Gen Z Slang
100 Years Ago
Before They
Were Famous
Y is the Only Vowel
'80s Lyrics
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A controversial word young people use to identify an older generation, okay?

What is boomer?

200



In 1921 she became the first major female fashion designer to introduce a perfume, still popular today

Who is Coco Chanel?

200

Before he was a member of one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, releasing his own solo music or starring in films like Dunkirk, this Brit worked part time in a bakery

Who is Harry Styles?


200

This term for a wanderer or traveler is used as a negative slur toward the Romani people of Eastern Europe

What is a gypsy?

200

Just a small town girl
Livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere

What is Don't Stop Believin' by Journey?

400

A shortened word to call something out as appearing shady or untrustworthy

What is "sus"?

400

In 1921, Dr. Fredrick Banting was the first person to ever isolate this glucose-regulating hormone that created a treatment for diabetes

What is insulin?

400

Before joining the X-Men movie franchise or singing in Les Miserables and The Greatest Showman, this Australian actor temporarily worked as a P.E. teacher

Who is Hugh Jackman?


400


It's a species of short-tailed wild cats, also known as bobcats in America

What is a lynx?

400

You better run, you better do what you can
Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man
You wanna be tough, better do what you can

What is Beat It by Michael Jackson?

600

When someone goes through a major makeover or transformation, they have this luminescent experience

What is glow up?

600

In 1921, the Boston Post won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing an Italian swindler in his fraudulent investing scams, leading to this con being named after him 

What is a Ponzi scheme?

600

Before she was winning Grammys, starring in Dreamgirls, or coaching young singers on The Voice, she was working at a Burger King in Chicago

Who is Jennifer Hudson?


600

A word used in reference to a private romantic rendezvous between lovers

What is a tryst?

600

Are you happy are you satisfied?
How long can you stand the heat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

What is Another One Bites the Dust by Queen?

800

This term refers to a photo or video created to entice the dehydrated audience with their beauty, also a modern form of fishing for compliments

What is a thirst trap?

800

In 1921, this scientist was welcomed to the United States to raise funds for researching radium, since she was the one who first discovered it

Who is Marie Curie?

800

Before this Australian actress transformed herself into Tonya Harding, Sharon Tate or Harley Quinn and raking in award nominations, she was making sandwiches at Subway

Who is Margot Robbie?


800


This term is usually used for a mythological spirit of nature that takes the form of a beautiful maiden, similar to a fairy or elf

What is a nymph?

800

Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale
And it's about to set sail
I got me a car, it seats about twenty, so come on
And bring your jukebox money

What is Love Shack by The B-52's?

1000

If a guy is trying way too hard to impress a girl that he likes and gain her favor, he is usually referred to as this negative slang term

What is simp?

1000


In 1921, this psychologist introduced his newest testing tool, which had patients interpret inkblots to detect any underlying thought disorders

Who is Rorschach?

1000

Before he became the fashion expert on Queer Eye and one of the first openly gay Pakistani men on television, he worked as a flight attendant

Who is Tan France?


1000

Anthropologists use this word to label an ethnic group or animal species as being smaller than average 

What is pygmy?

1000

Together we can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

What is Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler?

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