Internet & Pop Culture Moments
A 16-time Tony nominated musical and winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama about one of the founding fathers. Don't throw away your shot!
What is Hamilton?
SF's famous "Painted Ladies" Victorian homes face this landmark park — the grassy setting immortalized in the Full House opening credits.
What is Alamo Square Park?
You no longer have to buy furniture from this ready-to-assemble store from Sweden.
What is IKEA?
The "miasma theory" — the idea that bad air caused disease — was replaced after John Snow's work by this framework, which correctly identifies microorganisms as disease agents.
What is germ theory?
When a cannabis product label says "70% THC," it refers to this compound — the primary psychoactive ingredient responsible for the high.
What is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)?
This 2018 Marvel film featuring a predominantly Black cast became the first superhero movie nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide.
What is Black Panther?
This East Bay city, known as "The Town," gave the world the hyphy music movement, a major port, and a fierce identity distinct from its neighbor across the Bay.
What is Oakland?
You finally order this robotic disc that vacuums your floor automatically — instead of pushing a broom around like it's 1987.
What is a Roomba (robot vacuum)?
The federal agency responsible for disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and public health guidance in the US — headquartered in Atlanta — is known by this acronym.
What is the CDC?
The origin story: 420 as a cannabis reference reportedly began with a group of California high school students who'd meet at this specific time to search for a rumored hidden crop.
What is 4:20 PM?
The 2016 Oscar ceremony became infamous when presenter Warren Beatty announced this film as Best Picture — before the actual winner, Moonlight, was corrected on stage.
What is La La Land?
This race is famous not just for the 12K run across SF, but for this costumed, alcohol-fueled tradition that makes it unlike any other road race on earth.
What is Bay to Breakers?
You can play this type of game to fly business class, now that you have a premium travel credit card.
What is the point game?
In a double-blind clinical trial, neither the patient nor this person knows who received the placebo, eliminating bias from both ends of the study.
What is the researcher / clinician / study administrator?
This type of IRA is preferred by financial planners because qualified withdrawals in retirement are completely tax-free — named after the Delaware senator who championed it in 1997.
What is a Roth IRA?
This person directed the first film with the first all-Asian cast since Joy Luck Club. It's based on a book of the same name where they were mentioned as Rachel's "cousin who directs movies in Hollywood."
Who is Jon M. Chu?
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly bought and demolished multiple homes in this SF neighborhood to build a single mega-compound, angering neighbors in the process.
What is the Dolores Heights / Mission District?
You invest in a real mattress from this bed-in-a-box brand that disrupted the mattress industry — because a futon is no longer an acceptable sleeping arrangement.
What is Casper / Purple / Saatva? (accept any DTC mattress brand)
The body mass index (BMI) formula divides weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. Critics increasingly argue it fails to account for this key variable.
What is muscle mass / body composition / race? (accept any valid critique)
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What is a 403(b)?
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What is Despacito?
The median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in SF in 2024 hovered around this jaw-dropping figure — enough to fund a full car payment in most other American cities.
What is $3,000+
The ultimate "I'm an adult now" purchase, allowing you to alternate between sitting and standing — and feeling smug about your posture all day.
What is a standing / sit-stand desk (Uplift, Flexispot, etc.)?
In the Health Belief Model, a person's decision to act on their health depends on perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, and this fourth factor.
What are perceived barriers?
TRIPLE PLAY: These three companies generate your credit score.
What are Equifax, TransUnion, Experian?