Childhood Unlocked
This yellow, square resident has somehow maintained employment at the same fast-food restaurant since 1999.
Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?
In 2004, this artist apparently had 99 problems—but according to him, a particular type of romantic problem wasn't one.
Who is Jay-Z?
You can travel north, south, east, and west, but only one of these directions won't appear on a traditional compass.
What is up/down?
A $200 dinner bill arrives. Your group wants to leave exactly 20% before tax. This amount is sacrificed to the tipping gods.
What is $40?
A Latino parent says, “I'm not mad.” Years of scientific research suggest you should absolutely NOT believe this statement. What emotion is actually present?
What is anger? 😂
Your carefully selected “Top 8” could end friendships on this early social-media platform.
What is MySpace?
This 2003 Beyoncé hit taught an entire generation that being deeply in love could apparently make you look a little unstable.
What is “Crazy in Love”?
Every month has at least this many days.
What is 28?
Your paycheck says $2,000, but your bank account receives $1,600. Taxes, insurance, and retirement contributions explain the difference, collectively known as these.
What are deductions?
At the party, someone yells your full government name instead of your nickname. Your survival instincts tell you this has happened.
You're in trouble.
Long before AirPods, Apple convinced an entire generation that 1,000 songs belonged in their pocket with this device, first released in 2001.
What is the iPod?
Before we were checking Instagram stories, this artist was busy checking whether you were calling her girlfriend.
Who is Avril Lavigne?
A farmer owns 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. This many remain.
What is 9?
Your younger self feared getting grounded. Your almost-30-year-old self fears opening an envelope containing these three letters from the federal government.
What is the IRS? 😭
This Spanish word can mean “right now,” “in a little while,” “later,” or potentially never, depending entirely on who's speaking.
What is “ahorita”?
Before Fortnite had kids begging their parents for V-Bucks, many of us were begging for a membership to this snowy virtual world—mostly so our penguin could finally wear the good clothes.
What is Club Penguin?
This 2006 hit had its singer asking a very important question about what happens when your relationship leaves the bedroom and enters the streets.
What is “So Sick” by Ne-Yo?
You enter a dark room containing a candle, fireplace, and gas lamp. You have one match. This is what you light first.
What is the match?
This three-digit number somehow became more important in adulthood than any GPA you ever earned, and lenders love judging you by it.
What is a credit score?
This household item has ended countless peaceful Saturday mornings after a Latino parent turns it on and suddenly everyone knows it's cleaning day.
What is the vacuum? 😂
Long before TikTok dances, kids were learning choreography from a game where colorful silhouettes told you exactly when you'd completely missed the move.
What is Just Dance?
This 2008 hit gave us a dance involving Superman and helped turn a teenage rapper into an internet-era phenomenon.
What is “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”?
Two fathers and two sons go to dinner. They order only three meals, yet everyone gets one. This explains how.
They are three people: a grandfather, father, and son.
You wake up after a night out feeling terrible and blame dehydration. Alcohol contributes to this by suppressing a hormone that normally tells your kidneys to conserve water. Name the hormone.
What is ADH (antidiuretic hormone/vasopressin)?
This Latin American country is the only one with coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean AND is named after Christopher Columbus.
What is Colombia? 🇨🇴