What in the World (cup)?
Sitcom Showdown
Animal Kingdom
That's just like, our opinion, man.
Food. Fast.
Born (in NC) to rock.
100
The 2026 World Cup is the first to be hosted by three nations. The first World Cup hosted by multiple nations was in 2002, when Japan co-hosted with this country.
What is South Korea?
100
This assistant to the regional manager has an intense rivalry with a coworker, leading the coworker to place this office supply in a jello mold.
What is a stapler?
100
This is the most common bird on Earth by a wide margin, with over 25 billion of them.
What is a chicken?
100
We asked the team: "Is a hot dog a sandwich?" This was the most popular answer.
What is "No"?
100
This taco chain discontinued their fan-favorite Mexican Pizza in 2020, only to bring it back two years later after a fan petition and a viral campaign led by pop star Doja Cat.
What is Taco Bell?
100
This Fayetteville-born rapper became the first hip-hop artist in 25 years to go platinum without a single guest feature, with his album "2014 Forest Hills Drive."
Who is J. Cole?
200
This country holds the record for most World Cup titles.
What is Brazil? (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002)
200
This anti-government deputy director of a small-town Parks Department is known for his love of breakfast foods, his mustache, and his devotion to Lagavulin scotch.
Who is Ron Swanson?
200
This bird is born grey, but becomes pink due to its diet of shrimp and algae.
What is a flamingo?
200
We asked the team: "What is the best flavor of jelly for a PB&J?" Almost everyone is sleeping on this delicious flavor.
What is "peach"?
200
This coffee-and-donut chain, famous for their "Double Double" was founded in Hamilton, Ontario, by a four-time-Stanley-Cup champion.
What is Tim Hortons? (A coffee with two creams and two sugars)
200
This singer-songwriter, who moved to Chapel Hill as a toddler, wrote hits like "Fire and Rain" and paid tribute to his adopted home state in "Carolina in My Mind."
Who is James Taylor?
300
This brand isn't an official World Cup sponsor, so it had to cover its logo at the stadium that bears its name. Its cover-up strategy became the tournament's biggest viral marketing moment.
What is Levi's?
300
After losing their fortune, a wealthy family is forced to move into this motel in the small town of Schitt's Creek, which gives their sitcom its name.
What is the Rosebud Motel?
300
This is the world's largest rodent, and it's so famously chill that other animals — birds, monkeys, even caimans — are often photographed hanging out on top of it
What is a capybara?
300
We asked the team which was the toiler paper is supposed to go. This is the number of people who incorrectly answered.
What is "one"?
300
Employees at this chicken chain are trained to respond to "thank you" with "my pleasure" instead of "you're welcome," a signature service touch that's become one of its most recognizable trademarks.
What is Chick-fil-A?
300
Born in Hamlet, this jazz saxophonist recorded genre-defining albums like "Giant Steps" and "A Love Supreme," and is considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time.
Who is John Coltrane?
400
This country, and two-time champion, hosted the very first World Cup in 1930.
What is Uruguay? (1930, 1950)
400
Moira Rose becomes the on-camera spokesperson for this local business's fruit wine, appearing in a series of glorious commercials - though she can never quite get the tongue-twisting name right on camera.
What is the Herb Ertlinger Winery?
400
A group of these long, curious weasel-cousins is called this term — as if they're headed into a boardroom instead of a burrow.
What is a business (of ferrets)?
400
We asked the team if pineapple should be a pizza topping. This was the most popular answer.
What is "yes"?
400
This sub shop chain just dethroned Chick-fil-A, ending their 11 year streak, to become the top-ranked quick-service chain in the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
What is Jersey Mike's?
400
Born in Tryon, this singer and civil rights icon is remembered as the "High Priestess of Soul."
Who is Nina Simone?
500
FIFA introduced this new mandatory in-game stoppage at the 2026 World Cup, officially for player safety due to the heat, but critics noted it conveniently opens up a new spot for revenue-generating TV commercials, as well as breaking the game into "quarters" instead of halves.
What is a hydration break?
500
Dunder Mifflin eventually buys out this upstart paper company founded by Michael Scott, bringing him back to the company, along with Pam and Ryan.
What is the Michael Scott Paper Company?
500
A group of these small, fast-flying birds is called this term (which also happens to be what you do with a big drink of water.)
What is a gulp (of swallows)?
500
We asked the team which day of the workweek is the best. This was the second most popular answer.
What is "Thursday
"?
500
This Southern fried chicken and biscuit chain was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas, who wanted to bring Cajun-seasoned Southern flavor to fast food.
What is Bojangles?
500
This folk-rock band led by two brothers that grew up on a hobby farm near Concord, North Carolina, blending banjo, bluegrass, and punk energy into hits like "I and Love and You", "Carolina Jubilee" and "Swept Away."
Who are the Avett Brothers?
1000
Heading into the semifinals, these two players are tied atop the race for the Golden Boot (highest goal-scorer), and are also #1 and #2 on the all-time World Cup scoring list.
Who are Messi and Mbappé? (8 goals)
1000
This beloved miniature horse's death prompts a town-wide memorial, where Andy Dwyer performs a tearful tribute song called "5,000 Candles in the Wind."
Who is Li'l Sebastian?
1000
This slow-moving Arctic shark is the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth, with scientists estimating the oldest known individual to be around 400 years old - possibly swimming in the ocean around the same time Christopher sailed the ocean blue.
What is a Greenland Shark?
1000
We asked the team which is worse - a NC summer at peak humidity or a NY winter at peak snow. This was the consensus.
What is NC summer at peak humidity?
1000
Founded in 1948 in California, this chain is credited with building the first drive-thru restaurant to use a two-way speaker box, letting customers order without a carhop.
What is In-N-Out Burger?
1000
Born in Rocky Mount, this jazz pianist and composer helped invent bebop and wrote standards like "'Round Midnight" and "Blue Monk", despite being mocked early in his career for his unconventional, dissonant style that later made him one of the most recorded jazz composers in history.
Who is Thelonious Monk?