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2024
100

Was 2023 a leap year?

No

100

US scientists confirm that the next El Niño has begun, likely resulting in higher global what in late 2023 and into 2024

Temperatures

100

Whats the name of the woman who faked her kidnapping, Jussie Smollett style?

 Carlethia “Carlee” Russell

100

Traditionally enjoyed on new years eve, what is the name of the dish that includes pork, black eyed peas and rice?

Hoppin John

100

Will 2024 be a leap year?

Yes

200

What day of the week was Halloween on?

Tuesday

200

This politician has appeared to "Glitch" during multiple speeches in 2023.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

200

These 2 blobkbuster hits dominated the box office this summer

Barbie & Oppenheimer

200
This vegetable is eaten to represent paper money

Collard Greens 

200

What city will the 2024 Super Bowl take place?

Las Vegas

300

This State was voted #9 on the most popular holiday destinations of 2023

Florida

300

in April 2023, This software was shown to outperform human doctors in responding to online medical questions when measured on quality and empathy by "a team of licensed health care professionals"

ChatGPT

300

This couples split was brought to light by a book

Will Smith & Jada Pinkett-Smith

300

Many cultures believe eating which shaped foods on New Year's Eve to lead to prosperity.

Round/Circular

300

This social media platform will continue its self-imposed decline

Twitter/X

400

This became a federal holiday in 2023

Juneteenth

400

In May 2023, Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope report the first direct evidence of an exoplanet being what by an ancient Sun-like star, a fate that likely awaits the Earth in five billion years.

Swallowed Up/Eaten

400

Hulu announced this upcoming documentary, and all your aunties & uncles freaked out about the decades-old footage.  

“Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told,”

400

Likely dating back more than 4,000 years. Historians believe Babylonians, one of the first cultures to actually celebrate the changing of the year, started this tradition to promise to pay debts or return borrowed objects

Make Resolutions

400

How many fridays in 2024?

52

500

When was memorial day 2023?

Monday, May 29th

500

This former Republican member of Congress has arguably had the oddest year of any politician.

Many lies about his background were exposed; the Justice Department indicted him on a host of charges, including identity theft and wire fraud (he has pleaded not guilty); the House Ethics Committee found he violated federal criminal laws; and he was expelled from the House in a third expulsion vote.

George Santos, Former U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district 

500

Ths group announced their 2024 residency in Vegas.

New Edition

500

The NYC ball has 2,688 crystal bolted to 672 LED modules which are attached to the aluminum frame of the Ball. What shape are the crystals?

 

Triangle

500

This professor is running for president in 2024 under the Independent & Third Party

Dr. Cornel West