Pop Culture
This 2023 movie about a pink-loving doll had people wearing neon to theaters and saying, “Hi Ken!” for months.
🎀 What is Barbie?
This common household item contains more germs than your toilet seat, and you probably put it near your face every day.
📱 What is your phone?
Source: University of Arizona Study – Found that mobile phones can carry 10x more bacteria than a toilet seat.
In ancient Egypt, this animal was worshipped and mummified because people believed it could protect the family.
🐱 What is a cat?
This iconic 90s sitcom features a group of six friends living in New York City and is known for its catchphrase, “How you doin’?”
🍕 What is “Friends”?
This animated plumber broke box office records with his 2023 movie, proving that video games make great films too.
🍄 Who is Mario?
The longest-living human on record lived to this age.
What is 122 years?
In the 1800s, ketchup was sold as this type of product instead of a condiment.
💊 What is medicine?
National Geographic – "The Weird History of Ketchup" In the 1830s, Dr. John Cook Bennett claimed that tomato-based ketchup had medicinal properties, promoting it as a cure for indigestion, diarrhea, and other ailments. He even turned it into concentrated “tomato pills,” which were sold as patent medicine before ketchup eventually became the condiment we know today.
This Netflix original series follows a group of kids in the 1980s who discover a secret government project that opens the door to parallel universes.
🎮 What is “Stranger Things”?
This reality TV family has so many spin-offs that their show names could fill an entire Jeopardy category.
Who are the Kardashians?
This animal sleeps up to 20 hours a day, making it the true productivity role model.
😴 What is a koala?
Source: Australian Koala Foundation – Koalas sleep 18–22 hours daily due to their eucalyptus diet.
In the early 1900s, the US government tried to teach its citizens how to properly sneeze by publishing guides on “etiquette for sneezing.”
🤧 What is “sneeze into your elbow”?
In the early 1900s, especially during the 1918 flu pandemic, the U.S. government published guides on proper sneezing etiquette to prevent disease spread. Popularizing slogans like “Coughs and sneezes spread diseases.”
This reality TV show had people glued to Netflix as couples got engaged without ever seeing each other.
💍 What is Love Is Blind?
This horror movie villain is so iconic that a scientific study proved just hearing his theme music raises blood pressure.
Who is Michael Myers?
This planet in our solar system is so hot that it rains sulfuric acid.
🔥 What is Venus?
Source: NASA – Venus’ atmosphere.
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, with surface temperatures around 900°F (475°C)—hot enough to melt lead.
This state has a town named “Boring,” which is officially partnered with a town called “Dull” in Scotland.
What is Oregon?
Boring, Oregon is a real town in Clackamas County, and it officially formed a partnership with Dull, Scotland in 2012. The idea started as a joke, but it became an official “Sister City” relationship to promote tourism
This Cartoon Network show followed three kids who always tried to scam their neighbors out of jawbreakers.
What is Ed, Edd n Eddy?
In 2020, this Netflix documentary series about a big cat lover and his infamous rivalry with a rival zoo owner became a global sensation.
🐅 What is “Tiger King”?
The first person to ever be caught speeding was going this breakneck speed in 1896.
🚗 What is 8 mph?
Source: Guinness World Records – Walter Arnold was fined for driving 8 mph in a 2 mph zone.
This US president had a pet alligator that lived in the White House bathtub.
🐊 Who is John Quincy Adams?
This reality competition show sees contestants eating bizarre foods in front of a live audience and is hosted by Joe Rogan.
🍽️ (What is “Fear Factor”?