Pop Culture from 2000s
This wizarding film series, based on books by J.K. Rowling, began with The Sorcerer’s Stone in 2001.
What is Harry Potter?
These two words sound alike but differ in meaning: one indicates ownership, and the other is a contraction for "you are."
What are "your" and "you’re"?
This international tournament, held every four years, crowns the best national soccer team in the world.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
In this film a precarious child finds himself "all alone" on Christmas and must fend off would-be robbers.
What is Home Alone?
This brainstorming technique involves jotting down ideas in no particular order and connecting them visually to find relationships.
What is mind mapping?
This pop star released hits like "Oops!... I Did It Again" and "Toxic" in the early 2000s.
Who is Britney Spears?
This rule states that a comma should be placed before this conjunction when combining two independent clauses.
What is a coordinating conjunction? Or FANBOYS
This player, known as "King James," was the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.
Who is LeBron James?
What is Aliens?
Writers use this strategy to organize their main points and supporting details before beginning the draft.
What is creating an outline?
This portable device, first introduced by Apple in 2001, could "store 1,000 songs in your pocket."
What is the iPod?
These two words are often confused: one means "to leave out," and the other means "to accept or agree."
What are "except" and "accept"?
This team won three Super Bowls in the 2000s, led by quarterback Tom Brady.
Who are the New England Patriots?
Arnold Schwarzenegger's character shouts this famous line in the film, Predator.
What is "Get to the choppa'!"?
The hook or first sentence of a journalistic profile/newspaper article is known as this.
What is a lede?
This animated show about a group of friends in Colorado featured characters like Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny.
What is South Park?
Identify the dangling modifier in this sentence: "After watching the movie, the book seemed much less exciting."
What is "After watching the movie"?
This player, often called the "GOAT" of the WNBA, won four championships with the Houston Comets and is the league's all-time leading scorer.
Who is Diana Taurasi?
In Die Hard, what is the name of the skyscraper where the story takes place?
What is Nakatomi Plaza?
During 7th grade, we wrote a story following the Hero's Journey. This man created the Hero's Journey.
Who is Joseph Campbell?
This viral dance craze, popularized by Soulja Boy in 2007, included lyrics like “Superman that…”.
What is "Crank That"?
Identify the dangling modifier in this sentence: "Running late for school, the backpack was left on the kitchen table."
What is "Running late for school"?
This WNBA team, based in Las Vegas, won the championship in both 2022 and 2023.
Who are the Las Vegas Aces?
In The Fifth Element, what is the name of the opera singer who possesses the elemental stones?
Who is Diva Plavalaguna?
Mr. Melgarejo taught the class about MLA formatting. What does MLA stand for?
What is the Modern Language Association?