Category 1: Movies — Blockbusters & Beyond
This 1997 film about a doomed ocean liner became the first movie to gross over a billion dollars worldwide.
Titanic
This “King of Pop” released Thriller, the best-selling album of all time.
Michael Jackson
In Friends, the Central Perk coffee shop’s most famous couch is this color.
Orange
Mario first appeared as a character in this 1981 arcade game.
Donkey Kong
This short-form video app exploded in popularity worldwide during 2020.
TikTok
The Marvel Cinematic Universe began in 2008 with this superhero film starring Robert Downey Jr.
Iron Man
This British band’s 1991 hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” helped launch the grunge movement.
Nirvana
This fantasy series based on George R.R. Martin’s novels featured dragons and power struggles in Westeros.
Game of Thrones
In The Legend of Zelda, the main hero is not Zelda, but this sword-wielding adventurer.
Link
“Grogu” became the real name of this beloved Star Wars character.
Baby Yoda
In Inception, this object is used by Cobb to tell whether he’s dreaming.
A Spinning Top
Known for blending country and pop, this artist re-recorded her albums to gain ownership of her masters.
Taylor Swift
The Office is set in this Pennsylvania city.
Scranton
The open-world Western Red Dead Redemption 2 was developed by this studio.
Rockstar Games
The “Barbenheimer” phenomenon in 2023 combined two blockbuster movies that premiered on the same day — name one of them.
Barbie (or Oppenheimer)
The “Heeeere’s Johnny!” line was famously improvised by Jack Nicholson in this 1980 horror classic.
The Shining
Daft Punk wore these accessories to maintain anonymity throughout their career.
Robot Helmets
The title character of Breaking Bad uses this alias in the drug world.
Heisenberg
The 2020 indie hit Hades is inspired by mythology from this ancient civilization.
Greek
Beyoncé’s devoted fanbase are collectively known by this “royal” name.
The Beyhive
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite made history in 2020 as the first film from this country to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
South Korea
This English singer’s 2016 James Bond theme “Writing’s on the Wall” won an Academy Award.
Sam Smith
In Stranger Things, the Upside Down first appeared after experiments went wrong at this facility.
Hawkins National Laboratory
The Last of Us Part II won Game of the Year in 2020, with this studio behind it.
Naughty Dog
This virtual pop star, voiced by a vocal synthesizer, has performed live hologram concerts across the world since 2007.
Hatsune Miku