2012: Ten Years Ago
S"ex"y Time
2021 in Pop Culture
Single Named Celebrities
Crossword Clues "M"
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Barack Obama was reelected in 2012, defeating this Republican candidate.
Who is Mitt Romney?
400
Pontifex is the Latin term for "pontiff," which refers to this leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is the pope?
400
It was all about divorce in this British singer's first album in over 5 years. Go easy on me, innit?
Who is Adele?
400
Nowadays she's known for her leading role in HBO's Euphoria, but those who grew up with Disney Channel will know her from Shake It Up.
Who is Zendaya?
400
Chinese dialect (8 letters)
What is Mandarin?
800
The 2012 Summer Olympics' opening ceremonies included an 85-year-old monarch jumping from the sky with James Bond in this city.
What is London?
800
It's a house plan that has two units attached to each other, such as a town home or Chicago's famous 2-flats.
What is a duplex?
800
Red light...green light. Korean pop culture took grip on the West with this Netflix series that released in the fall of 2021.
What is Squid Game?
800
Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say that you know who sings this banger.
Who is Cher?
800
Lemon _____ pie (8 letters)
What is meringue?
1200
New York and New Jersey were hit by this historically massive hurricane in 2012.
What is Superstorm Sandy?
1200
It's an old-fashioned item used to store contact information.
What is a rolodex?
1200
This royal couple stepped back from royal duties and moved to the US, after spilling the tea on the Firm at Buckingham Palace.
Who are Harry and Meghan?
1200
She's often considered the Queen of Pop, influencing future artists such as Lady Gaga.
Who is Madonna?
1200
Wisconsin city, aka baby Chicago (9 letters)
What is Milwaukee?
1600
Mass shootings tragically plagued 2012, including the one in Aurora, Colorado and perhaps more infamously the shooting that killed dozens of school children in this city.
What is Newtown/Sandy Hook, Connecticut?
1600
It's another word for something that's gender-neutral.
What is unisex?
1600
Kim finally divorced from Kanye in 2021 and began dating this SNL actor, setting the stage for a bizarre social media tirade from Kanye in 2022.
Who is Pete Davidson?
1600
Some celebrities are so famous that they're simply known by their first names, including this talk show host that Josh ran over in Drake and Josh.
Who is Oprah?
1600
African country, also a 2005 animated film (10 letters)
What is Madagascar?
2000
In what could be billed as the first viral moment of its kind, the Kony 2012 movement sought to reprimand cult leader Joseph Kony in this African country.
What is Uganda?
2000
Put your big brain meats on. In geometry, it's the corners that are formed when two curves or lines meet.
What is the vertex?
2000
Marvel's 2021 releases included Shang-Chi, Eternals and this Disney+ TV series that premiered in the very first days of the year.
What is WandaVision?
2000
This enigmatic Icelandic singer is perhaps best known for the swan dress she wore at the 2001 Oscars.
Who is Bjork?
2000
A type of computer, or an "A" fruit it's named after (9 letters)
What is Macintosh?