Washington DC
2025 in Pop Culture
New Years
2025 in DC
Brainrot
100

This Metro station features the Western Hemisphere's longest escalator, carrying passengers more than 200 feet below street level.

What is Wheaton Station?

100

Pope Leo XIV became the first American Pope this year, originating from this city.

What is Chicago?
100

Spanish people usually eat _____ right after the clock hits midnight on New Year's Eve. 

What is 12 grapes?

100

This Washington Capitals player set a new record for most career goals this year.

Who is Alex Ovechkin?

100

If someone’s really in trouble, you might say they’re _____.

What is cooked?

200

The White House has this many floors, including the basement and the executive residence.

What is six floors?

200

On October 1st, this primatologist and conservationist, famous for their work with chimpanzees, passed away.  

Who is Jane Goodall?

200

The most recent year this animal appeared in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle, falling in 2014 and the next occurring in 2026.

What is the Horse?

200

This French restaurant was recently criticized for unfair working conditions, prompting its workers to unionize and protest in the street.

What is Le Diplomate?

200

The cheerful voiceover from a British travel company's 2024 ad campaign has become a popular social media sound effect for videos of travel disasters.

What is "Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday"?

300

A gargoyle on the National Cathedral is modeled after this fictional villainous character.

Who is Darth Vader?

300

This company is responsible for the creation of a popular, collectible fuzzy monster toys with mischievous grins and big ears.

What is Pop-Mart?

300

Doing ____ will wash a year of good fortune down the drain.

What is laundry?

300

A federal agent was unexpectedly hit by this unusual projectile, earning the incident widespread media attention

What is a sandwich?

300

Strange things tend to happen in this US state.

What is Ohio?

400

This university in D.C. is the world’s first designed specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

What is Gallaudet University?

400

This app surged in popularity after Tiktok was temporarily banned in the US.

What is RedNote?

400

People give up on their New Years resolutions on this day of the year.

What is Quitter's Day / the second Friday of January?

400

These two animals arrived at the Smithsonian Zoo after their predecessors had been gone for 11 months.

Who are Qing Bao and Bao Li?

400
What are you doing when you over-praise someone?
What is glazing?
500

This French engineer and architect designed Washington, D.C., laying out its diagonal avenues and grand public spaces.

Who is Pierre Charles L'Enfant?

500

The CEO and head of HR of this company was caught cheating at a Coldplay concert. 

What is Astronomer?

500

Literally meaning "old long since," this phrase asks if old times should be forgotten.

What is Auld Lang Syne?

500

The longest government shutdown in US history lasted this long.

What is 43 days?

500

Someone with good tongue posture might be doing this.

What is mewing?