2025 in Review
Resolutions for 2026?
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Fads
Super Patriots
100

Thanks to a meme, U.S. math teachers learned that to avoid sending students into a frenzy of laughter, they should avoid which two consecutive numbers?  

(6,7)

100

I'm going to eat fewer pints of this company's ice cream, but I can't go too long without its Chunky Monkey flavor:  

(Ben & Jerry's)

100

Cautionary golf yell + dark image caused by the sun = this, something an author does:  

(Foreshadow)

100

Heelys were distinguished from most brands of shoes by the addition of these:  

(Wheels)

100

Tom Brady holds the player record for most championship rings with how many?

(7)

200

Which celebrity said, "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married"?  

(Taylor Swift)

200

What was the most common New Year's resolution for 2026?  

(Exercise more)

200

Soft bird plumage + members of a play = this, describing a look of dejection:  

(Downcast)

200

During the 1996 holiday season, Tyco chartered private jets to help restock this toy inspired by TV's Sesame Street:

(Tickle Me Elmo)

200

In Super Bowl LI (51), the Pats pulled off the biggest SB comeback ever; they came back from what score?  

(28-3)

300

Which late-night Trump-bashing TV host was told his show would be canceled while his network's owner sought a merger approval from the Trump administration?  

(Stephen Colbert)

300

Some people count steps; I want to handcount all 4 billion playlists on this "music for everyone" streamer:  

(Spotify)

300

Shakespeare wrote that all the world is one + a sports team leader = this transport:  

(Stagecoach)

300

Started by Florida high school kids, this video "challenge" of remaining still was still popular in 2016:  

(Mannequin Challenge)

300

The Patriots and what other NFL team are tied for the most Super Bowl wins with 6?  

(Pittsburgh Steelers)

400

Actress Tilly Norwood, billed as "the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman", is creating major controversy in Hollywood.  Why?

(She's an A.I. creation)

400

Name the traditional Scottish song sung at midnight on New Year's:  

("Auld Lang Syne")

400

Type of corvid bird + place where a mixologist works = this prying tool:  

(Crow bar)

400

This fad was invented by 2 college students in 1988.  Rosie O'Donnell shot them out to her show's audience members.  What are they?

(Koosh Balls)

400

The Patriots hold the NFL record for most Super Bowl appearances with how many?  

(11)

500

Astronomer CEO, Andy Byron, and Kristin Cabot, his head of human resources, got unwanted national attention when they were caught on a "kiss cam" while attending what event?  

(A Coldplay concert)

500

I want to beat the original Nintendo version of this puzzle game like 13-year-old Willis Gibson did in 2024:  

(Tetris)

500

Got up from bed + mother of Jesus = this herb:  

(Rosemary)

500

Seen on Tik Tok, Jalaiah Harmon created this viral dance:  

("Renegade")

500

In Super Bowl XXXVI (36), this Pats player kicked the winning field goal as time expired vs the St. Louis (now L.A.) Rams:  

(Adam Vinatieri)

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