Pop Culture
This 90s sitcom’s theme song includes the line “Your job’s a joke, you’re broke.”
What is Friends?
The main ingredient in hummus.
What are chickpeas?
The city famously known as “The City That Never Sleeps.”
What is New York City?
The “Father of the Constitution.”
Who is James Madison?
The blue bird used to represent this social media platform.
What is Twitter (now X)?
This 1980s anthem starts with “Just a small-town girl, livin’ in a lonely world.”
What is “Don’t Stop Believin’”?
The fastest land animal.
What is a cheetah?
Before becoming Barbie, Margot Robbie played this infamous DC villain.
What is Harley Quinn?
A “Manhattan” cocktail is made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and this.
What is bitters?
The world’s largest ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
The ancient Egyptian queen famous for her beauty and alliances.
Who is Cleopatra?
“404” means this happened to a webpage.
What is ‘Page Not Found’?
This artist made history in 2024 by winning their fourth Album of the Year Grammy.
Who is Taylor Swift?
The largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This K-pop group’s fandom is known as ARMY.
What is BTS?
This spicy dish from Thailand literally means “fried noodles.”
What is Pad Thai?
The only country that’s also a continent.
What is Australia?
This city was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD.
What is Pompeii?
The first widely used search engine before Google.
What is Yahoo (or AltaVista)?
The band whose hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” became a karaoke staple.
Who is Queen?
This animal sleeps up to 22 hours a day.
What is a koala?
The actor who played both Deadpool and a snarky detective in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu.
What is Ryan Reynolds?
This hot sauce brand was temporarily halted in 2023 due to a chili shortage.
What is Sriracha?
This European city is home to both Big Ben and the world’s first subway system.
What is London?
The medieval document limiting the power of the English king.
What is the Magna Carta?
This company popularized video calls during 2020’s.
What is Zoom?
The Canadian singer known for “Blinding Lights.”
Who is The Weeknd?
The only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
The title of Taylor Swift’s 2022 album that kept coworkers arguing over “Anti-Hero.”
What is Midnights?
This French pastry translates to “lightning” since it’s eaten fast
What is an éclair?
The only U.S. state with a royal palace.
What is Hawaii?
This American inventor had over 1,000 patents, including the phonograph.
Who is Thomas Edison?
The first emoji was invented in this country.
What is Japan?
The pop diva behind the 2019 hit “Truth Hurts.”
Who is Lizzo?
Trivia Question: When Amazon was founded, what product was initially sold?
what is Books?
This 2024 movie revived the multiverse concept after Everything Everywhere All At Once made it cool.
What is Deadpool & Wolverine?
This frozen dessert was created by accident when a child left a soda mix outside in the cold.
What is a popsicle?
This country’s name translates to “Land of the Thunder Dragon.”
What is Bhutan?
The Trojan War began over the abduction of this woman.
Who is Helen of Troy?
The name of the first computer virus ever discovered.
What is Creeper?
The Beatles’ final song, released with help from AI in 2023.
What is “Now and Then”?
The year with the most total solar eclipse visible in North America.
What is 2024?
The best-selling video game of all time.
What is Minecraft?
This fruit was once called a “Persian apple,” giving it its modern name.
What is a peach?
The capital of Canada **not Toronto**.
What is Ottawa?
This explorer’s name is used for a famous GPS navigation app.
Who is Magellan?
The tech billionaire who once hosted SNL and founded SpaceX.
Who is Elon Musk?
This rapper’s real name is Marshall Mathers.
Who is Eminem?
What country has the most vending machines per capita?
What is Japan?
This show about media moguls and family chaos ended in 2023 and won tons of Emmys.
What is Succession?
This world-famous soda’s original recipe contained coca leaves.
What is Coca-Cola?
This city holds both the world’s tallest building and an indoor ski resort.
What is Dubai?
This empire once ruled half the world under Genghis Khan.
What is the Mongol Empire?
The programming language named after a coffee blend.
What is Java?
The legendary festival held in 1969 that defined a generation.
What is Woodstock?
The number of hearts an octopus has.
What is three?