2010s Pop Culture Trivia

Tiebreaker #1. According to "Billboard" & "Rolling Stone" magazines, which band had the highest-grossing tour of 2011?

8. Music: What number did Adele’s combined 2010s album titles add up to?

16. TV: The concept of “sexposition” -- in which plot exposition is provided against the backdrop of nude characters?

18. TV: What did “Breaking Bad” DEA agent Hank Schrader collect as a hobby?

21. TV: Who is the only African-American performer to win an Emmy award as Best Actress in a Drama Series?

27. Broadway: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark had the longest preview in history. How many performances before opening?

3. TV: Why was the finale of “How I Met Your Mother” so unpopular?

26. Broadway: What political figure does not appear in the Broadway musical “Hamilton”?

32. Pop Culture: A photo of what item had people arguing if it was “black and blue or white and gold?”

36. Movies: What movie did Warren Beaty and Faye Dunaway mistakenly announce as Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars?

30. Broadway: Bette Midler returned to Broadway for the first time in 30 years in what show?

42. Movies: What film led to North Korea sending a warning to the United States?

20. TV: Which one of these sayings was never uttered on The Handmaid’s Tale?

22. TV: Which Hollywood performer hosted “Saturday Night Live” after a Facebook petition went viral?

7. Which rapper-mogul launched the Tidal streaming service in 2015?

49. Movies: A lack of diversity at the 2016 Oscars led to what hashtag?

10. Music: Who did not get told “thank u, next” by Ariana Grande?

50. Movies: Who played Belle in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast?

44. Movies: What role did Meryl Streep not get an Oscar nomination for in the 2010s?

Tiebreaker #2. Which television series' season consisted of one frantic day in the life of Federal Agent Jack Bauer?

19. TV: What was the name of the movie that Moira Rose filmed in Season 5 of Schitt’s Creek?

47. Movies: Which 2010s John Travolta film has higher than a zero percent score on RottenTomatoes?

29. Broadway: The creators of South Park made their Broadway debut with what musical?

33. Pop Culture: What is the origin of the “Floss Dance”?

37. Movies: What movie released this decade is the biggest domestic box office hit of all time?

25. TV: Which series finale suggests the jingle “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” was invented by its main character

5. Music: Which slain rap star was resurrected as a hologram at Coachella in 2012?

34. Pop Culture: What quote uttered on Dr. Phil spawned a meme?

28. Broadway: Which of these Best Musical Tony Award winners from this decade is not based on a film?

3. Music: In 2018 who “Finesse”-d a music video inspired by ’90s sketch comedy show “In Living Color”?

41. Movies: At the end of the James Bond film Skyfall, who replaced Judi Dench as the new “M”?

4. Music: Which ’80s pop icon tragically died the day before the Grammys in 2012?

35. Pop Culture: A picture of what created the phrase “break the Internet”?

43. Movies: “The Social Network” was about the founding of what Internet service?

40. Movies: What movie took 12 years to film?

48. Movies: In “The Revenant,” Leonardo DiCaprio was attacked by a ____ ?

15. TV: Which actor rose to fame on a pop singing show and later won an Emmy playing a serial killer?

38. Movies: In 2017, who retired from acting?

46. Movies: Netflix began making original films in 2015. What was the first?

2. Music: Who jumped from the top of Houston’s NRG Stadium to take the Super Bowl halftime show stage in 2017?

31. Pop Culture: What popular YouTube song has been called the Washington Nationals’ good luck charm?

24. TV: Which actress saw her character murdered on a high-profile streaming series only to go on to Emmy-winning glory

9. Which country act cruised to the Top 5 of the pop charts with a 2013 remix featuring Nelly?

1. Music: Which pop diva became the first woman to win the Album of the Year Grammy twice in 2016?

17. TV: Which of the following shows did NOT release a follow-up conclusion movie and/or miniseries during the decade?

11. TV: Which one of these celebrities did NOT make a cameo appearance on “The Big Bang Theory”?

23. TV: Which TV musical was broadcast live from New York City?

39. Movies: Which actor has appeared in the most Marvel Cinematic Universe movies?

45. Movies: In the therapy scene in “Get Out,” Daniel Kaluuya’s Chris goes where?

12. TV: Which show solidified the era of movie stars coming to TV?

6. Music: Who was the first member to leave One Direction in 2015?

14. TV: Which of the following shows was NOT part of the decade’s vampire trend?