Music
Which pop superstar released the record-breaking The Tortured Poets Department album in 2024?
Taylor Swift
In the 2023 smash hit Barbie, which actor played "Just Ken" alongside Margot Robbie's Barbie?
Ryan Gosling
Which viral viral luxury chocolate bar—stuffed with pistachio cream and crispy kataifi pastry—took social media by storm worldwide?
Dubai Chocolate
Which platform feature—pioneered by Snapchat, adopted by Instagram, and later tested on TikTok—lets users share vertical photos or clips that disappear automatically after 24 hours?
Stories
Which Mesoamerican civilization constructed the massive step-pyramid city of Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco?
The Aztecs
Which song by Sabrina Carpenter dominated the summer of 2024 with the line "I working late 'cause I'm a singer"?
Espresso
What is the name of the planet where Paul Atreides rides giant sandworms in Denis Villeneuve's Dune series?
Arrakis (Dune)
What portmanteau term describes the wildly popular flavor combination of sweet and spicy, like hot honey on pepperoni pizza?
Swicy
What signature video format features creators showing their morning skincare, picking an outfit, and making coffee while chatting directly to the camera?
GRWM
What extensive 13th-century Eurasian empire—founded by Genghis Khan—became the largest contiguous land empire in world history?
The Mongol empire
Olivia Rodrigo’s massive sophomore album features hits like "vampire" and "bad idea right?". What is the four-letter name of this album?
GUTS
In Pixar's Inside Out 2, which orange, anxious new emotion joins Riley's mind as she enters high school?
Anxiety
What crunchy Chinese street food snack consists of skewered, sugar-coated fruit like strawberries or hawthorn berries?
Tanghulu
What common social media phenomenon occurs when a user's feed becomes so tailored by the algorithm that they only see opinions and content confirming their existing views?
Echo chamber /filter bubble
What massive ancient amphitheater in Rome—built under the Flavian dynasty—could hold tens of thousands of spectators for gladiator games and public spectacles?
The Colosseum
Which neon-green-obsessed album by Charli xcx inspired a viral social media movement and Internet aesthetic in summer 2024?
Brat
Christopher Nolan's 2026 adaptation incorporates narrative elements and characters not present in Homer’s original poem, borrowing from Virgil's Aeneid. Which actor plays Sinon—the Greek soldier whose backstory is expanded into a pivotal subplot about wartime trauma and deceit?
Elliot Page
Which kitchen appliance—famous for circulating hot air—became a staple for making quick air-fried snacks and crispy potatoes?
Air fryer
What ultra-spicy Korean instant noodle brand—famous for its fire chicken flavor and black packaging—sparked a global mukbang challenge trend?
Buldak
What famous 1569 cylindrical map grid—designed for sea navigation by preserving straight compass bearings—is widely criticized for severely inflating the size of landmasses near the poles, making Greenland look as large as Africa?
The Mercator projection
Which Canadian artist released the viral 2024 track "A Bar Song (Tipsy)", blending country and hip-hop to top the Billboard charts?
Shaboozey
Which 1999 sci-fi thriller famously featured a recurring piece of background detail—a Starbucks cup—placed somewhere in almost every single scene of the movie?
The fight club
What chewy tapioca pearls or fruit jelly toppings give Boba milk tea its signature texture?
Boba/boba pearls
Which Seattle rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour lineup after making onstage pro-Palestinian comments during their opening set in New Jersey?
Macklemore
What famous active volcano near Naples, Italy, famously erupted in 79 AD, completely burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under volcanic ash?
Mt Vesuvius