This 2023 release not only won Game of the Year, but also Best Role Playing Game, and Best Multiplayer Game.
Baldur's Gate 3
This song, nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song, centers around the name of a fruit.
What is: "Peaches"
This vegetable starred in a viral tiktok song where it received high praise.
What is: Corn
This popular drink has been keeping people awake for generations. In 2024, more "clean" and "natural" varieties are expected to be released.
What is: Energy Drinks
JANUARY- 2023 started off with the marriage of this 93-year-old man, incidentally the second man to walk on the moon.
What is: Buzz Aldrin
This sequel, released on the Nintendo Switch, won Best Action/Adventure Game for 2023.
What is: Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
This globally renowned American singer was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2023.
What is: Taylor Swift
This common "broke college student" food has been seeing an upsurge in premium versions gracing shelves throughout 2023, a trend predicted to continue in the New Year.
What is: Instant Ramen Noodles
This blend of ancho and guajillo chili spiced and stewed beef, originating from Southwestern Mexico, is expected to be one of 2024's biggest food trends.
What is: Birria
MARCH- For the first time since 1987, sales of this item exceeded CD sales.
What is: Vinyl Record
This action RPG continued a legacy in 2023 with an award for Best Score/Music.
What is: Final Fantasy XVI
This 2023 movie release has two songs nominated for the Oscar category of Best Original Song. (Bonus 100 for naming both songs).
What is: Barbie
("I'm Just Ken" and "What Was I Made For")
This mouth-puckery fruit, native to Africa, popular in Mexican, Indian, and Southeast Asian cuisines was named ingredient of the year for 2023 by Food Network.
What is: Tamarind
This gluten alternative, predicted to be trendy in 2024, is a highly nutritious whole grain and can be found as seeds from a flowering plant.
What is: Buckwheat
JULY- The alignment of the stars caused two giant movie releases to enter theaters in the same month, resulting in this catchy combo name.
What is: Barbenheimer
This racing game won the 2023 award for Best Innovation Accessibility, drawing on technology's full potential.
What is: Forza Motorsport
In January, this celebrity published a highly anticipated biography titled Spare.
What is: Prince Harry
This sustainable ingredient and plant-based protein source is not actually a plant, but that doesn't stop it from being one of 2023's top food trends.
What is: Mushrooms
This up-and-coming cow milk alternative originates from the teats of a less common animal. The milk is high in antioxidants and Vitamin A.
What is: Camel Milk
AUGUST- Donald Trump became the first former president to have this picture taken.
What is: Mug Shot
This action-adventure fantasy sequel, released by Nintendo, won best SIM/Strategy game for 2023.
Pikmin 4
The title of this 2023 movie, nominated for Best-Animated Motion Picture, reads like a Mad-Lib... The "noun" and the "noun." (Bonus 100 for naming three of the other five nominees!)
What is: The Boy and the Heron
(Elemental, Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Suzume, Wish)
This foodie term is a combination of two words and describes food that combines two of the five basic flavors of food. Examples of this 2023 trend were the rage among fast food chains.
What is: Swicy Food
The trendy sugar alternative of 2024 was already adopted by Nestle in 2019, when they began replacing the refined sugar in their fat-based fillings with powder made from this.
What is: Cacao Pulp
NOVEMBER- Collins Dictionary named this acronym to be the most notable word in 2023.
What is: AI