2010 in Pop Culture
The clock didn't run out for this Ke$ha hit, the first Billboard No. 1 of the 2010s, until it had topped the chart for 9 weeks
Tik Tok
This city’s Moscone Center has over 500,000 square feet of exhibit & meeting space
San Francisco
It’s a popular nickname for New York City
The Big Apple
It’s the period between sunset & dark when the sun is just below the horizon
Twilight
A synonym for a small island; Ireland is an emerald one
isle
This is a game of guessing words or phrases acted out, sometimes syllable by syllable
Charade
The Gulf of Mannar separates Sri Lanka from this country
India
It’s the “Land of Enchantment” and this state shares a name with a neighboring country
New Mexico
Upper Geyser Basin in this park has dozens of thermal features
Yellow Stone National Park
On an outing to a baseball game, you’ll usually see this number of innings
9
Among alkaloids found in plants, this stimulant is found in coffee & tea
Caffeine
This convenience store chain’s double gulp contains 1/2 gallon of soda
7-Eleven
It’s “the City of the Saints” as well as “the Mormon city”
Salt Lake City
An animal doctor
Vet
A lot of this blowing around creates a “whiteout”
Snow
This movie comedy premised on a malfunction at a ski resort includes the name of a device that could apply to the entire category
Hot Tub Time Machine
At 465 square miles, it’s California’s largest city in area
Los Angeles
It’s where you go for strikes & spares
a Bowling Alley
The Roman God Jupiter used this weather phenomenon as a weapon, by Jove
A Thunderbolt
This device is used to soften the tone of an instrument such as a trumpet
a mute
It’s the number of dice you toss on your first roll in Yahtzee
Five
This current runs up the east coast of the U.S., then veers into the North Atlantic
The Gulf Stream
Medal given for “The most distinguished contribution to American literature for children”
The John Newberry Medal
This Northern California Volcanic National Park is known for its hiking and boiling mud pots
Lassen Volcanic National Park
A dodecahedron has this many faces, one for every letter in its name
12
Name for the process a caterpillar goes through to become a moth
Metamorphisis
This company introduced its Quik drink mix in 1948
Nestle
It’s “The Capital of the First State”
Dover
It’s the willful destruction of public or private property
Vandalism
This storm’s name is derived from Spanish Tronada, meaning “thunderstorm”
A Tornado
Known to sing a bit themselves, the cast of this hit TV show presented a trophy at the MTV Video Music Awards
Glee
This city near the U.S.-Mexico border is home to a naval base & a world-famous zoo
San Diego
This French phrase is commonly used to wish someone a healthy, hearty meal
bon apetit
One who plays hooky from school might find himself pursued by this type of officer
Truant
A long story chronicling the history of a family like the Forsytes
saga
The winner of a game of war winds up with this many cards
52
Port Said is one of this country’s principal seaports
Egypt
It’s been called “Britain’s oldest colony”, but it’s Canada’s “New” est province
Newfoundland
The Colorado River enters this National Park at Marble Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park
On a telephone, the letters GHI go with this number
4
It’s the most massive object in our solar system
The Sun
A Terre Haute, Indiana glass company designed this soda’s classic bottle in 1916
Coca-Cola
This Nevada capital is “the gateway to Lake Tahoe and Yosemite Valley”
Carson City
It can refer to a boat or a bowl
Vessel
Atmospheric pressure reaches its lowest point in this less cloudy central region of a hurricane
The eye
This rap single by Far East Movement, the first No. 1 hit by an Asian-American group, has a title that refers to a private jet
Like a G6
This city served as California's first capital
San Jose
Jose De San Martin, father of Argentine independence, is buried in a cathedral in this city
Buenos Aires
A male feline
Tom Cat
The crop of a bird; something may get stuck in yours
craw
In this game, a person whose eyes are covered must determine a person’s identity by feeling the face
Blind Man's Bluff
When founded in 1736, this Costa Rican capital was called Villa Nueva
San Jose
In 1965, James Brown sang that “Papa’s Got” one of these
A Brand New Bag
Shark River Slough is a vital source of the water that streams across this Florida park
Everglades National Park
Winks in a catnap or days in Lent
40
Boiling bones & hides converts the protein collagen to this foodstuff
Gelatin
When sold commercially, this Christmas beverage must contain 1% egg yolk solids by weight
Egg Nog
Some know it as “The Hub”; Oliver Wendell Holmes called its state house the “Hub of the Solar System”
Boston
It’s a porch or balcony, usually roofed, along the outside of a house
Veranda
Air pressure is usually measured in millibars or in inches of this liquid metal
Mercury
This NBA team won the championship, adding to their NBA record of most championships at the time
Los Angeles Lakers
This upscale community was founded in 1906 by the Rodeo Land & Water Company
Beverly Hills
She was featured on “All in the Family”, then came “Maude”, “Amanda’s” & “Golden Girls”
Beatrice Arthur
The name of this device used to stop bleeding may come from a french word for “turn”
tourniquet
Someone who’s described as nasute has a large one of these features
nose
Of Boccie, Bagatelle & Baccarat, the one that doesn’t use balls
Baccarat
The “States” on this sea include Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
The Baltic Sea
These cookies are named for a suburb of Boston, not for a physicist
Fig Newtons
Part of Haleakala Park on this Hawaiian island gets more than 250 inches of rain a year
Maui
The Bible says the normal life span of man is threescore & ten, this many years
70
After a new queen bee emerges from her cell, she goes on a mating flight with these bees
The Drone
This soft drink, invented by Charlie Hires, was flavored with sarsaparilla, wintergreen & sassafras
Rootbeer
This Mississippi capital has been called “the city where the old South and the new South meet”
Jackson City
French word for a small piece of hand luggage
Valise
The aneroid type of this instrument measures the effect of air pressure on a metal chamber
A Barometer