Pop Culture
Rose, Dorothy, Blanche and Sophia are all characters on what TV show?
The Golden Girls
Which is larger, 3/4 or 2/3
3/4
This first U.S. President was featured on both the one-dollar bill and the quarter.
What is George Washington?
Headed by Charles Manson in the late 1960s, this desert-based cult committed a series of infamous murders in Los Angeles, including at the home of actress Sharon Tate
What is the Manson Family
Found at almost every family gathering, this classic side dish is a staple of soul food, but bringing a bad version—or adding raisins—will get you banished from the cookout.
Potato salad
What viral social media trend helped to raise awareness over ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2014?
The Ice Bucket Challenge
What is 405 x 5?
2025
Built in 1961 and torn down starting in 1989, this structure physically separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War
What is the Berlin Wall?
Operating out of Chicago during the 1970s, this serial killer worked as a community volunteer and children's entertainer under the persona "Pogo the Clown
Who is John Wayne Gacy
Originating in AAVE, this three-letter term is used to describe someone who is hyper-aware of social injustices, especially systemic prejudice and racism.
Which artist performed the 2023 Super Bowl halftime?
Rihanna
A $50 item with a 20% discount costs this much
$40
In 1912, this infamous ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage.
What is the Titanic?
In 1978, over 900 followers of cult leader Jim Jones died in a mass murder-suicide after drinking cyanide-laced punch at their commune in this South American country.
What is Guyana? (Acceptable: Jonestown)
What is this famous Blackronym? IBYITWAICTYO
I brought you into this world and I can take you out
Who designed the famous green dress that Jennifer Lopez wore to the 2000 Grammys?
Donatella Versace
A recipe serves 4 people and needs 300 g of flour. For 10 people, you need this much flour.
750g
This 1215 document signed by King John of England forced the monarchy to limit its power and established key rights under law.
What is the Magna Carta
Dennis Rader, a serial killer who terrorized the Wichita, Kansas area for decades before his 2005 arrest, gave himself this self-devised acronymic nickname.
What is BTK? (Bind, Torture, Kill)
Formed at Howard University in 1908, this historic organization holds the honor of being the very first Greek-letter sorority established by African American college women.
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)? (Acceptable: The Divine Nine)
Who are Barbie's three younger sisters?
Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea
If 5 chickens each lay an egg every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday only, it’ll take this many weeks to make a 30-egg omelet.
2 Weeks (15 eggs per week)
In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to navigate the treacherous strait at the tip of South America, connecting the Atlantic to this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Often cited as America's first documented serial killer, this doctor constructed a multi-story "Murder Castle" hotel in Chicago equipped with trapdoors and gas chambers for the 1893 World's Fair.
Who is H.H. Holmes
In 1998, this groundbreaking musician became the first artist to win 5 Grammy Awards in a single night as a solo Black female artist, driven by her iconic debut solo album.
Who is Ms. Lauryn Hill? (Album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)