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2026
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100

This artist headlined the Super Bowl and caused the bootcut Celine Jeans he wore during his performance to sell out instantly. 

Who is Kendrick Lamar?

100

This artist is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show and starred in Adam Sandler's most recent movie. 

Who is Bad Bunny?

100

The most popular midnight drink

What is champagne?

100

Apple released the iPhone 17, but the biggest hype was for the new, ultra-thin model dubbed the "iPhone ____"

What is iPhone Air?
100

After a massive fan vote and a year of playing as just "The Hockey Club," Utah's NHL team finally debuted their permanent name and logo: this Ice Age beast.

What is the Utah Mammoth?

200

Season 3 of The White Lotus took place in this country, leading to a massive spike in tourism to Ko Samui and Bangkok.

What is Thailand?
200

The first day of 2026 will be ________.

What is Thursday?

200

This is famously sung when the clock strikes midnight.

What is Aud Lyne syne?

200

The sun reached its "Solar Maximum" in 2025, causing these colorful light displays to be visible much farther south than usual. 

What are the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)?

200

It was a sad day for Park City when the Sundance Institute announced that in 2027, the film festival would be moving to this college town in this neighboring state.

What is Boulder, Colorado?

300

This slang term dominated TikTok and captions, even though nobody knows what it actually means.

What is 6-7?

300

This sports event is globally watched and will be hosted in the USA and all over North America.

What is the Fifa World Cup?

300

In Denmark, don't be alarmed if you hear crashing noises; it's tradition to smash these against your friend's front doors. 

What are Plates (Dishes)?
300

For the first time in over 50 years, NASA sent humans to fly around this nighttime visible celestial body during the Artemis II mission.

What is the moon?

300

Local police in Draper and South Jordan remained on high alert for 'soft swinging' scandals thanks to Season 2 of this Hulu reality show.

What is The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?

400

The "Barbenheimer" of 2025 was the same-day release of Superman and this live-action video game movie starring Jason Mamoa.

What is the Minecraft Movie?

400

This famous American document is celebrating its 250th anniversary.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

400

To guarantee a year full of travel, people in Colombia take this item for a run around the block.

What is an empty suitcase?

400

A major breakthrough in this type of clean energy generation was announced, bringing us one step closer to "unlimited power" (like the sun). 

What is Nuclear Fusion?

400

This Real Salt Lake midfielder became a local legend (and team MVP) this year after winning the MLS Golden Boot with 10 goals. 

Who is Diego Luna?

500

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars dominated the radio for months with this ballad that evokes a vintage '70s classic feel.

What is Die With a Smile?

500

In November 2026, this long-awaited video game is being released.

What is GTA 6?

500

New York City held the First New Year's Eve celebration in this year

When is 1907?

500

Archeologists in Egypt made headlines in 2025 using "Muon scanning" to find a hidden chamber in this famous structure.

What is the Great Pyramid (of Giza)?

500

For the first time in a decade, "Natural Increase" (births) beat out this source as the #1 driver of Utah's population growth in 2025. 

What is Net Migration?