
What is Inside Out 2? (It helps students recognize and manage new emotions as they grow.)
How can recognizing the different needs of different genders benefit society?
Answers will vary but the gist is: EQUITY in all things.
⚽ Which club team did Lionel Messi play for before joining Inter Miami in the MLS?
Answer:
What is Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)?
In Modern Warfare II (2022), what is the statistically highest time-to-kill (TTK) weapon in the game with no attachments, and which barrel/underbarrel combo is most used by pros to reduce recoil drift in Ranked Play?
Answer:
What is the Kastov-74U for raw TTK (even without attachments), and the ShortTac 330mm barrel with Commando Foregrip is the preferred combo to tighten recoil patterns in Ranked or CDL loadouts.
🎵 This group, known for hits like “Butter” and “Dynamite,” continues to dominate K-pop charts in 2025.
Answer: Who is BTS?
🟪 This animated character with a red tracksuit and a strong Bronx accent starred in the rebooted version of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” How do reboots like this keep old franchises relevant to new audiences?
Answer: Who is Greg Heffley?
Provide 3 names of famous women or movements or events we studied this year.
Answers will vary. Mr. Miller and the rest of the class will determine the fidelity of the answer.
Which 7’4” rookie was drafted #1 overall in 2023 by the San Antonio Spurs and is known for his insane blocks and three-pointers?
Answer:
Who is Victor Wembanyama?
What is the only mob that can naturally spawn in the Overworld, detect vibration frequencies, and become stronger the more players try to avoid it — and how does the introduction of Ancient Cities and Sculk Shriekers create an emergent horror gameplay loop?
Answer:
What is The Warden — introduced in The Deep Dark biome, summoned via Sculk Shriekers, detects vibrations (sneaking reduces noise), and cannot be killed easily due to its 500 HP. It’s blind, extremely powerful, and punishes noise and exploration greed.
🎵 Which viral TikTok song by Benson Boone became a hit in 2024 with the lyrics “I see the light inside your eyes”?
Answer: What is “Beautiful Things”?
🟪 This 2024 viral video game took the format of a haunted cooking show, mixing horror with comedy and going viral on Twitch. How do indie games influence big-budget game companies?
Answer: What is “Sizzle & Scream”? (fictional title — can be swapped with something like “Lethal Company” or "Amanda the Adventurer")