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2024 Stuff
100
First wave music fans around the world were delighted that 1980s singer Kate Bush finally hit the mainstream with this song featured in season four of "Stranger Things."
"Running Up That Hill"
100
This magical document helped out Harry a lot, but not when he needed to know who was in the Chamber of Secrets or the Room of Requirement.
The Marauder's Map
100
Known as "The King," this basketball player has won four NBA championships and played for the Cavaliers, Heat, and Lakers.
LeBron James
100
This trend turned slang was intended to reshape the jawline, but it quickly became a way for teens to avoid answering questions.
Can't talk. Mewing.
100
What was the highest grossing film of 2024?
"Inside Out 2"
200
"Pitch Perfect" served up this song with a one-word title, which stayed on the Billboard 100 for 44 weeks. People missed it when it was gone.
"Cups"
200
Though this very stylish escort for District 12 tributes Katniss and Peeta is cold to the competitors at first, she grows to believe in their cause and is eventually arrested alongside them.
Effie Trinket
200
What female basketball player was named TIME 2024 Athlete of the Year?
Caitlin Clark
200
This slang question is rumored to have originated with SpongeBob character, Squidward, and includes a term that is both a Greek letter and a symbol used in mathematics.
What the sigma?
200
This annual marketing campaign included a new feature this year that centered users' music evolution. The release categorized music lovers' listening phases with phrases like "Pink Pilates Princess," "Mall Goth," and "Boujee Football Rap."
Spotify Wrapped
300
Olivia Rodrigo sang the swoon-worthy song "I Think I Kinda You Know" to Joshua Bassett on this Disney television series.
"High School Musical the Musical the Series"
300
"The best way to bring folks together is to give them a real good enemy" is the tagline for a 2024 film based on a 1995 book by this author.
Gregory Maguire
300
This soccer player, known as "La Pulga," joined Inter Miami CF in 2023 after a legendary career with Barcelona and PSG.
Lionel Messi
300
During Brat Summer, Jools Lebron took to TikTok to share her tips on how to present yourself at work, making this four-word phrase go viral.
"Very demure, very mindful."
300
What is Oxford University Press's 2024 word of the year?
Brain Rot
400
This song is featured in the movie "Thor: Ragnarok" twice—once in the opening action scene and once in the final battle on the rainbow bridge.
"Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin
400
This Disney + series, based on a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang (and often taught in tenth-grade BHS English classes), follows a high schooler who becomes entangled in a battle between mythological gods.
American Born Chinese
400
In the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, this French soccer player scored a hat-trick against Argentina but still lost in a dramatic penalty shootout.
Kylian Mbappé
400
This seven-year-old Tik-Tok personality went viral climbing a ladder in a Black Panther costume, but he's most-well known for his charismatic facial expression.
The Rizzler
400
Snoop Dogg introduced this new-to-the-Olympics sport during this summer's events, allowing BGirls and BBoys to take the stage.
Break Dancing
500
Nick Offerman sings Linda Ronstadt's 1970 song "Long Long Time" in this apocalyptic HBO series based on a video game.
"The Last of Us"
500
In this book series turned Netflix hit, the three Baudelaire orphans—Violet, Klaus, and Sunny—are constantly pursued by villain Count Olaf who desires their fortune.
"A Series of Unfortunate Events"
500
What current female college basketball player signed an endorsement deal with Nike while she was still in high school?
Juju Watkins
500
The TikTok trend of confessing hard truths to loved ones on camera and making this statement has been criticized by psychologists for having the appearance of promoting honesty while actually highlighting deception.
"We listen, but we don't judge."
500
This film, released in December 2024, is a remake of a classic vampire tale, directed by Robert Eggers
"Nosferatu"