Dates in 2024
What major football event earned the title of "Most Watched Program in US History" on February 11th?
Super Bowl (LVIII)
The 2024 Summer Olympics took place in what city?
This Era's Tour singer was the top grossing artist of 2024
Taylor Swift
The newly discovered vampire hedgehog's scientific name "Hylomys macarong" refers to "vampire" in what language?
Vietnamese
This country elected its first female president on June 2nd
Mexico
In the opening ceremony, athletes were paraded down what river on boats?
Seine
Deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state
Brain rot
(OED)
This recently released musical was the highest grossing Broadway musical adaptation of all time.
Wicked
A stretch of sea floor off of what country's coast is home to over 100 new species: including an octocoral and three new fish?
New Zealand
On January 20th, ____ became the fifth country to land on the moon.
Japan
What event made its debut at the 2024 summer games?
Break dancing
To show something clearly, through signs or actions
Manifest
(Cambridge)
This animated sequel was the highest grossing movie of 2024
Inside Out 2
The Peruvian blobheaded fish is part of what common fish family?
Catfishes
On September 17th, this country became the first where electric cars outnumber gas vehicles.
Norway
The 2024 summer games brought Simone Biles' total Olympic medal count to?
11
Division into two sharply distinct opposites
OR
One idea that both sides of the political spectrum agree on
Polarization
(Merriam-Webster)
The song "Lose Control" by this artist was Billboard's #1 song of 2024
Teddy Swims
A unique species of pterosaur was identified by its backbone, legs, shoulders, and this distinct feature of pterosaurs.
Wings
The largest cruise ship ever built set sail on January 27th. How many passengers can stay aboard (to the nearest 1000)?
7,000
The only other city to have hosted the summer Olympics as many times as Paris (3 times) is?
London
"Youtube" is the top _____ word of the year.
Googled
This book, based in Golden Gate Park, won the 2024 Newbery medal for its outstanding contribution to children's literature.
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
These 3 related new species from what kingdom all smell like fish? Hint: They're not plants or animals.
What is fungi (or mushrooms)