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The famous actor who appeared in hit shows and movies like Friends, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Fools Rush In, and The Whole Nine Yards who died on October 28th, 2023.
Who is Matthew Perry?
This business magnate who served as one of the inspirations for the hit show "Succession" announced his own retirement and succession plan, passing the business to his son Lachlan.
Who is Rupert Murdoch?
Poker Hand of 3 Kings + 2 Aces, with a British royal family name adopted in 1917, that's a great way to tie a tie (can be double or single).
What is "Full House of Windsor Knot?"
This word is defined as “to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law", something that happened to former President Trump in 4 separate cases this year!
What is "indict?"
One of the most Googled actors of 2023, he starred in the hit HBO show "The Last of Us", and is rumored to have been cast as Reed Richards for upcoming Marvel movies. P
Who is Pedro Pascal?
This giant American multimedia conglomerate went to war against Ron DeSantis in Florida, and just celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.
What is Disney?
On June 18th, 2023, this company's submersible "Titan" imploded during an expedition to view the Titanic.
What is Oceangate?
Disney World's NBA team + a Six Flags amusement park in Valencia, California + a green colored Pepsi-co carbonated soft drink.
What is "Orlando Magic Mountain Dew?"
Internet-driven slang coined by Kai Cenat: as a noun it means “romantic appeal or charm”; as a verb it means “to charm or seduce.”
What is "rizz?"
This US Senator from Kentucky has served since 1985, and served as his party's leader in the Senate since 2007. After two public health episodes where he stopped speaking suddenly, he's recently declared that he's "completely recovered" and "back on the job." M
Who is Mitch McConnell?
She broke the record for most Grammy's of all-time, winning 4 at the 2023 awards show to give her 32 all-time.
Who is Beyonce?
Is it a meal? Is it a snack? No, it's this, a viral piece from the New York Times about a TikTok trend for young females with snack-style meals.
What is "Girl Dinner?"
This regional SF bank filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March following a bank run that caused a crisis, merges with this, the second largest domestic bank with over $3T in assets, then joins up with this political slogan used by Donald Trump and his allies.
What is "Silicon Valley Bank of America First!"
This french word refers to the literal act of placing a crown on a monarch’s head, as Britain did with Charles III in May, a synonym of crowning.
What is "coronation?"
A 53-year old comedian, she has guest hosted The Daily Show for 2 weeks this year, and has recently been in the news after controversial staunchly pro-Israel Instagram posts about the Israeli-Palestinian war. S
Who is Sarah Silverman?
Standing at 33 weeks on the NYT's bestsellers list, and currently at #1, is this first book in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, published in April 2023 by Red Tower Books.
What is "The Fourth Wing?"
In September 2023, India successfully launched Aditya-L1, its first mission to observe which celestial body?
What is "the Sun?"
Circular spinning food tray on a table set for a suffragist pioneer with her own 1-dollar coin & Time Magazine's "Guardian of the Year" in 2020 as America's Covid Doctor.
What is a "Lazy Susan B. Anthony Fauci?"
A compound word for the technology that represents “an image or recording that has been convincingly altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said.”
What is "deepfake?"
Worth nearly $2B, this businesswoman and socialite wore a dress with 50,000 pearls in it to the 2023 Met Gala that her daughter North criticized for looking "beachy." K
Who is Kim Kardashian?
After a 35-year run and more than 13,000 Broadway performances, which musical closed on 2/18/2023?
What is "The Phantom of the Opera?"
This tech company made headlines in June 2023 by unveiling its 100,000 qubit computer, bringing us one step closer to achieving quantum supremacy.
Who is IBM?
An essential deep learning algorithm used in generative AI and abbreviated as LLM fuses with Tesla's cheapest electric car and becomes the story of the trio of Biblical Magi known for their intelligence.
What is a "Large Language Model 3 Wise Men?"
This was the 2023 Word of the Year winner, having a number of meanings including “not false or imitation,” a synonym of real and actual; and also “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.”
What is "authentic?"
Trump's former Chief of Staff who was also indicted in the Georgia election case in August 2023. M
Who is Mark Meadows?