Pop Culture
According to the American Kennel Club, which dog replaced Labrador Retrievers as the most popular in America this year?
French Bulldog (average cost: $1500 - $3K)
According to Forbes, what was the average cost of a :30 Super Bowl commercial in 2023?
In 2023, a 30-second Super Bowl commercial costs a record-high average of $7 million.
“I’m Very Uninterested in That Opinion.”
David Rose (Schitt's Creek)
What is the most watched sport in America? Canada?
Football, Hockey
What are the four Hogwarts houses in Harry Potter?
Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin
Who has been nominated for the most Oscars? And who has won the most?
Walt Disney
Name two of the four most followed accounts on Instagram.
Instagram, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Selena Gomez
“What greater gift than the love of a cat?”
Charles Dickens
Which individual has won the most US/CAN professional sports championships? (Among MLB, NBA, NHL)
Bill Russell (NBA), 11
Disney's Little Mermaid, Ariel, is the cousin of which other Disney character (from a different movie)?
Hercules
Name three EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winners from the last 10 years.
Robert Lopez
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tim Rice
John Legend
Alan Menken
Jennifer Hudson
Viola Davis
As of August 2023, what does Spotify report as the highest-rated podcast?
The Joe Rogan Experience
"You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath."
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)" from "Red (Taylor's Version)
Which was the first sport to be utilized for fantasy purposes?
Baseball
What was the first video game created? And what more well-known game is it similar to?
Tennis for Two (invented by a physicist using a cathode ray tube), Pong
Name these rappers: Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, André Romelle Young
Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Dr. Dre
If you have scriptophobia, what are you afraid of?
Writing
“Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up & turn toward the light & that makes them beautiful.”
Jim Carrey
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Serena Williams won? Doubles? Mixed doubles?
23, 14, 2
When did Halloween originate, and who originally celebrated it?
About 2,000 years ago when Celtic Europeans celebrated the end of the fall harvest.
Name the highest-grossing Canadians in the following categories: music, movies, sports.
Celine Dion, Ryan Reynolds, Wayne Gretzky (according to Go Banking Rates)
What does MAT (or matte) release stand for?
The term comes from a time when newspapers were physically laid out and formatted. The process is electronic now, but the name remains the same.
"In America, the president reigns for four years, and journalism governs forever and ever."
Oscar Wilde
Who is the most decorated American Olympian and how many medals have they won? Canadian?
Michael Phelps (28), Penny Oleksiak (7)
How many Jeopardy! shows did Alex Trebek host in his 35+ year tenure as host?
8,043