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Questions span the last decade of internet culture, from breakout social media stars and trending hashtags to reality TV moments, viral videos, and the pop culture phenomena that dominated the headlines. Whether you're chronically online or just pop culture-curious, these quizzes will test how tuned-in you really are.
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What Happens Here, Stays Here is a slogan and advertising campaign to promote tourism in this U.S. city.
Answer: Las Vegas
On the Internet, the abbreviation “LOL” typically denotes which of these emotional states?
Answer: Amusement
One of the great ’90s fashion fads, “Zubaz” were brightly-colored what?
Answer: Pants
What is the name of Ronald McDonald's big purple friend who loves McDonald's milkshakes?
Answer: Grimace
Inspired by the name of a large corporation, which of these terms refers to a large and pretentious house?
Answer: McMansion
7-Eleven stores were temporarily converted into Kwik E-marts to promote the release of what movie?
Answer: The Simpsons Movie
A bit in a gossip column that doesn’t mention any names is often called a what?
Answer: Blind Item
A contestant on the Fall 2011 season of “Dancing With The Stars,” Carson Kressley first gained fame on what reality show?
Answer: Queer Eye
In the late ’90s, a Chihuahua named Gidget served as the “spokesdog” for what restaurant chain?
Answer: Taco Bell
Originally voiced by John Goodman, which of the five animated M&M’s “spokescandies” is a peanut M&M?
Answer: Yellow
In the '50s, the ducktail style of this was popular for men
Answer: The haircut
Designer Mary Quant gets the credit for this fashion that showed a lot of leg in the 1960s
Answer: A miniskirt
It's toymaker Bandai's "loveable egg", a virtual pet
Answer: Tamagotchi
Chip the Cat, born January 26, 1996, is one of these Ty stuffed animals
Answer: Beanie Babies
Despite his brief screen time in "The Empire Strikes Back" & "Return of the Jedi", this bounty hunter has a cult following
Answer: Boba Fett
1942's issue No. 1 of this comic book shows the heroine leading U.S. troops.
Answer: Wonder Woman
The "Baywatch" version of this doll raced to the rescue on his own Wave Runner (but Barbie got her own dolphin).
Answer: Ken
This man who died in 1918 was Snoopy's cursed nemesis in "Peanuts".
Answer: The Red Baron
This fitness guru was accused of slapping a 255 lb. man (an actual cage wrestler!) who made fun of his exercise videos.
Answer: Richard Simmons
The period known as "The Jazz Age" was also known by this "growling" nickname.
Answer: The Roaring '20s
You bet your sweet bippy we loved their "Laugh-In".
Answer: Rowan & Martin
Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun was an ad slogan used by what product?
Answer: Wrigley's Doublemint Gum
According to the ad, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
Answer: Three
The Chicago river is famous for being dyed which colour every year in March?
Answer: Green
A mix of the words “marionette” and “puppet” provides the name for a set of characters created by whom?
Answer: Jim Henson
The first time blimp shots were part of a televised sporting event was in 1960 at this Miami venue.
Answer: the Orange Bowl
Neal McDonough was drafted to play Lt. Buck Compton in this WWII miniseries co-produced by Steven Spielberg.
Answer: Band of Brothers
It's Señor Schwarzenegger's Spanish catchphrase meaning "see you later", baby.
Answer: Hasta la Vista
You can't help but love Shrek even though he's a big, green one of these monsters.
Answer: Ogre
Priscilla Beaulieu married this man in Vegas on May 1, 1967.
Answer: Elvis Presley
Kevin James "weds" this former "SNL" star at the Niagara Falls in the 2007 film "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry".
Answer: Adam Sandler
Dear John & "The Last Song" are among his bestsellers that have been turned into films.
Answer: Nicholas Sparks
Her mother did her hair for every movie & she always had 56 curls.
Answer: Shirley Temple
When this film "Reloaded" in 2003, it needed the 1,943 people listed in its credits to make it happen.
Answer: The Matrix
What magic duo performed at the Mirage casino in Las Vegas from 1990 to 2003?
Answer: Siegfried & Roy
We like to exercise to the Village People singing "YMCA", but what does YMCA stand for?
Answer: Young Men's Christian Association
Mephistopheles is a big fan of this vampiric pitchman from General Mills & his chocolate cereal.
Answer: Count Chocula
This doll with the red-&-white striped legs & red yarn hair was created by cartoonist Johnny Gruelle in 1915.
Answer: Raggedy Ann
For the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Hasbro introduced a special line of this military action figure.
Answer: G.I. Joe
Padres fans know this feathered trickster has been called "the Sir Laurence Olivier of mascots".
Answer: The San Diego Chicken
It's the appropriate Spice name of Emma Bunton, youngest of the Spice Girls.
Answer: Baby Spice
A special type of this, made from tubular cigar flowers, is presented to bridegrooms in Hawaii.
Answer: A Lei
The Witiko creature of Algonquian myth may be a forerunner of this mystery of the Northwest.
Answer: Bigfoot
On April 1, 1957 this very English network reported deadpan on Swiss farmers' bumper crop of spaghetti.
Answer: The BBC
Richard Dawson hosted this show that featured surveys of 100 people.
Answer: Family Feud
A wandering technician repeatedly asked, “Can you hear me now?” in a series of ads for what company?
Answer: Verizon Wireless
Riffing on Scorsese, the 90’s cartoon “Animaniacs” featured the “Goodfeathers,” three pigeons who were also what?
Answer: Gangsters
Introduced in 1979, Croakies were designed to prevent people from losing what fashion accessory?
Answer: Glasses
The joke's over, said Simon Cowell about this "American Idol" singer with a unique rendition of "She Bangs"
Answer: William Hung
A breakthrough in fashion,”jeggings” are leggings designed to look like what?
Answer: Jeans