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This search engine, founded in 1998, dominates the internet and is also the name of a common verb for “to look something up online.”
"Girls just wanna have fun"
What is "Girls just wanna have fun" by Cyndi Lauper?
The largest ocean on Earth
What is the Pacific Ocean?
He won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1994 for his role in Forrest Gump
Who is Tom Hanks?
This video game franchise featuring blocky characters remains one of the best-selling of all time and just got its own movie
What is Minecraft?
This protein molecule carries genetic information in almost all living things
What is DNA?
"Take on me, Take me on"
What is "Take on me" by A-Ha?
The longest river on Earth
What is the Nile?
This artist won Album of the Year at the 2012 Grammys for their album 21
Who is Adele?
In 2025, tens of thousands of people across the world participated in general strikes and protests over this Middle East conflict.
What is the Israel-Palestine conflict?
In coding, this is the set of instructions behind platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok that determines what videos and content are recommended to users
What is an algorithm?
"You might think I'm crazy, but I just can't sleep"
What is "You might think" by the Cars?
The country with the largest population in the world
What is China?
This film has won the most Academy Awards ever, with 11 Oscars
What is Titanic?
The first american born pope was elected during concalve this year
Who is Pope Leo?
This chemical element, with atomic number 79, is a precious metal often used in electronics and jewelry
What is Gold?
"Shes got electric boots, a mohair suit"
What is "Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John?
The largest desert in the world
What is Antarctica?
This singer won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2021 for Folklore
Who is Taylor Swift?
One of the most intense tropical cyclones of 2025, Hurricane Melissa, struck this Caribbean country
This 1977 arcade game is widely credited as the first commercially successful video game, featuring a spaceship shooting aliens
What is Space Invaders?
"I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, then I met you"
What is "Dont you want me" by the Human League?
Wellington is the capital of this country
What is New Zealand?
This artist holds the record for the most Grammy wins of all time
Who is Beyonce?
This Australian beach was the site of one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country's history
What is Bondi Beach?