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100

This AI model by OpenAI is often used by students to brainstorm, write, and code.

What is ChatGPT?

100

This artist’s Eras Tour broke global concert revenue records.

Who is Taylor Swift?

100

This 2023–2024 meme phrase means “delusional but optimistic.”

What is “Delulu is the solulu”?

100

This academic writing style is most common in social sciences.

What is APA?

100

This major environmental issue causes global heat waves and rising seas.

What is climate change?

200

This short-form video app remains one of the most-used platforms for Gen Z.

What is TikTok?

200

These two 2023 blockbusters dominated the box office and social media debates.

What are Barbie and Oppenheimer?

200

The term “main character energy” describes someone acting like this.

What is being the star of their own story (or self-focused)?

200

This beverage is the unofficial lifeblood of most grad students everywhere.

What is coffee?

200

Many companies now offer this flexible work option that became common after 2020.

What is remote or hybrid work?

300

Apple released this headset in 2024, marking its major push into mixed reality.

What is the Apple Vision Pro?

300

This Netflix show about deadly games and class inequality became an international hit.

What is Squid Game?

300

“Girl math” became a viral way to humorously justify what?

What is impulsive or unnecessary spending?

300

The “art” of writing 2 pages of text that basically says nothing in 3 weeks.

What is procrastination?

300

This workplace trend means quietly doing your job without going above and beyond.

What is quiet quitting?

400

This billionaire bought Twitter in 2022 and renamed it to this.

Who is Elon Musk, and what is X?

400

Beyoncé’s 2024 album Cowboy Carter mixed R&B and this traditional American genre.

What is country?

400

The phrase “NPC energy” jokes that someone acts like this.

What is a background video game character (non-playable character)?

400

The act of nodding enthusiastically in a meeting while having no idea what’s going on.

What is “fake understanding”?

400

This cryptocurrency was the first and most famous digital currency.

What is Bitcoin?

500

This term describes fake but realistic AI-generated photos or videos.

What are deepfakes?

500

This phrase describes when fans rewatch comfort shows instead of starting new ones.

What is “comfort viewing”?

500

“Core” aesthetics like “clean girl” or “dark academia” are part of this online trend.

What is aesthetic culture (or micro-aesthetics)?

500

This phenomenon occurs in grad student group projects when one person does all the work, another disappears completely, and everyone still gets graded together.

What is “group project roulette”?

500

This term describes younger generations seeking rest and balance over hustle culture.

What is “soft life”?