In 1994, children around the world began using this Swahili language phrase, which means "no trouble" or "no problems."
What is "hakuna matata"?
At the beginning of 1999, Time magazine ran a cover touting “The End of the World?” because of this phenomenon.
What is Y2K?
In 2004, this two-word phrase was coined after the Super Bowl.
What is "wardrobe malfunction"?
In 2009, we saw this phenomenon go viral.
What is photo-bombing?
In 2014, people were clapping along when they felt this.
What is "Happy"?
The highest-grossing movie of 1995 included this license plate:
What is "Toy Story"?
(The plate is a reference to the resolution of the original Toy Story, 1536 X 922. The Pizza Planet truck makes an appearance in every other Pixar film besides The Incredibles.)
This household name in 2000 later spent more than 3 years in prison for tax evasion.
Who is Richard Hatch?
In 2005, television pirates were so desperate to acquire the preview tapes of this show that the tapes were labeled by the anagram "Torchwood" as a security measure.
What is "Doctor Who"?
The technology of touch screen computing was taken to new levels in 2010 with the launch of this product.
What is the iPad?
This year is 11111011111 in binary, making it a palindrome year. We won't have another one of these until 2047.
What is 2015?
In 1996, "the catchiest pop song of all time" was released.
What is "Wannabe" by The Spice Girls?
(According to a scientific study to discover what makes music memorable at the University of Amsterdam. Participants recognized the track in 2.3 seconds, half the time of most other popular hits, in the 2014 experiment called Hooked on Music.)
In 2001, he said "A wizard is never late... nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Who is Gandalf?
In 2006, Google purchased this company for $1.65 billion in stock, despite its being just a year and a half old.
What is YouTube?
In 2011, these two online initialisms were added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
What are "OMG" and "LOL" ?
In 2016, Nestle celebrated this milestone company anniversary. (And for a little flashback to McVic's childhood:
What is 150?
"The Man With Two Faces" and "The Midnight Duel" were two of the chapter titles in this mega-mega-mega-popular book released in 1997.
What is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"?
2002: The start of the best television show ever.
What is "The Wire"?
Trivia inside trivia: While filming, Andre Royo was once approached by a Baltimore resident, who handed him a package of heroin and said he looked like he needed a fix. Royo calls this his "street Oscar."
In 2007, at age 62, she won her first Best Actress Oscar; she later won a Tony Award for her portrayal of the same character.
Who is Helen Mirren?
(in "The Queen")
After the release of "The Hunger Games" and "Brave" in 2012, women's participation in this sport rose over 100%.
What is archery?
It was the highest-grossing film in 2017.
What is "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"?
3 billion people around the world tuned in to see them performing at the opening of the World Cup in France in 1998.
Who were the Three Tenors (Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti)?
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed 261 copyright lawsuits in federal courts around the country against this "group" in 2003.
Who are Internet users?
In 2008, he was born.
Who is Rowan?
In 2013, The Albuquerque Journal ran an obituary for this fictional character.
Who is "Breaking Bad's" Walter White?
In 2018, this artist won Grammy awards for song, album and record of the year.
Who is Bruno Mars?