TBT 2025
Which social media app briefly faced a nationwide ban threat in the US in early 2025?
TikTok
This beverage is made by fermenting barley, hops, water, and yeast.
Beer
Highway 401 in Toronto briefly went viral in 2025 because this unusual traffic jam happened — caused by dozens of what?
Cows
This dairy product is legally required to be churned to a minimum fat percentage.
Butter
This holiday classic returned to streaming charts every December in 2025.
Home Alone
Which country became the first to trial a nationwide 4-day workweek in 2025?
Japan
This cocktail combines whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters.
Manhattan
This “hipster” Toronto neighborhood went viral in 2025 for outdoor murals featuring raccoons doing yoga.
Kensington Market
This Japanese seasoning is traditionally made from fermented soybeans.
Miso
This Christmas-themed action film is famously debated as “not really a Christmas movie.”
Die Hard
Which luxury brand went viral after misspelling its own name on a global campaign?
Gucci
This “cowboy cocktail” became trendy in 2025 after TikTok bartenders recreated it with coffee liqueur.
Espresso Martini
Toronto’s winter festival for its ice sculpture competition.
Winterlicious
This carbonation process naturally occurs during beer fermentation.
Fermentation
This Lord of the Rings character says, “I would have gone with you to the end.”
Boromir
Which famous museum closed briefly after a tourist glued their shoe to the floor “for art”?
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (within the Louvre Palace) in Paris
This cocktail, named after a city in Italy, mixes equal parts gin, vermouth, and Campari.
Negroni
Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market went viral after a cheese-tasting “fight” broke out between two international food bloggers. What animal was involved in the viral meme?
Goat
This Italian cooking term means “to the tooth.”
Al-Dente
This Star Wars character says, “I know,” in response to “I love you.”
Han Solo
Which global tech company accidentally sent employees’ random Slack messages to thousands of clients, including one that said, “Oops, wrong channel”?
This process in winemaking involves leaving the wine in contact with grape skins for color and tannins.
Maceration
The Toronto highway where construction caused a viral traffic jam in 2025 after a truck spilled donuts.
Gardiner Expressway
This spice was once worth its weight in gold and comes from the dried stigmas of a flower.
Saffron
This Christmas film features six different interwoven love stories set in London.
Love Actually