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100

This tragedy in 1986 was made even more traumatic by the fact that a teacher was on board and therefore several thousand students were watching live.  

What is the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster?

100

This actor won three academy awards for best actor in this decade.  

Who is Tom Hanks?
100

This actor was the voice of Shrek.  

Who is Mike Myers?

100

This athlete became the most decorated gymnast in olympic history.  

Who is Simone Biles?

100

This is the number one selling music artist of the 2020s.  

Who is Taylor Swift?  (Her Eras tour was the first to ever gross over 1 billion dollars)

200

This album was Michael Jackson's first number one album on the US Billboard and spent a record 37 weeks at the top spot.  Its title song was perhaps the most iconic music video of all time.  

What is Thriller?

200

Over 95 million people tuned in to watch the verdict of this court case.  

What is the OJ Simpson trial?

200

This company famously had a chance to buy Netflix in 2000, but thought Netflix would not be profitable.  

What is Blockbuster?

200

This team made global news when they broke the longest drought without a championship in major sports?

Who are the Chicago Cubs?

200

This movie won best picture in 2023. 

What is Everything Everywhere All At Once?  

300

When the US defeated the Soviet Union in hockey in 1980, it was dubbed this.   

What is the miracle on ice?

300

This film, in 1995, became the first feature lenghthed film to be completely computer animated (and was incredibly popular and followed by multiple sequels).  

Toy Story 

300

In 2002, this person became the first ever African American winner of the Oscar for best actress.  

Who is Halle Berry?
300

This social media movement, intended as a way to raise money for charity, caused lots of people to get cold and wet?

What is the ice bucket challenge?

300

This athlete, who appears in State Farm commercials, became the highest grossing NIL athlete in women's college basketball.  

Who is Caitlin Clark? (11 known NIL deals during college season worth an estimated 3.1 million dollars)

400

This animated show originated as a series of cartoon shorts on Fox's The Tracey Ullman Show.  

What is The Simpsons?

400

The finale of this sitcom in 1993 was the most watched television episode of the decade.  

What is Cheers?

400

This celebrity made headlines for jumping on a couch on a Oprah episode.  

Who is Tom Cruise?

400

This musician arrived at the 2010 VMA's in a dress made of meat.  

Who is Lady Gaga?

400

Four of the five fastest growing U.S. cities in 2023 are located in this state.  

What is Texas?

500

An estimated 750 million people tuned in to watch this 1981 wedding.  

What is Lady Diana marrying Prince Charles?

500

Fans were devestated when this musician, one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers, was murdered at the age of 23 on March 31, 1995.  

Who is Selena?

500

This actor, famous for the sitcom Three's Company, passed away in 2003 while filming the show 8 Simple Rules.  

Who is John Ritter?

500

This musical earns 16 Tony nominations and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama while showing that history can actually be interesting.  

What is Hamilton?

500

In 2020, this music group's album Map of the Soul was joined by only Taylor Swift's Folklore in selling at least 500,000 copies.  

Who are BTS?