2025 saw the rise of this fictional K-pop group singing songs such as How It's Done, Takedown, What It Sounds Like, and the hit song Golden, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks.
What is HUNTR/X?
This animated buddy cop sequel became the fastest PG-rated film to reach $1B at the box office worldwide and the highest grossing film from Walt Disney Animation Studios.
What is Zootopia 2?
Long-time hockey fans all cheered as this famous Russian scorer broke the all-time goals record on April 4th, doing a penguin dive to celebrate. He also became the first player to score 900 goals in their career.
Who is Alex Ovechkin?
You cannot escape these two consecutive numbers. Or doing the action as you say them.
What is 6-7?
On July 16 at Gillette Stadium, a kiss cam focused on a CEO and an HR executive at a concert featuring this band. The couple acted quite suspiciously, and rightfully so, as it was later revealed that the two of them were exposed for having an affair.
What is Coldplay?
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This superhero's film was the first to reboot its universe, after the previous "extended universe" failed to gain traction with many of its projects falling short to audiences that decided to "Marvel" at a different universe instead. Is that a bird? Is it a plane?
Who is Superman?
This NBA hall-of-famer became the first person to appear in 23 NBA seasons, also being the oldest player to record a triple-double, and having the record for most consecutive double digit point games at 1,297.
Who is Lebron James?
The collectible plush market was graced with this plush line that gained widespread attention after Blackpink member Lisa was spotted with one on her bag. Described as "adorable furry monsters with sharp teeth" by the New York Times.
What are Labubus?
Following the US election, this social media platform was temporarily banned from the US on January 19. While there is no full ban in effect, there are still ongoing negotiations and extensions in efforts to sell the platform to America.
What is TikTok?
Not only did this artist release a major album this year, but they also had a couple of other major milestones, including finally buying back all their albums and getting engaged to superstar football player, Travis Kelce.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This musical sequel continued its story, adapting the second act of its 2003 stage musical. Despite a less enthusiastic reception to its predecessor, we can perhaps say that we have been changed for the better.
What is Wicked: For Good?
What is the 4 Nations Face-off?
In early 2025, this thought experiment popped up with many participating in this epic debate, with funny videos, AI simulations, and deep discussions on how human coordination would fare against pure primate strength.
What is 100 men vs 1 gorilla?
On October 19th, thieves disguised as construction workers stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewel from this famous museum, valued at approximately 88 million pounds.
On April 14, 2025, the first all-female space flight since 1963 took flight, carrying this famous pop star, who has since stated that she regrets the trip as it drew criticism with many considering the whole event to be an expensive recreational activity, media ploy, and PR stunt for Amazon.
Who is Katy Perry?
After successfully following Scranton's favorite paper company for 9 seasons, the crew returns, this time following the lives of the Toledo Truth Teller in this mockumentary sequel and spin-off.
What is The Paper?
On October 20, this sports team made it to the World Series, its first appearance since 1993, where they eventually fell in an epic 7-game series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
What is the Toronto Blue Jays?
This challenge, originally going viral in 2014 to raise awareness for ALS, went viral again in 2025 to raise awareness for mental health causes, more specifically for the non-profit organization Active Minds.
What is the Ice Bucket Challenge?
This year saw the death of the late Pope Francis, who died in April and was succeeded by Pope Leo 14th, who was the first pope to be born in America, hailing from this city.
What is Chicago?
Not only did this artist have a hit song this, but she also broke the record for having the most-attended concert by a female artist when she held a free concert at Copacabana Beach drawing 2.5 million people. Considering there were threats to bomb that same location, she may have wanted to "Abracadabra" out of there.
Who is Lady Gaga?
Despite being number one in its timeslot, The Late Show, starring this late-night talk show host, announced its cancellation reportedly due to losing the network money as a result of high costs, audience fragmentation, and falling revenue.
Who is Stephen Colbert?
With an average speed of 264.7 Km/hr, this Formula 1 driver broke the all-time fastest lap in F1 history, with a time of 1:18.792 at the Italian Grand Prix Qualifiers.
Who is Max Verstappen?
36-year-old high school English teacher, Courtney Cook starting posting her meals on TikTok in mid-May. But it wasn't until November 13th when she started uploading recipes featuring this food, now being shown to over 1.5 million followers.
What is sweet potato?
There was great online speculation surrounding this significant event, which was supposed to occur on September 23rd or 24th, coinciding with what many religious figures know as the Feast of Trumpets. However, the dates passed without any incident, leading to disappointment for some and online mockery, highlighting the recurring nature of such failed date-setting predictions.
What is the rapture?