Movies
Starring Michael Keaton as titular business mogul Ray Kroc, the 2016 film "The Founder" portrays the origin story of what golden-arches fast-food chain?
McDonald's
What artist, with nicknames including “His Royal Badness” and “The High Priest of Pop,” passed away in 2016? Hint: this artist was often associated with a single color.
Prince
Retired in the 21st century, "it's finger lickin' good" had been the slogan for over 50 years for what restaurant chain? The slogan had been conceived by a franchise owner rather than an ad agency.
KFC
Home of Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays, the Rogers Centre opened in 1989 as the SkyDome – the world’s first sports arena to feature a fully retractable what?
Roof
What classic Leo Tolstoy novel, first released serially from 1873-1877, tells the story of a titular woman and her affair with Count Vronsky? Keira Knightley played the title character in a 2012 movie adaptation directed by Joe Wright.
Anna Karenina
After Tony Stark buys her some in Iron Man 2, Pepper Potts reveals that she is allergic to what fruit?
Strawberries
A 28-year-old British man's "Divide" tour in 2019 set the all-time record for highest-grossing tour. Who is this singer?
Ed Sheeran
Outside of its home city, the St. Louis Bread Company is more popularly known as what chain restaurant?
Panera
The T206 Honus Wagner card was considered the most valuable sports card throughout most of the 20th century after it was sold for record-breaking sums at multiple auctions. It was initially designed and issued by the American Tobacco Company before Wagner refused to allow production because he did not want children to buy cigarette packs to get his card. What sport did Wagner famously play?
Baseball
While promoting his sprawling novel "Freedom" in 2010, Jonathan Franzen was the first American novelist to appear on the cover of Time magazine since what legendary horror writer in 2000?
Stephen King
First mentioned in "The Goblet of Fire," what is the name for a magically enchanted object in the Harry Potter universe that allows for the apparition-less transportation of multiple people at once upon touching the object?
Portkey
What 17-year old musical artist's 2019 debut album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" made her the first artist born in the 2000s to have a number-one album in the United States?
Billie Eilish
Although it expanded to grapefruit growers in 1976, the cooperative Ocean Spray has primarily focused on what other fruit throughout its existence? The brand reached viral heights after a 2020 TikTok mashing up Fleetwood Mac, skateboarding, and Ocean Spray juice.
Cranberry
Maybe to lure your deep-pocketed pharmacist, Lexus and Mazda respectively make a luxury crossover and sports car that share what two-letter model name?
RX
At the conclusion of an 1835 literary fairy tale, a small object is placed in a museum because of its critical role in finding a suitable princess to marry a prince. What is this object that was placed under dozens of mattresses earlier in the tale?
Pea
Jane Campion, who, for “Power of the Dog,” became the first woman to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar twice, was born in which country?
New Zealand
Pitchfork listed "Nikes" as the 25th-best song of 2016. Billboard ranked it number 28. What critically-acclaimed R&B singer released this track as the first song on his album "Blonde?"
Frank Ocean
In 1931, the Michelin Tire company created a 3-star system to encourage French tourism through gastronomy and high cuisine. For food both delicious and modestly priced, what alternative award might Michelin bestow?
Bib Gourmand
What sport is at the center of a 2015 book by Julie Checkoway that tells the story of the Maui Sugar Ditch Kids and their quest to become Olympic athletes?
Swimming
What native Minnesotan won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his novel “Main Street”?
Sinclair Lewis
Perfect for this movie due to its themes of love and illness, what 3 letter acronym, sometimes preceded by a 3 digit number, is the title of the 2017 Queer Palm award winner?
BPM
Carly Rae Jepsen's smash hit single "Call Me Maybe" rested snugly at number one on Billboard Top 100 for nine weeks, launching her into the zeitgeist. Released four years later, what is the name of her critically-acclaimed 2015 record?
Emotion
Originating in the American Northeast and with a city-specific name, what style of pizza is classified as a "tomato pie?" The dish is circular with a thin crust and has cheese and other toppings laid down before the tomato sauce.
Trenton Style
Put a spring in your step! In which Olympic sport might you see a Rudolph or a Randolph performed?
Trampolining
Featuring Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings," the 1988 tear-jerking film "Beaches" is based on what author’s namesake novel released in 1985?
Iris Rainer Dart