Want to test your pop culture trivia knowledge from different eras? These pop culture trivia questions will take you on a trip down memory lane to the 80s, 90s and 2000s.
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We all love pop culture trivia, don’t we?
After all, who can stay away from Netflix TV shows, TikTok trends, The Kardashians, Oscar movies, everything from the dazzling 2000s, or a trip down memory lane to the 90s? We can’t get enough of K-Pop with BTS or fun K-dramas only to open TikTok to try out trending recipes the names of which we can’t even pronounce.
If you are a true pop-culture fan, this fun pop-culture trivia quiz is for you! So put on your 80s costume and let’s get ready.
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1. Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2023?
Answer: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Who is the oldest Kardashian sibling?
Answer: Kourtney Kardashian
3. Which popular TV show, inspired by Archies comics, aired its series finale in 2023?
Answer: Riverdale
4. Which musical artist released their highly anticipated album Solar Eclipse in 2023?
Answer: Lorde
5. Which singer released the 2021 album Sour, which features the hit song "drivers license"?
Answer: Olivia Rodrigo
6. Which HBO series, based on a popular book series, released its first season in 2021 and stars actors such as Rose Leslie and Steve Zahn?
Answer: The White Lotus.
7. Which Kardashian sister has her own makeup line called Kylie Cosmetics?
Answer: Kylie Jenner.
8. What is the name of the popular Netflix series about chess that premiered in 2020?
Answer: Queen’s Gambit
9. What is the name of Kim Kardashian's ex-husband?
Answer: Kanye West.
10. Which animated movie released in 2023 featured the voices of Chris Pratt, Emma Stone, and Tom Holland?
Answer: Onward
11. Who is the host of the popular TV show "Jeopardy!" after Alex Trebek passed away?
Answer: Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik
12. What is the name of the 2021 album released by Taylor Swift, which is a re-recording of her 2008 album?
Answer: Fearless
13. Which Kardashian sister briefly dated NBA player James Harden?
Answer: Khloe Kardashian.
14. Which pop star performed the halftime show at Super Bowl LV in 2021?
Answer: The Weeknd.
15. Which post-apocalyptic TV drama series was launched by HBO in 2023 based on a popular video game?
Answer: The Last of Us
16. Who won the Best Picture award at the 2022 Academy Awards?
Answer: The Power of the Dog
17. Who won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to combat hunger around the world?
Answer: World Food Programme
18. Which famous singer announced their retirement from touring at Dodgers Stadium in 2022?
Answer: Elton John
19. Which country won the UEFA European Football Championship in 2021?
Answer: Italy
20. What is the name of the popular social media app that allows users to create short videos set to music?
Answer: TikTok
21. Who is the richest man in the world as of March 2023?
Answer: Bernard Arnault & family
22. Who is the current king of England?
Answer: Charles III
23. How many James Bond movies have been made?
Answer: 27
24. What is the current pope called?
Answer: Pope Francis
25. What is Rihanna's real name?
Answer: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
26. Who is the main character in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series?
Answer: Greg Heffley
27. When was the first Harry Potter book published?
Answer: 1997
28. Which Star Wars movie was released first?
Answer: Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
29. Which Disney movie features a talking snowman named Olaf?
Answer: Frozen
30. Which popular Netflix show features a group of kids in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana?
Answer: Stranger Things
31. What is the name of the 2021 Disney animated movie that features the voices of Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina?
Answer: Raya and the Last Dragon
32. What is the title of the 2021 Marvel movie that stars Simu Liu as the superhero Shang-Chi?
Answer: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
33. Which Disney+ series features a baby alien called "The Child" or "Baby Yoda"?
Answer: The Mandalorian
34. Who is the lead singer of the popular K-pop boy band BTS?
Answer: RM
35. Which actress plays the character of Eleven in the Netflix series "Stranger Things"?
Answer: Millie Bobby Brown
36. Who played the lead character in the movie Titanic?
Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio
37. What was the name of the fictional city in which the TV show Beverly Hills 90210 was set?
Answer: Beverly Hills
38. Which famous boy band included Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson?
Answer: Backstreet Boys
39. What was the name of the famous computer-animated movie about toys coming to life?
Answer: Toy Story
40. Who played the character of Hannibal Lecter in the movie The Silence of the Lambs?
Answer: Anthony Hopkins
41. Which TV show followed the lives of high school students in a fictional town called Capeside?
Answer: Dawson's Creek
42. What was the name of the TV show about a group of young adults living together in a beach house in California?
Answer: MTV's The Real World
43. Which famous girl group included Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham?
Answer: Spice Girls
44. What was the name of the hit movie that starred Julia Roberts and Richard Gere?
Answer: Pretty Woman
45. Who played the lead character in the TV show Seinfeld?
Answer: Jerry Seinfeld
46. Who played the lead role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series?
Answer: Johnny Depp
47. Who was the first winner of American Idol?
Answer: Kelly Clarkson
48. Which American reality TV show, where aspiring singers compete for a recording contract, first aired in 2002?
Answer: American Idol
49. What is the name of the fifth Star Warsfilm series?
Answer: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
50. Which British singer released her album "Back to Black" in 2006?
Answer: Amy Winehouse
51. Which TV show, based on a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world, premiered in 2010?
Answer: The Walking Dead
52. Who played the lead role of Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games film series?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence
53. What is the name of the superhero movie that starred Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man?
Answer: Spider-Man (2002)
54. Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the movie "The Departed" in 2007?
Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio
55. Which Nickelodeon TV show, featuring a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, premiered in 1999 but continued throughout the 2000s?
Answer: SpongeBob SquarePants
56. Who sang the hit song "Sweet Child o' Mine"?
Answer: Guns N' Roses
57. What was the name of the famous sitcom about a family in the 80s?
Answer: The Cosby Show
58. Who played the lead role in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
Answer: Henry Thomas
59. Who played the character of Ferris Bueller in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
Answer: Matthew Broderick
60. What was the name of the famous movie about a group of kids who found a treasure map?
Answer: The Goonies
61. What was the name of the famous TV show about four female friends living in New York City?
Answer: The Golden Girls
62. Who played the male lead role in the hit movie Dirty Dancing?
Answer: Patrick Swayze
63. Who sang the hit song Livin' on a Prayer?
Answer: Bon Jovi
64. What was the name of the famous sitcom about a group of women working at a hospital in the 80s?
Answer: Nurses
65. Who played the character of Indiana Jones in the movie series?
Answer: Harrison Ford
66. What was the name of Ross's pet monkey on Friends?
Answer: Marcel
67. Which famous actor starred in the movie Dude, Where's My Car?
Answer: Ashton Kutcher
68. In The Hunger Games series, what is the name of Katniss's cat?
Answer: Buttercup
69. In the TV show The Office, what is Michael Scott's favorite brand of pizza?
Answer: Sbarro’s
70. Who played the role of the Genie in the live-action version of Aladdin?
Answer: Will Smith
71. What was the name of the iconic hairstyle of Jennifer Aniston's character in Friends?
Answer: The Rachel.
72. In the movie Jurassic Park, what type of dinosaur spits venom?
Answer: Dilophosaurus
73. What was the name of the high school in the TV show "Saved by the Bell"?
Answer: Bayside High
74. What is the name of the fictional town where Stranger Things takes place?
Answer: Hawkins, Indiana
75. In The Big Bang Theory, what is Sheldon's catchphrase?
Answer: "Bazinga!”
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