2015 Throwbacks
This messaging app popularized “stories” before Instagram adopted them.
👉 What is Snapchat?
This artist continued chart success in 2025 through re-recorded albums rather than new releases.
👉 Who is Taylor Swift?
In 2015, people posted this on Facebook; now it’s mostly ignored.
👉 What are status updates?
This is the number of weddings in the group that have taken place since Jaz & Jesse got engaged in 2017.
👉What is 4?
“Started from the bottom now my whole team…”
👉 “…f**ing here”*
This city drops something other than a ball on New Year’s Eve.
👉 What is Nashville (music note)?
This song won Record of the Year at the 2016 Grammys after dominating 2015 airwaves.
👉 What is “Uptown Funk”?
This HBO drama’s second season dominated awards conversations in 2025.
👉 What is The Last of Us?
This sitcom ended in 2004 but had just been added to Netflix in 2015, sparking a streaming resurgence. In 2025, it remains one of the most consistently rewatched shows across platforms.
👉What is Friends?
This is the first shared vacation that everyone in this room went on together (excluding kiddos).
👉What is Croton, MI (2020)?
“Hello from the other side, I must have called a thousand times to tell you…”
👉 “…I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done”
Statistically, this is the most abandoned New Year’s resolution by February.
👉 What is going to the gym more?
This HBO series ended in 2015 and sparked debate over its final monologue.
👉 What is Girls?
This mischievous, wide-eyed designer toy became a 2025 obsession, with blind boxes and resale prices exploding thanks to social media hype.
👉What is Labubu?
In 2015, people posted chronological feeds; in 2025, feeds are primarily controlled by this.
👉 What is an algorithm?
This phrase still gets quoted anytime someone asks an easily-answered question.
👉What is "A google search for you is a google search for me!"
“I got that sunshine in my pocket…”
👉 “…got that good soul in my feet”
Which pop star famously hosted multiple New Year’s Eve specials in the 2000s and 2010s?
👉 Who is Ryan Seacrest?
This viral 2015 internet moment sparked major debate and divided the entire internet.
👉 What is the blue/black vs white/gold dress?
This film won Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.
👉What is Anora?
In 2015, this actor finally won his first Oscar. In 2025, he starred in the film "One Battle After Another."
👉Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
This recurring argument has never actually been resolved in this group.
👉 What is the "Los Comales" showdown?
“I’m in love with the shape of you…”
👉 “…we push and pull like a magnet do.”
This superstition claims eating these brings good luck in the new year.
👉 What are grapes / black-eyed peas?
This movie’s trailer became the most-watched trailer of all time when released in 2015.
👉 What is Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
This controversial ingredient was used when making smoothies in the Season 3 finale of White Lotus.
👉What is a poisonous plant/herb?
In 2015, phone calls were more common for quick questions; in 2025, they’re often replaced by this.
👉 What are voice notes?
When you add together every number (month, day, and year) from each of the group kiddo's birthdays, this is the total you get.
👉What is 6,152?
"There's a party downtown near 5th Street..."
"...Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy"
This city holds one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations outside the U.S.
👉What is Sydney?