In Memoriam
1934-2024: This Dame was one of 24 actors to accomplish the "Triple Crown of Acting" for leading actress wins at the Oscars, Emmys and Tonys, and she did it before her most memorable roles at a school and a 1920's British Estate
Who is Maggie Smith?
Although getting plenty of attention off the field this team can still play too, having won their second straight Super Bowl in February
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?
What is a Total Solar Eclipse?
As predicted this film was the most decorated at the 2024 Oscars, winning seven of its 13 nominations
What is Oppenheimer?
Hurricane Milton was meteorologically stronger this hurricane was the costliest Atlantic storm of the year after inflicting damage to the southeastern US
What is Hurricane Helene?
1931-2024: This actor, known for his voice, got his start in 50's radio plays and theatre roles in his home state of Michigan. A 2024 prequel was dedicated to his memory
Who is James Earl Jones?
The Dodgers beat the Yankees to capture the 2024 World Series. This slugger captured World Series MVP honors to go along with his second ring
Who is Freddie Freeman?
Individuals completed the first commercial one of these events with suits designed by SpaceX
What is a spacewalk?
This pop star became the youngest two-time Oscar winner after capturing the award for Best Original Song
Who is Billie Eilish?
This Baltimore bridge was struck by the MV Dali and collapsed on March 26
What is the Key Bridge?
2024 took a fair share of baseball players with Willie Mays, Fernando Valenzuela passing away along with these two players who hold all time records for hits and stolen bases, respectively
Who are Pete Rose and Ricky Henderson?
She left Paris with a team gold, two individual golds and one silver. SI later recognized her as the 2024 Sportsperson of the Year
Who is Simone Biles?
Research suggests that these primates alter their diet to eat specific plants when they are sick, demonstrating understanding of healing properties of their environment
What are Chimpanzees?
Disney released three movies this year, all of which were sequels or prequels. This one was the highest grossing movie of 2024 with nearly $1.7B in world wide box office
What is Inside Out 2?
Brian Thompson, the CEO of this company was targeted and killed in New York. The shooter was later found in Altoona, PA
What is UnitedHealthcare?
1937-2024: This Canadian actor whose credits include M*A*S*H (the movie) and Don't Look Now from his hay day and The Hunger Games in his more recent years
Who is Donald Sutherland?
2024 was a banner year for this golfer, winning six PGA events including The Masters along with a Gold Medal at the Olympics
Who is Scottie Scheffler?
Nuclear war or giant volcano? No worries! A 2024 study from Earth's Future indicates that this could be an underwater crop that is grown with lower sunlight levels due to worldwide disasters
What is seaweed?
This sequel/crossover movie became the highest-grossing rated R film of all time
What is Deadpool & Wolverine?
A bad software update from this company impacted millions of computers and grounded flights worldwide
What is CrowdStrike?
1936-2024: Notable life achievements included a Sports Illustrated cover in 1958, a Rhodes Scholarship, US Army Captain, West Point Professor, movie star and 3-time Grammy winner
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
The 2023-24 Stanley Cup Champions, after a hard-fought 7-game series
Who are the Florida Panthers?
Google mapped a cubic millimeter of this at nanoscale resolution which contained about 57,000 cells
What is the human brain?
Of the top-20 grossing movies from 2024 only three were not franchise movies. Two of them, Wicked and The Wild Robot, already have sequels in the works and the other is this drama starring Blake Lively
What is "It Ends With Us"?
2024 was a rough year for Boeing. A January flight on a 737 Max 9 operated by this Airline saw the door plug blow out and an emergency landing was required
What is Alaska Airlines?