2023 Pop Culture
Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" was released to much critical acclaim this year. What actress played the titular role?
Who is Margot Robbie?
This character's best known quote is "God bless us, every one!"
Instead of a roasted dinner, Australians cook their festive feasts in this outdoor style.
What is barbecue?
In July, Elon Musk revamped Twitter and gave it this new name.
What is "X?"
The scientific term for the shortest day of the year.
What is the winter solstice?
This film won almost "Everything" at the Oscars this year, with wins for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.
What is "Everything Everywhere All at Once"?
This actor produced and starred in an animated film about Hanukkah.
Who is Adam Sandler?
By the final verse of the song, the unfortunate recipient of the "12 Days of Christmas" will have been gifted 184 of this species.
What are birds?
Teachers had to familiarize themselves with this new AI tech which was being used as a brand new means of plagiarism.
What is ChatGPT?
This dazzling natural light show is commonly referred to as "The Northern Lights."
What is The Aurora Borealis?
In January, this royal released a scandalous tell-all memoir titled "Spare."
Who is Prince Harry?
Die Hard takes place in this fictional building.
What is Nakatomi Plaza?
Beware if you're in Europe on December 5th, you may need to avoid being playfully attacked in the streets by these terrifying figures.
What are Krampus?
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One of the top games of 2023 was "Baldur's Gate 3," a roleplaying game based on this nerdy 1980's tabletop fantasy game.
What is Dungeons and Dragons?
3 cities within this East Asian country hold the record for the most snowfall on earth.
What is Japan?
This onomatopoeic heart-pumping single released by Kylie Minogue went quickly viral.
What is "Padam?"
Who is Billy Bob Thornton?
What is KFC?
This too-good-to-be-true shopping app topped the charts as the most downloaded app of 2023.
What is Temu?
Due to their geometric structure, snowflakes have this many sides.
What is 6?
What are Barbie and Oppenheimer?
In Elf, Santa's sleigh breaks down in this iconic area of New York City.
What is Central Park?
The yuletide tradition of bringing a horse skull or "Mari Llwyd" door-to-door to carol originates in this nation.
What is the United Kingdom?
This streaming service topped the download charts as the most popular this year.
What is Max?
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The scientific term for when snow moves from a solid state directly to a gaseous state.
What is sublimation?