Economic History
What caused a massive decline in the stock market in the late 90s/early 2000s
The "Dot Com" bubble
This song of the summer, from 2020 and 2021, describes the visible wavy or shimmering effect seen over a hot road, caused by light bending as it passes through layers of air with different temperatures and densities.
Heat Waves
This actress is most well-known for her roles in "Breakfast Club" and "16 Candles."
Molly Ringwald
What body of water borders the Crimea region of Ukraine to the west and south?
The Black Sea
A mix of curds topped with a hot gravy and French fries that is popular in our neighbor to the north.
Poutine
What was the first country in Asia to industrialize?
Japan
What is the old catchphrase of a former WWE wrestler that has appeared in many movies alongside Kevin Hart?
"Can you smelllllllllllllllllllllll, what the Rock is cookin?"
This movie featured John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson as hitmen searching for a stolen briefcase.
Pulp Fiction
Where is Mount Fuji in relation to Kyoto, Japan?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, or Southwest
Northeast
This powder of a Japanese plant can be found in drinks, cakes, teas, and coffees. The powder is green and predominately made in Kyoto, Japan.
Matcha powder
What was the first country to use 2% as a target for inflation?
New Zealand
This style of music may be hundreds of years old, but its tales about life at sea were everywhere on Tiktok a few years ago.
Sea shanties
While many people know Walter White as the drug lord at the center of the show "Breaking Bad," the actor who portrays him was first introduced to many people as the father on this family sitcom about the life of a teenage middle child.
Malcolm in the Middle
What country does the Euphrates River start in?
Turkey
A dish made of shredded beef that is slow-cooked in a flavorful tomato-based sauce with onions, bell peppers, and spices. Its name is Spanish for “old clothes.”
Ropa Vieja
What was the name of the Fed Chair that hiked interest rates in the early 1980s?
Paul Volcker
This reference to the 90's movie, "The Matrix," became a widely used meme meant to represent a choice between facing an uncomfortable reality or choosing to remain in a comfortable, but ignorant, state.
Red pill or blue bill
This actor played two characters in different Marvel movies: one, a purple alien obsessed with collecting a set of stones, and the other, a mutant from the future.
Josh Brolin (Thanos and Cable)
We all know that the Panama Canal is international shipping's go-to shortcut through the Americas. What is the main other country that such a canal has been proposed in?
Nicaragua
This tropical fruit is native to China and has a reddish, leathery skin that encloses sweet, translucent white flesh surrounding a single brown seed. Used in cakes, tarts, mousses, ice cream, and jellies.
Lychee
Name the four East Asian economies that experienced massive economic growth in the 1980s. These economies have been called the "Asian Tigers" or the "Four Asian Dragons." (Hint: one of them is a city, not a country)
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea
This celebrity, originally known for a rap career in the 90s, can now be seen in podcasts, movie/tv cameos, and more. I guess his mind is still on money and money is still on his mind.
Snoop Dogg
These three clowns stared in such movies as "Duck Soup" and "A Day at the Races." (We will accept either their first names or their group name.)
Groucho, Harpo, Chico (The Marx Brothers)
What body of water separates the Musandam Governorate of Oman and The United Arab Emirates from Iran? (Hint: Iran has threatened to close this area to international shipping several times.)
The Strait of Hormuz
This dish from Senegal (and popular throughout West Africa) features chicken that is marinated in a tangy, savory mixture of lemon or lime juice, Dijon mustard, and a generous amount of caramelized onions, and then slow-cooked.
Poulet Yassa