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100

This viral meme phrase exploded in 2025 with no meaning but maximum usage.

Penalty: 1 Sip

What is “67”?

100

This NYC official continued to face federal investigation headlines throughout 2025.

Who is Eric Adams?

100

This was the most-streamed artist globally in 2025.

( 1 sip penalty)

Who is Taylor Swift?

(Drake also accepted)

100

This conservative activist was fatally shot at Utah Valley University in September 2025.

Who is Charlie Kirk?

100

This streaming platform surpassed Netflix in total viewing hours in the U.S. for parts of 2024–2025

What is YouTube?

200

This collectible toy became a must-have fashion accessory in 2025

(2 sip penalty)

What is Labubu?

200

In 2025, the fare for a single NYC subway ride increased to this amount.

What is $2.90?

200

This actor played Elvis Presley and later appeared in Dune: Part Two as Feyd-Rautha.

Who is Austin Butler?

200

This company briefly became the most valuable company in the world in 2025 due to AI demand.

(1 sip penalty)

What is NVIDIA?

200

This continent experienced the fastest growing population entering 2025

What is Africa?

300

This trend involved creators presenting minimal or unconventional meals as an aesthetic lifestyle choice.

(3 sip penalty)

What is “Girl Dinner”?

300

As of 2025, this borough has the largest population in New York City.

What is The Bronx?

300

This song by Kendrick Lamar directly responded to Drake’s “Push Ups” and intensified their 2024–2025 beef.

What is “Euphoria”?

300

This late-night talk show was suspended in September 2025 after controversy over political commentary.

What is Jimmy Kimmel Live!?

300

This global organization warned in 2025 that biodiversity loss is accelerating faster than predicted?

What is the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?

400

This phrase describes the internet-wide fascination with surreal AI art, bizarre creature memes, and nonsense voiceovers that dominated meme culture in 2025.

(4 sip penalty)

What is brain rot?

400

In 2025, this long-delayed Manhattan project officially reopened after years of renovation, becoming one of the city’s largest public indoor spaces.

What is Penn Station (Moynihan Train Hall expansion)?


400

This producer executive-produced Cowboy Carter and also appears vocally on the album.

(3 sip penalty)

Who is Pharrell Willams?

400

In 2025, this European country became the first to formally approve a nationwide four-day workweek trial.

What is Belgium?


400

In April, an all-female crew including Katy Perry and Gayle King flew on a suborbital mission aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket for this amount of time.

What is ~11 minutes?

500

This TikTok tradition in 2025 saw creators embrace imperfection, celebrating flaws and authenticity instead of polished aesthetics.

What is Wabi Sabi?

500

This NYC neighborhood became the most expensive average rent area in 2025, surpassing Tribeca.

What is SoHo?

500

This actress won Best Actress at the 2025 Oscars for her role in the film that won Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.

Who is Mikey Madison?

500

This labor union representing film and television actors led a 2025 strike over AI use of performers’ likenesses, halting many U.S. productions.

What is SAG-AFTRA?

(SAG, Screen Actors Guild, Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists)


500

This U.S. pharma giant became the first health-care company to hit a market cap of $1 trillion, partly because of surging sales of its injectable weight-loss drugs.

What is Eli Lilly?