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SHE was an attorney in the TV series Suits, but she will play the role of princess when she marries Prince Harry in May
Who is Meghan Markle
100
THIS grunge band canceled its 2017 tour when lead singer Chris Cornell was found dead from an apparent suicide after a show at the Fox Theatre in Detroit
What is Soundgarden?
100
Alyssa Milano asked anyone who’s been harassed to tweet THIS hash tag and Lady Gaga responded — followed by 3 million more tweets.
What is #Metoo?
100
A creme frappaccino with mango syrup and pink and blue sprinkles was sold at Starbucks and was named for THIS creature
What is a unicorn?
100
This event was the first of its kind in almost 100 years and had most of us buying special glasses and, in some cases, taking a road trip to Kentucky for a better vantage point
What is the total solar eclipse?
200
Although he lost the Democratic primary for president, THIS senator was named most popular politician in America.
Who is Bernie Sanders?
200
THIS former superhero did a parody of his trademark character when he provided the voice of “Catman” in “Fairly OddParents”
Who is Adam West?
200
This popular English author has been a prolific Trump critic, once tweeting: “His harshest critics must acknowledge that @ realdonaldtrump shows true leadership in the war on reality.”
Who is J.K. Rowling?
200
Buy your groceries online by placing your order on THIS website that bought Whole Foods to expand into the grocery business
What is Amazon.com?
200
Women’s rights marchers wore THIS pink clothing item with corners to look like cat’s ears to show solidarity.
What is a pussyhat?
300
This Amazon CEO briefly passed Bill Gates as richest man in the world, but slipped to second again when his company's stock went down
Who is Jeff Bezos?
300
THIS Playboy publisher, who died at age 91 in September, married his third wife in 2012 when he was 86.
Who is Hugh Hefner?
300
Barack Obama tweeted "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." after a controversial rally in THIS Virginia city.
What is Charlottesville?
300
THIS comic actor’s Netflix character stars in a Go-gurt ad, travels to Italy to learn cooking and hosts a show called “Clash of the Cupcakes.”
Who is Aziz Ansari?
300
The president started a juvenile name-calling feud with the leader of THIS country, calling him “Little Rocket Man” because he’s testing missiles that could carry a nuclear warhead
What is North Korea?
400
This live-acton Disney movie starring Emma Watson in the title role was a monster hit, pulling in $1.2 billion to make it the highest grossing film of 2017
What is "Beauty and the Beast"?
400
THIS judge presided over The People’s Court for 2,340 episodes and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009
Who is Judge (Joseph) Wapner?
400
In the most retweeted post of the year, high school junior Carter Wilkinson asked “how many retweets for a year of free chicken nuggets?” from THIS restaurant. He won the golden snacks with 3.4 million-plus retweets.
What is Wendy's?
400
Sugar fiends had to enter a contest to buy one of the 10,000 boxes of THIS cereal made with only the marshmallows
What is Lucky Charms?
400
This former president told women a joke that his favorite magician is David “Cop-a-Feel” before grabbing their behinds
Who is George H.W. Bush (George Sr.)
500
The makers of THIS movie thought they won the Best Picture Oscar but had to leave the stage when it was revealed that "Moonlight" won.
What is "La La Land"?
500
This insult comic with the ironic nickname “Mr. Warmth” also voiced the character Mr. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" movies.
Who is Don Rickles?
500
HE's the NBA player who stuck up for Stephan Curry when he didn't join his team for a White House celebration, tweeting: “Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up.”
Who is LeBron James?
500
Burger King used Flamin’ Hot Cheetos to wrap THIS popular food in a deep-fried coating
What is mac 'n' cheese?
500
Of the three major hurricanes that struck in 2017, THIS one hit Texas and shares its name with the Hollywood producer accused of sexual harassment.
Who/what is Harvey?