Literature
Y Words
1960s
IMDb Top 100 Movies
Fads
200
This trilogy, written by Suzanne Collins, was made into a movie series starring Jennifer Lawrence.
What is the Hunger Games?
200
This sports team has won 27 championships and is the second most valuable sports franchise behind the Dallas Cowboys.
Who are the Yankees?
200
This team, currently led by Aaron Rodgers, won the first ever Super Bowl in 1967.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
200
This Disney movie follows a young prince retaking his throne and becoming the king of the Pride Lands.
What is Lion King?
200
This simple dance move, often used as a celebration, was popularized by Cam Newton in 2014.
What is the dab?
400
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is set largely on this river, which is the longest in the US.
What is the Mississippi River?
400
This Jedi Master trained Luke Skywalker after Obi-Wan Kenobi died.
Who is Yoda?
400
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at this DC landmark.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
400
The last waste cleaning robot left on Earth is visited by a probe looking for signs of life on the planet. He embarks on an incredible adventure after following the probe onto a spaceship.
What is WALL-E?
400
Reaching peak popularity in the early 2010s, these rubber bands could be woven into colorful bracelets.
What is Rainbow Loom?
600
This book series follows a famouse Italian newspaper editor and author and his many adventures.
What is Geronimo Stiltion.
600
This Ivy League school was founded in Connecticut in 1701 and shares a fierce rivalry with Harvard.
What is Yale?
600
These 2 communist nations were the main supporters of northern Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Who are China and the Soviet Union?
600
This classic 80s movie follows a teen accidently being sent back it time and trying to get back to 1985.
Waht is Back to the Future?
600
This K-Pop song, widely known for its accompanying dance, was the first Youtube video to hit 1 Billion views.
What is Gangam Style?
800
This book is about a group of British boys stranded on a desert island and their failed attempt to govern themselves.
What is the Lord of the Flies?
800
This company, founded in 1994, is the most succesful pre-Google search engine. They also have an email service and numerous news sites.
What is Yahoo!?
800
The Soviets were the first to launch a satellite and send a man into space, but these 3 Americans were the first to go on a successful mission to the moon.
Who are Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins?
800
The image below is from this sci-fi classic staring Keanu Reeves.
What is the Matrix?
800
These small stuffed animals reached peak popularity in the 1990s and some rare ones can be worth a small fortune.
What are Beanie Babies?
1000
This classic dystopian novel is about a heavily surveiled society that is controlled by an ominous ruler called "Big Brother."
What is 1984?
1000
This National Park is known for its geysers and bison. It is also home to an active supervolcanoe that could wipe out a large portion of North America if it erupts.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
1000
JFK was assassinated in this city.
What is Dallas?
1000
This film, starring Tom Hanks, is about a man with an IQ of 75 that becomes a college football star, fights in the Vietnam War, and captains a shrimp boat.
What is Forrest Gump?
1000
This previously popular mobile game has made multiple movies in the past 5 years.
What is Angry Birds?