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Yer a wizard, Harry
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100

_______ is a Christmas decoration that was originally made using strands of silver.

What is tinsel?

100

This adorable gremlin-like collectible creature continued to rule pop culture in 2025, with adults fighting each other in Target aisles like it was Beanie Babies all over again.

What is a labubu?

100

Once a member of a boy band formed by Simon Cowell, this member went on to become a solo pop icon known for wearing feather boas and winning award shows in sparkly jumpsuits.

Who is Harry Styles?

100

The capital of the state of Montana is ______, which should be a pretty familiar name to us all

What is Helena?

100

This Canada based team came up short against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 World Series...

What are the Toronto Blue Jays?

200

The first Thanksgiving took place in 1621 in _______, Massachusetts. The harvest feast was a three-day event shared by 53 English colonists, known as the Pilgrims, and approximately 90 members of the Wampanoag tribe.

What is Plymouth?

200

This 2025 trend has simply consisted of people saying a couple numbers, yet somehow has achieved 3 billion views because the internet has no rules.

What is 6...7?

200

To enter the Chamber of Secrets, you’d need to speak this language — which kinda sounds like you’re a Karen hissing out complaints about bad customer service.

What is parseltongue?

200

The 2026 Winter Olympics will be hosted in this European country (Manta will be there :D)

What is Italy?

200

This 2024 first-round WNBA draft pick sparked a massive surge in viewership and merch sales, becoming one of the most recognizable athletes in America.

Bonus: 100 extra points if you name the college they played at!

Who is Caitlin Clark?

Bonus: What is the University of Iowa?

300

On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to this American rock group dumped an estimated 800 pounds of human waste from the bus's blackwater tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto an open-top passenger sightseeing boat sailing in the Chicago River below. The incident became popularly known as Poopgate.

Who are Dave Matthews Band?

300

This 2016 Disney film taught us that anyone can be anything, including a bunny who becomes a cop and a fox who becomes her sidekick. Name the sequel that was released yesterday.

What is Zootopia 2?

300

Well known for his role in The Secret Life of Pets 2, this actor also appears in the Indiana Jones and Star Wars series

Who is Harrison (Harry) Ford?

300

There are 2 ski mountains in the northeast on the Ikon pass named after sugar, name these 2 

(Hint: one is in VT, one is in Maine)

What is Sugarloaf and Sugarbush?

300

PwC has recently announced its partnership with this fast-moving sports league, that also has its own Netflix series

What is F1?

400

This holiday is an annual observance that occurs on October 9. It honors the Norse explorer who, in approximately 1000 AD, led the first Europeans believed to have set foot on the continent of North America. 

(It is also famously celebrated by Spongebob Squarepants)

What is Leif Erikson Day?

400

Finishing out this incredible 8 movie blockbuster series, Ethan Hunt's enemy in the Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning movies is ______

What is the Entity / Who is Gabriel?

400

When facing a boggart in Prisoner of Azkaban, Neville discovered his greatest fear wasn’t a monster, but ______, whom he defeated by imagining them in his grandmother’s wardrobe

Who is Professor Snape?

400

The final scenes in Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning were filmed across this country, with a key stunt involving a daring biplane flight with Tom Cruise hanging from the plane.

BONUS: Extra 100 points if you can name any of the specific areas these scenes were shot in (there are 3 options!)

What is South Africa?

Bonus: What is the Drakensberg Mountains, Kruger National Park, or the Blyde River Canyon?

400

Carnegie Mellon and Case Western play in this (not so) famous football bowl game each fall, name it!

FYI: Carnegie Mellon has a 23-15 all-time record ;)

What is the Academic Bowl?

500

Celebrated every November 5th, this British holiday involves fireworks, bonfires, and cheerfully commemorating the fact that this guy really failed at the particularly explosive task of blowing up parliament.


Who is Guy Fawkes / What is Guy Fawkes Day?


500

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got engaged this year, Taylor captioned her Instagram post with this to make the big announcement

What is "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married"

500

This spell unlocks doors, but sadly does not work on your locked iPhone if you forget your passcode.

What is Alohomora?

500
The 2026 World Cup Final will be held in this stadium

What is Metlife Stadium?

500

The beloved New York Mets have won 2 World Series titles in their history, name the years they won...

What are 1969 and 1986?