Pop Culture Deep Cuts
This artist broke Spotify’s record for most-streamed album in a single day in 2024
Taylor Swift (The Tortured Poets Department)
Bananas are technically classified as this type of plant product.
Berries
This country is famous for inventing croissants
France
This foreign-language film won Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards
Parasite
This empire built the Colosseum
The Roman Empire
This U.S. state has more tigers in captivity than exist in the wild globally.
Texas
The Japanese word “sashimi” translates to this in English
Pierced body
In The Matrix, Neo is offered a choice between a red pill and this color pill
Blue
The Berlin Wall fell in this year
1989
The first YouTube video ever uploaded was titled this.
Me at the Zoo
A day on this planet is longer than its year.
Venus
This spice, worth more by weight than gold, comes from the crocus flower
Saffron
The Bride” is the codename of the main character in this Tarantino film
Kill Bill
This woman led France’s army to victory before being executed at age 19
Joan of Arc
This artist holds the record for the most Grammy wins of all time.
Beyoncé
This common animal can’t vomit
Horse
This Middle Eastern dip is made from blended chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic
This film popularized the line “Say hello to my little friend”
Scarface
This empire once ruled nearly a quarter of the world’s population
The British Empire
This 2010s rapper’s real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph.
21 Savage
This part of the body has no blood supply and gets oxygen directly from the air.
Cornea
This European cheese is illegal to sell in the U.S. because it’s made from unpasteurized milk aged less than 60 days
Roquefort
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this was the first film to feature a post-credits scene
Iron Man (2008)
This emperor burned the city of Rome in 64 AD and blamed the Christians
Nero