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Go Touch Grass
100

This movie cleaned up at the Oscars winning best picture, best director, and best actor among other awards

Oppenheimer

100

This player, the highest scoring in NBA history, surpassed 40,000 points scored this March

Lebron James

100

On the 21st of this month, Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race endorsing Kamala Harris as his preferred successor

July

100

The Shipping container, Dali, collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in this U.S. city causing it to collapse

Baltimore

100

This Pygmy Hippopotamus took the internet by storm after photo and videos were posted by the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand where she was born

Moo Deng

200

This band, with new lead singer, Emily Armstrong, released their first album since the death of their original lead singer in 2017

Linkin Park

200

Michigan won the college football playoff national championship 34-13 against this school

University of Washington

200

Setting the record for the largest election in history, 642 million people voted in this country’s general election

India

200

This ‘explosively’ powerful type of storm hit the PNW on Nov. 18th leaving thousands of people without power

Bomb Cyclone or Extratropical Cyclone

200

A rumor was started that this massively famous individual was in fact missing and recent photos posted by them had been faked with AI

Kate Middleton

300

Earning $1.462 Billion, this became the highest grossing animated movie of all time, surpassing Frozen II

Inside Out 2

300

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in the first ever NFL game in this continent

South America

300

Despite objections from Turkey and Hungary, on March 7th, Sweden officially joined this alliance, becoming the 32nd country

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.)

300

DAILY DOUBLE

On Apr. 7th, these 2 ‘not old’ U.S. states were hit with a magnitude 4.8 earthquake, the largest they’ve seen in over 100 years

300

This special edition novelty receptacle was made fun of on the internet for its resemblance to an adult toy, sparking mainstream media attention including an SNL skit

Dune Popcorn Bucket

400

On Jan 15th, this English singer was awarded an Emmy for their TV special ‘Farewell From Dodger Stadium’ earning them the final piece of their EGOT

Elton John

400

The U.S. won the total medal count at the Paris Olympics, this many of which were gold (the same number as China)

40

400

Claudia Sheinbaun was elected as the first female president of this country

Mexico

400

The emergency door plug came out of a Boeing plane from this airline company while 16,000 feet in the air

Alaska Airlines

400

Reserved, modest, and shy is the dictionary definition for this word, popularized in a tiktok by Jools Lebron

Demure

500

This artist’s free concert in Brazil was attended by 1.6 million fans, making it the largest standalone concert event in history

Madonna 

500

Carlos Alcaraz won his fourth major title beating 7-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 at this major sports tournament

Wimbledon

500

DAILY DOUBLE

Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE join the B.R.I.C.S. alliance named after these 5 founding countries

500

Two NASA astronauts flew to the I.S.S. for a planned 8-day visit but due to complications they will stay for this time period, set to return in Feb. 2025

8 Months

500

Hailey Welch, better known as the ‘Hawk Tuah girl’ started this podcast capitalizing on the fame she earned in her viral internet clip

Talk Tuah