This actor finally won his first Oscar after being nominated six times.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
100
This popular Red Sox player retired.
Who is David Ortiz?
100
This year, Chanukah and Christmas started at the same time, giving us the joyous celebration of Chrismukkah. This rarer holiday intersection happened in 2013.
What is Thanksgivukkah?
100
This lander module that accompanied the Rosetta spacecraft was found in September after it got lost in 2015.
What is Philae?
100
According to one poll, a third of Florida voters believed this presidential candidate could be the Zodiac Killer.
Who is Ted Cruz?
200
This show about a detective was adapted from a novel by Douglas Adams that was originally based on Doctor Who.
What is Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency?
200
This team won its first World Series in 108 years.
Who are the Chicago Cubs?
200
This popular women's magazine mis-identified gear shift cufflinks as Hanukkah-themed menorah cufflinks.
What is Glamour?
200
This virus that causes microcephaly was in the news a lot.
What is Zika?
200
This magazine aimed at young girls published an article about how Trump is gaslighting America.
What is Teen Vogue?
300
This show appeared on Netflix in July despite heavily featuring Christmas lights.
What is Stranger Things?
300
This game released in July got lots of people walking around outside, only some of whom wandered into rivers or traffic.
What is Pokemon Go?
300
This couple got married toward the end of October.
Who are Igor and Kelsey?
300
An artifical intelligence defeated a human champion of this game for the first time.
What is Go?
300
On November 15th, this Massachusetts senator sent Donald Trump an eight-page call-out letter.
Who is Elizabeth Warren?
400
This follow-up mini-series appeared on Netflix at Thanksgiving but each of the four episodes takes place in a different season.
What is Gilmore Girls?
400
This phone was banned from airplanes due to its tendency to catch fire.
What is the Samsung Galaxy Note 7?
400
This couple got married at the beginning of October.
Who are Asya and Adam?
400
This company finally safely landed its reusable rocket on a barge in the ocean.
What is SpaceX?
400
Hillary Clinton wrote a lovely letter to this website (read by 99% of New England librarians) that shut down on July 1.
What is The Toast?
500
The mixtape for this Broadway smash was released in December.
What is Hamilton?
500
This Olympian set an American record for most gold medals in womens gymnastics at a single Games.
Who is Simone Biles?
500
This couple had a baby.
Who are Joni and Ilya?
500
Scientists determined that this former planet's heart is made from frozen nitrogen.
What is Pluto?
500
Officials have finally been charged with felonies relating to the water crisis in this city.