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100

An unexpected music style made a comeback during lockdown when Scottish postal worker Nathan Evans posted a TikTok of himself singing this.

What is a sea shanty?

100

With 7.5 million likes in August, the most-liked tweet ever was called “a tribute fit for a king” after the death of the actor who played this Marvel superhero.

Who is Black Panther?

100

The longest distance traveled in one hour doing a continuous wheelie on this is now 19.23 miles.

What is a bicycle?

100

Puerto Rico contained the world’s second largest single-dish this until its 900-ton equipment platform fell and shattered it in December.

What is a telescope?

100

Video technology was a saving grace during the COVID-19 pandemic, which made this software a household name.

What is Zoom?

200

In November, this singer, actor, and former One Direction member made waves as Vogue magazine’s first ever solo male cover star.

Who is Harry Styles?

200

WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Black Widow are all movies launched by this franchise acronymed MCU.

What is the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

200

The fifth NASA rover to land on this touched down in February in what was the most complex landing ever attempted.

What is Mars?

200

This 163,800 square-foot building now exists in Ville Saint-Laurent, Montreal on top of an old warehouse, big enough to grow food for 10,000 families.

What is a greenhouse?

200

This social media giant took a stand against misinformation when it began adding disclaimers to misleading information- even those made by elected officials.

What is Twitter?

300

Seventeen-year-old singer-songwriter and Disney actress Olivia Rodrigo made headlines in January with the release of her breakup ballad called this. 

What is “Drivers License”?

300

Nickelodeon celebrated Pride Month by posting a picture of this character created in 2005 who identifies as asexual. 

Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?

300

In May, the Crew Dragon spacecraft mission marked the first human spaceflight launch by this private company.

What is SpaceX?

300

Locals in the Swiss town of Olten stepped outside in August to find it was raining this due to a local factory defect. 

What is cocoa powder?

300

The Japanese town of Takikawa came up with a particularly innovative solution to its bear problem: robotic this!

What are wolves?

400

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Dynamite” by this K-pop septet was the most viewed music video in 24 hours on Youtube in August. 

Who is BTS?

400

History was made at the Oscars when this South Korean film became the first ever Best Picture winner in a language other than English.

What is “Parasite”?

400

In Washington D.C., seven artists painted 35-foot-tall yellow letters spelling out this on Sixteenth Street directly in front of the White House.

What is “Black Lives Matter”?

400

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian eco-activist Binish Desai found a constructive way to recycle discarded this into bricks for construction.

What is PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)?

*"Disposable face masks" also accepted

400

In May, this SpaceX founder announced the arrival of his baby X AE A-12.

Who is Elon Musk?

500

This eighty-year old soul singer went viral on Twitter by asking Weeknd where the missing “e” is.

Who is Dionne Warwick?

500

It took this Harry Potter star only four hours and one minute to reach one million followers on Instagram after sharing a picture of his baby daughter in November.

Who is Rupert Grint?

500

Mononofu, which means “samurai warrior” in Japanese, holds a Guinness World Record for the largest this at 27 feet tall.

What is a humanoid vehicle?

500

In November, a Dutch metro train crashed through a safety barrier and was saved from the 32-foot drop into water by a large art installation of a tail of this mammal.

What is a whale?

500

Launched in November 2020, this swiftly became the fastest-selling console ever, but the tech giant simply could not produce enough units.

What is the PS5?