Pop Culture
Which artist’s 2023-2024 "Eras Tour" became the first concert tour in history to cross $1 billion in revenue?
Taylor Swift
"'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play / And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate / Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake..."
"Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift
In One Piece, what is the name of the main protagonist whose body has the properties of rubber?
Monkey D. Luffy.
If a doctor is a "cardiologist," what specific organ are they studying?
The heart (from the Greek kardia).
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which 2023 animated film features a protagonist named Miles Morales traveling through various dimensions?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
"Starships were meant to fly / Hands up and touch the sky / Can't stop, 'cause we're so high..."
"Starships" by Nicki Minaj
In My Hero Academia, what is the general term for the superpowers that 80% of the population possesses?
Quirks.
If a polygon is a "hexagon," how many sides does it have?
Six (from the Greek hex).
Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles in history?
Brazil
What does the slang term "rizz" stand for (it was the Oxford Word of the Year in 2023)?
Charisma
Sin City's cold and empty / No one's around to judge me..."
"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd
In the Dragon Ball series, what are the names of the two characters who fuse to become "Gogeta"?
Goku and Vegeta.
The prefix "bi-" means two. What is the Latin prefix for "one" found in the word cycle or corn?
Uni- (Unicycle, Unicorn).
Which chemical element has the symbol Au on the Periodic Table?
Gold
What was the first video to ever reach 1 billion views on YouTube?
"Gangnam Style" by PSY.
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There's vomit on his sweater already..."
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem
What is the "Big Three" specifically referring to in anime history?
One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach.
In biology, the prefix "macro-" (from Greek makros) means large. What is its opposite prefix, meaning small?
Micro- (mikros).
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
In the 2024 film Dune: Part Two, what is the name of the desert planet where the story takes place?
Arrakis.
"I hold back, sometimes I won't, yuh / I feel good, sometimes I don't, yuh / I finessed..."
"God’s Plan" by Drake
Who is the legendary co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of Spirited Away?
Hayao Miyazaki.
The Greek root "phobia" means fear. What is the Greek root "phil" (as in philosophy or philanthropy) mean?
Love.
What is the most spoken first language (native language) in the world?
Mandarin Chinese