Memes
This prank involves a link that unexpectedly plays Rick Astley’s 1987 hit.
What is a Rickroll?
This French city lends its name to a style of mustard
Dijon
“Have a break, have a ___” finishes this chocolate bar slogan.
What is KitKat?
You can’t “sweat out toxins” in a sauna; sweat is mostly this.
What is water (and salts)?
A satirical Korean thriller where a poor family infiltrates a wealthy household’s life.
Parasite
This short-form video app (RIP) helped popularize lip-sync clips and looping comedy videos
What is Vine?
In cocktails, standard simple syrup is typically this ratio of sugar to water.
What is 1:1?
The green siren/mermaid logo is most associated with which company?
What is Starbucks?
Microwaves heat food mainly by exciting these molecules in food
What are water molecules?
A stranded astronaut survives on Mars by science-ing the heck out of potatoes.
The Martian
“This is fine” features a cartoon ___ sitting calmly while everything burns.
What is a dog?
This dessert is layered with espresso-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone.
Tiramisu
This insurance company is known for “Like a good neighbor, ___ is there.”
What is State Farm?
This lens effect is why a straw looks “bent” in a glass of water.
What is refraction?
A movie where a linguist tries to communicate with aliens using circular written symbols.
Arrival
This 2012 meme song features an animated pop-tart cat flying through space with a rainbow trail.
What is Nyan Cat?
This process (named after Louis) makes milk safer by heating it briefly.
Pasteurization
“Melts in your mouth, not in your hands” is the slogan for this candy.
What are M&M’s?
This is why your voice sounds higher as an ambulance approaches and lower as it drives away.
What is the Doppler effect?
A thriller where a family’s “perfect vacation” in Sweden turns into a cult nightmare during a daylight festival.
Midsommar
“Success Kid” is the photo of a toddler clenching his fist, originally shot on a ___.
What is a beach?
This compound is what makes chili peppers feel “hot.”
What is capsaicin?
“Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s ___.”
Maybelline
A tongue map showing distinct taste zones is outdated; all taste areas can detect sweet, salty, ____, ____, and ____.
What is sour, umami, and bitter?
A series where people are rated socially through an app and their score controls their life opportunities.
Black Mirror - Nosedive