Pandemic & Pop Culture
This video conferencing platform became a household name for work, school, and virtual family gatherings.
What is Zoom?
This heartwarming Apple TV+ series follows an optimistic American football coach hired to manage a British soccer team.
What is Ted Lasso?
This former Disney star's 2021 debut single, "drivers license," became a global phenomenon.
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
This type of artificial intelligence, which can create new text and images, became widely accessible through tools like ChatGPT.
What is Generative AI?
Tom Cruise returned to the cockpit in this 2022 sequel, which was widely credited with revitalizing the cinema experience.
What is Top Gun: Maverick?
This Netflix docuseries about eccentric big cat owners Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin was an early pandemic obsession.
What is Tiger King?
In this brutal South Korean Netflix drama, indebted contestants play deadly children's games for a massive cash prize.
What is Squid Game?
This Puerto Rican superstar was Spotify's most-streamed artist globally for three consecutive years (2020-2022).
Who is Bad Bunny?
Short for Non-Fungible Token, this blockchain-based digital asset created a speculative craze for digital art and collectibles.
What is an NFT?
Denis Villeneuve's epic adaptation of this classic Frank Herbert sci-fi novel was released in two critically acclaimed parts.
What is Dune?
This simple, once-a-day word puzzle, acquired by The New York Times, became a viral daily ritual for millions.
What is Wordle?
This HBO prequel to Game of Thrones chronicles the Targaryen civil war known as the "Dance of the Dragons."
What is House of the Dragon?
We don't talk about this character from Disney's Encanto, but his song became a surprise #1 hit in 2022.
Who is Bruno?
This slang term describes the person at the center of attention, as if they were the protagonist of a story.
What is the "main character"?
This 2023 film about a famous video game plumber became one of the highest-grossing animated movies of all time.
What is The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
This two-word public health practice described the need to maintain a safe distance from others to prevent viral spread.
What is social distancing?
Based on a hit video game, this acclaimed HBO series follows Joel and Ellie on a journey across a post-apocalyptic America.
What is The Last of Us?
This superstar's "Eras Tour" became the first concert tour in history to surpass $1 billion in revenue.
Who is Taylor Swift?
Launched by Meta in 2023, this text-based app was created as a direct competitor to X (formerly Twitter).
What is Threads?
This 2023 cultural phenomenon saw moviegoers watching two very different blockbusters—one pink, one explosive—as a double feature.
What is "Barbenheimer"?
This type of vaccine technology, used by Pfizer and Moderna, was a groundbreaking tool in the global response to COVID-19.
What is mRNA?
This FX/Hulu series about a fine-dining chef who returns to run his family's Chicago sandwich shop is known for its high-stress kitchen scenes.
What is The Bear?
This short-form video app is the primary platform where songs and dances become viral sensations.
What is TikTok?
This AI chatbot from OpenAI, launched in late 2022, brought the power of large language models to the public and sparked an AI arms race.
What is ChatGPT?
James Cameron's long-awaited 2022 sequel returned audiences to the world of Pandora and became the highest-grossing film of the decade so far.
What is Avatar: The Way of Water?