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2025 Pop Culture Quiz

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 2023 song by Miley Cyrus became the fastest to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify?

a)

Flowers

b)

Used To Be Young

c)

River

d)

Jaded

2.

What is the name of Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album released in 2023?

a)

Guts

b)

Sour

c)

Driver’s License

d)

Deja Vu

3.

Which artist won Album of the Year at the 2024 Grammys for Midnights?

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Adele

c)

Billie Eilish

d)

Harry Styles

4.

What rapper made history in 2021 by performing at the Super Bowl halftime show while suspended upside down?

a)

50 Cent

b)

Eminem

c)

Dr. Dre

d)

Kendrick Lamar

5.

What K-pop group announced an official hiatus in 2022 so its members could complete mandatory military service?

a)

BTS

b)

EXO

c)

Blackpink

d)

Seventeen

6.

Which 2022 song by Steve Lacy became a viral TikTok hit with the lyric “I wish I knew”?

a)

Bad Habit

b)

Static

c)

Dark Red

d)

Mercury

7.

What artist’s 2020 album After Hours featured the hit singles “Blinding Lights” and “Save Your Tears”?

a)

The Weeknd

b)

Drake

c)

Post Malone

d)

Bruno Mars

8.

In 2024, which artist released Cowboy Carter, a country-inspired follow-up to Renaissance?

a)

Beyoncé

b)

Kacey Musgraves

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Shania Twain

9.

What rapper created the viral phrase “It’s giving...” in their 2022 hit “About Damn Time”?

a)

Lizzo

b)

Cardi B

c)

Nicki Minaj

d)

Doja Cat

10.

Who was the headlining act at the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show, marking her first live performance in years?

a)

Rihanna

b)

Beyoncé

c)

Lady Gaga

d)

Shakira

11.

Which artist released the album UTOPIA in 2023, featuring the hit “FE!N”?

a)

Travis Scott

b)

Future

c)

Tyler, the Creator

d)

Lil Uzi Vert

12.

Who became the youngest solo artist to headline Glastonbury Festival in 2022?

a)

Billie Eilish

b)

Dua Lipa

c)

Olivia Rodrigo

d)

Lorde

13.

What 2022 Harry Styles song became one of the longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits of the decade?

a)

As It Was

b)

Late Night Talking

c)

Music For a Sushi Restaurant

d)

Watermelon Sugar

14.

Which artist became the first to have four albums each spend 100 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart?

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Drake

c)

Ed Sheeran

d)

Ariana Grande

15.

What 2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once star won the Oscar for Best Actress?

a)

Michelle Yeoh

b)

Cate Blanchett

c)

Ana de Armas

d)

Viola Davis

16.

What streaming service produced the 2023 live-action adaptation of One Piece?

a)

Netflix

b)

Amazon Prime Video

c)

Disney+

d)

HBO Max

17.

What animated film won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?

a)

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

b)

Turning Red

c)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

d)

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

18.

In The Last of Us (HBO, 2023), what is the name of the fungus that caused the apocalypse?

a)

Cordyceps

b)

Aspergillus

c)

Candida

d)

Cryptococcus

19.

Which 2021 film became the highest-grossing Spider-Man movie of all time?

a)

Spider-Man: No Way Home

b)

Spider-Man: Homecoming

c)

Spider-Man: Far From Home

d)

The Amazing Spider-Man

20.

What Netflix series about a violent competition involving childhood games became a global phenomenon in 2021?

a)

Squid Game

b)

Alice in Borderland

c)

The Hunger Games

d)

Sweet Home

21.

Who directed Oppenheimer (2023)?

a)

Christopher Nolan

b)

Denis Villeneuve

c)

Greta Gerwig

d)

Quentin Tarantino

22.

In Barbie (2023), who played Ken opposite Margot Robbie’s Barbie?

a)

Ryan Gosling

b)

Simu Liu

c)

Channing Tatum

d)

Chris Evans

23.

What 2024 Pixar film revisited the mind of Riley as a teenager?

a)

Inside Out 2

b)

Elemental

c)

Soul

d)

Onward

24.

What 2022 Star Wars series focused on the rebel spy Cassian?

a)

Andor

b)

The Book of Boba Fett

c)

Obi-Wan Kenobi

d)

The Mandalorian

25.

Who portrayed Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday?

a)

Jenna Ortega

b)

Millie Bobby Brown

c)

Elle Fanning

d)

Sabrina Carpenter

26.

Which 2021 Disney animated movie featured songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda and became a cultural hit for “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”?

a)

Encanto

b)

Moana

c)

Raya and the Last Dragon

d)

Frozen II

27.

What 2024 horror film, starring Lupita Nyong’o, follows survivors trapped on a bus during an alien invasion?

a)

A Quiet Place: Day One

b)

Nope

c)

The Black Phone

d)

Smile

28.

Which 2020 miniseries about a chess prodigy became one of Netflix’s most-watched shows of all time?

a)

The Queen’s Gambit

b)

The Crown

c)

Unorthodox

d)

Emily in Paris

29.

In The Mandalorian, what is the real name of “Baby Yoda”?

a)

Grogu

b)

Din

c)

Yaddle

d)

Boba

30.

What 2022 open-world RPG from FromSoftware won Game of the Year at The Game Awards?

a)

Elden Ring

b)

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

c)

Horizon Forbidden West

d)

God of War Ragnarök

31.

Which 2020 Animal Crossing title became a cultural phenomenon during lockdowns?

a)

New Horizons

b)

Happy Home Designer

c)

Pocket Camp

d)

New Leaf

32.

What 2020 indie game involves discovering and recording alien wildlife on a mysterious planet?

a)

Outer Wilds

b)

Subnautica

c)

No Man’s Sky

d)

The Witness

33.

What is the subtitle of the 2023 Legend of Zelda sequel to Breath of the Wild?

a)

Tears of the Kingdom

b)

Echoes of the Past

c)

Age of Calamity

d)

Wrath of the Wild

34.

What company developed the hit 2020 social deduction game Among Us?

a)

InnerSloth

b)

Mojang

c)

Epic Games

d)

Supercell

35.

Which 2020 PlayStation exclusive features a samurai protagonist named Jin Sakai?

a)

Ghost of Tsushima

b)

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

c)

Nioh 2

d)

Demon’s Souls

36.

What long-delayed 2020 CD Projekt Red release was plagued by bugs at launch but later improved through major updates?

a)

Cyberpunk 2077

b)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

c)

Fallout 76

d)

Anthem

37.

What 2021 Capcom horror game featured the viral character Lady Dimitrescu?

a)

Resident Evil Village

b)

Resident Evil 2 Remake

c)

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

d)

Resident Evil 4 Remake

38.

Which online battle royale introduced “Zero Build” mode in 2022, allowing players to compete without constructing structures?

a)

Fortnite

b)

Apex Legends

c)

PUBG: Battlegrounds

d)

Warzone

39.

In Minecraft, the 2021 “Caves & Cliffs” update added which new hostile mob that hunts players in darkness?

a)

The Warden

b)

The Ravager

c)

The Husk

d)

The Drowned

40.

What 2023 game by Larian Studios, based on a tabletop RPG, won numerous Game of the Year awards?

a)

Baldur’s Gate 3

b)

Divinity: Original Sin II

c)

Starfield

d)

Diablo IV

41.

What 2022 survival horror remake from EA revisited a derelict spaceship filled with Necromorphs?

a)

Dead Space

b)

The Callisto Protocol

c)

Alien: Isolation

d)

Prey

42.

Which Nintendo franchise celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2021?

a)

The Legend of Zelda

b)

Metroid

c)

Pokémon

d)

Kirby

43.

What game studio created Hades (2020), a roguelike based on Greek mythology?

a)

Supergiant Games

b)

Housemarque

c)

Arkane Studios

d)

Motion Twin

44.

In Call of Duty: Warzone, what fictional city serves as the main battle map introduced in 2023?

a)

Vondel

b)

Verdansk

c)

Caldera

d)

Rebirth Island

45.

What 2021 PlayStation game lets players explore a city inhabited by ghosts using spirit-based combat?

a)

Ghostwire: Tokyo

b)

Returnal

c)

Demon’s Souls

d)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

46.

What 2020 game allows players to hack, control, and recruit any NPC in a near-future version of London?

a)

Watch Dogs: Legion

b)

Cyberpunk 2077

c)

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

d)

Sleeping Dogs

47.

Which 2023 Nintendo title lets players collect and fuse monster parts to invent custom weapons?

a)

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

b)

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon

c)

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

d)

Fire Emblem Engage

48.

What 2021 indie hit features a mysterious masked bird working as a soul reaper?

a)

Death’s Door

b)

The Pathless

c)

Sable

d)

Chernobylite

49.

What sequel to Hollow Knight has fans eagerly awaiting release after years of development?

a)

Silksong

b)

Shovel Knight: Dig

c)

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

d)

Hyper Light Breaker

50.

What short-form video app surpassed 2 billion downloads globally by 2021?

a)

TikTok

b)

Snapchat

c)

Instagram Reels

d)

Vine

51.

Which social media platform rebranded itself as “X” in 2023 after being acquired by Elon Musk?

a)

Twitter

b)

Facebook

c)

Reddit

d)

Tumblr

52.

Which YouTuber became the first to reach 200 million subscribers in 2024?

a)

MrBeast

b)

PewDiePie

c)

T-Series

d)

Markiplier

53.

Which Twitch streamer broke the record for most concurrent viewers during a single stream in 2023?

a)

Kai Cenat

b)

xQc

c)

Ninja

d)

Pokimane

54.

What short-lived app launched in 2022 was designed as an “authentic alternative” to Instagram by encouraging users to post unfiltered photos?

a)

BeReal

b)

VSCO

c)

Lemon8

d)

Glass

55.

What social platform created by Meta was launched in 2023 as a text-based rival to Twitter/X?

a)

Threads

b)

Horizon

c)

Workplace

d)

Lasso

56.

What viral AI song in 2023 featured fake vocals of Drake and The Weeknd, sparking debate about copyright and AI music?

a)

“Heart on My Sleeve”

b)

“AI Love Story”

c)

“Ghosted by the Machine”

d)

“Synthetic Summer”

57.

What slang term became popular on TikTok in 2024 to describe quietly giving up on effort or ambition, often humorously?

a)

“Delulu”

b)

“No cap”

c)

“Rizz”

d)

“Bet”

58.

Which streaming personality hosted a charity boxing event called Creator Clash in 2022?

a)

iDubbbz

b)

MrBeast

c)

HasanAbi

d)

Logan Paul

59.

What viral meme animal was often associated with the phrase “Let him cook”?

a)

A capybara

b)

A raccoon

c)

A red panda

d)

An axolotl

60.

What 2023 trend used the “Barbenheimer” meme to celebrate the simultaneous release of two drastically different films?

a)

Watching Barbie and Oppenheimer as a double feature

b)

Cosplaying characters from both films at the same event

c)

Editing a mashup trailer combining scenes from both films

d)

Creating pink-and-black themed social media filters

61.

What popular TikTok trend used this infantile audio clip to humorously deflect responsibility?

a)

The “I’m Just a Baby” trend

b)

The “It Wasn’t Me” trend

c)

The “Oopsie” trend

d)

The “Not My Fault” trend

62.

What word did Oxford Dictionaries select as its 2023 Word of the Year?

a)

“Rizz”

b)

“Permacrisis”

c)

“Goblin mode”

d)

“Artificial intelligence”

63.

Which 2023 court case between two celebrities was live-streamed and dominated online discussions about defamation and credibility?

a)

Depp vs. Heard

b)

Kardashian vs. Blac Chyna

c)

Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun

d)

Musk vs. Twitter

64.

Which athlete became the first to win four NBA Finals MVP awards with the same team in 2023?

a)

Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)

b)

LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

c)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)

d)

Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)

65.

What company introduced its first consumer-level mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, in 2024?

a)

Apple

b)

Meta

c)

Microsoft

d)

Sony

66.

Who became the first artist in Spotify history to surpass 100 million monthly listeners in 2023?

a)

The Weeknd

b)

Taylor Swift

c)

Bad Bunny

d)

Drake

67.

What 2021 viral moment featured this politician sitting with mittens during the U.S. presidential inauguration?

a)

Bernie Sanders

b)

Joe Biden

c)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

d)

Mike Pence

68.

What 2022 worldwide tour by a pop superstar grossed over $1 billion, becoming the highest-grossing tour in history?

a)

Eras Tour

b)

Future Nostalgia Tour

c)

Justice World Tour

d)

Chromatica Ball

69.

What 2023 environmental disaster in Hawaii led to widespread destruction and global calls for aid?

a)

The Maui wildfires

b)

A volcanic eruption on Mauna Loa

c)

A major hurricane making landfall

d)

A severe tsunami

70.

Which 2022 event marked the first FIFA World Cup held in the Middle East?

a)

The Qatar World Cup

b)

The Russia World Cup

c)

The Brazil World Cup

d)

The United States World Cup

71.

Who became the co-CEO of DC Studios in 2022 and announced a full reboot of the cinematic universe?

a)

James Gunn

b)

Kevin Feige

c)

Patty Jenkins

d)

J.J. Abrams

72.

What 2024 Grammy-winning artist faced viral controversy for allegedly using AI-generated vocals in a live performance?

a)

Billie Eilish

b)

Adele

c)

Olivia Rodrigo

d)

Dua Lipa

73.

What 2022 Oscars moment involved an unexpected onstage altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock?

a)

The Slap

b)

The Best Picture mix-up

c)

The Moonlight announcement

d)

The Envelope error

74.

What 2024 NASA mission successfully returned asteroid samples from Bennu to Earth?

a)

OSIRIS-REx

b)

Artemis I

c)

Perseverance

d)

Lucy

75.

What K-pop group announced a temporary hiatus in 2022 to allow members to complete mandatory military service?

a)

BTS

b)

BLACKPINK

c)

EXO

d)

Stray Kids

76.

Who hosted the 2023 Academy Awards, marking their third time as host?

a)

Jimmy Kimmel

b)

Chris Rock

c)

Neil Patrick Harris

d)

Amy Schumer

77.

What 2025 event marked the 50th anniversary of one of the world’s largest music festivals, prompting a global celebration?

a)

Glastonbury Festival

b)

Coachella

c)

Tomorrowland

d)

Rock in Rio