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100

A mammal that lays eggs.

What is a duck-billed platypus or a spiny anteater?

100

This South Korean musical group’s fans call their fan community “ARMY.”

What is BTS?

100

This 2008 computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Studios is set in 2805 and consists of themes of environmentalism, technology, loneliness, and nostalgia.

What is WALL·E?

100

What century was the first Hershey’s chocolate bar formula invented?

What is the 20th? In 1900, specifically.

100

This American sci fi horror drama series has been praised for its homages to 1980s pop culture, characterization, atmosphere, acting, soundtrack, and writing, and has had a market impact on the demand for Eggo Waffles as well as having popularized the song “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” by Kate Bush (1985).

What is Stranger Things (2016-2022)?

200

The only big cat without the ability to roar.

What is a cheetah?

200

This 2022 album had its track list revealed in a randomized order through a thirteen-episode video series on TikTok, each video following the format of the artist rolling a lottery cage of numbered ping pong balls (with each ball’s number representing a track on the album), and, when a ball dropped out, the artist unveiled the corresponding track’s name.

What is Midnights by Taylor Swift?

200

This gritty 2008 sequel directed by Christopher Nolan follows a vigilante hero trying to stop organized crime in his city and stars, amongst others, Heath Ledger, who received an Academy Award for “Best Actor in a Supporting Role” posthumously for his performance.

What is The Dark Knight?

200

According to CandyStore.com, this was the top candy in America in 2022.

What is Reese’s Cups?

200

This show’s titular character practically never blinks, the idea crystallizing after a “take” in which the starring actress was unblinking throughout; the director was so enthusiastic about this portrayal of her character that the lead actress was asked not to blink for the rest of the series!

What is Wednesday (2022-)?

300

This animal has stripes on its skin as well as its fur.

What is a tiger?

300

This 2022 song’s title was inspired by a film duology (i.e., pair of related movies) written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Uma Thurman.

What is “Kill Bill?”

300

This 2001 feminist romantic comedy adapted from a novel and starring Reese Witherspoon plays with, parodies (i.e., deliberately exaggerates), and deconstructs the “dumb blonde” stereotype.

What is Legally Blonde?

300

This is the original name of cotton candy.

What is “fairy floss?”

300

This fantasy animated series, formerly airing on Cartoon Network, follows the various journeys of a boy and his magical dog in a post-apocalyptic land, featuring a cast of mystical-seeming characters.

What is Adventure Time (2010-2018)?

400

This bird has an eye that is larger than its brain.

What is an ostrich?

400

This rapper ascended the charts abruptly in late 2022 after gaining viral popularity on TikTok, has been acclaimed by The New York Times and Billboard as “rap’s new princess,” and has a name that originated from a finsta that she made at age fourteen.

Who is Ice Spice?

400

This 2001 Japanese fantasy film animated by Studio Ghibli follows the story of Ogino Chihiro, a ten-year-old girl who stumbles into the “spirit world” (of Shinto folklore); after Chihiro’s parents are turned into pigs by a witch, Chihiro is forced to work for the witch at her bathhouse until she can figure out a way to free herself and her parents.

What is Spirited Away?

400

This chocolate bar, introduced in 1929 by Frank and Ethel Mars, was named after the family horse.

What is Snickers?

400

This series is responsible for this meme: “In case you haven’t noticed, I’m weird. I’m a weirdo. I don’t fit in. And I don’t want to fit in. Have you ever seen me without this stupid hat on? That’s weird.”

What is Riverdale (2017-2023)?

500

The way that honeybees communicate that they have located a wealth of pollen.

What is dancing?

500

As of May 2023, this song has the highest number of streams on the music platform Spotify.

What is “Blinding Lights” by the Weeknd?

500

This 1999 cyberpunk science fiction movie directed by the Wachowskis about a simulated reality popularized terms such as “red pill” and introduced a visual effect referred to as “bullet time,” in which the heightened perception of certain characters is represented by allowing the action within a shot to progress in slow-motion while the camera appears to move through the scene at normal speed, allowing the sped-up movements of certain characters to be perceived normally.

What is The Matrix?

500

According to CandyStore.com, as of 2022, this was the top candy in Massachusetts.

What is Sour Patch Kids?

500

This is the real name of Hannah Montana, the main character of the Disney Channel series of the same name (2006-2011), who relies on an alias to protect both sides of her life as a secret popstar.

What is Miley Stewart?