COMS 2310 End of Semester Trivia

What is the fandom mashup of Supernatural, Sherlock, and Doctor Who called?

What 1969 festival symbolized the hippie movement and counterculture?

Who directed Michael Jackson’s Thriller music video?

What is Reddit’s famous tagline?

Parasocial theory is often applied to relationships between audiences and:

Why did Morgan Wallen face backlash in 2021?

What defines Web 2.0’s era of user-generated content?

What platform, launched in 2003, featured Top 8 friends lists?

Which is an example of Web 3.0 innovation?

What year did the Ice Bucket Challenge go viral?

McLuhan said "The medium is the message." What medium did he famously analyze?

Which concept examines systemic inequality across race, gender, and class?

Why did Taylor Swift re-record her albums, including 1989 (Taylor’s Version)?

What trial highlighted the clash of fundamentalism and science in 1925?

Which dating app first used swipe-based matching?

Which web era featured static sites and one-way communication?

Which 1985 forum was extremely popular for online communities?

Which company bought Tumblr in 2013 for $1.1 billion?

Who coined the term “Male Gaze”?

The Spiral of Silence theory suggests people stay quiet if their opinions are unpopular. What amplifies this today?

Which major award did Lauryn Hill win in 1999 for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?

TikTok revolutionized content with which algorithmic feature?

Why did Morgan Wallen face backlash in 2021?

Which genre blending blues, gospel, and country rose in the 1950s?

What app connects visually impaired users to sighted volunteers for real-time help?

Who introduced the concept of “memes” in 1976?

What caused Friendster to lose popularity?

In your readings, Postman describes a society dominated by tech. What term does he use?

Kenneth Burke’s Dramatism compares communication to a play. What term refers to the "why" behind an action?

Which 2023 meme described how historical figures would react today?

Retweets represent which platform affordance?

What platform uses AI to power its hyper-personalized playlist?

What activity is Pinterest designed for?

What activity defined the Beatnik lifestyle, rejecting materialism?

Dave Chappelle’s The Closer faced backlash for remarks about which group?

Bob Dylan’s Slow Train Coming reflected a shift to which genre?

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

What is NOT a requirement to pass the Bechdel Test?

What does the Vito Russo Test require for LGBTQ+ characters?

What set Instagram apart when it launched in 2010?

In 2021, Redditors used GameStop stocks to disrupt Wall Street. What nickname did they give this event?

Which AI tool simulates conversation to enhance personal well-being?

Which platform uses servers, voice channels, and text for all communities?

What Christian TV network became a major conservative platform in the 1980s?

What Stanford lab drove early computer development?

Tumblr is associated with what cultural phenomenon?

NWA’s Straight Outta Compton popularized which music genre?

In The Shallows, Carr argues tech is reshaping brains. What does he say is being diminished?

What tech did Grateful Dead fans use to share recordings?

Which music genre blends African rhythms, European harmonies, and improvisation into an American sound?

What is the first true social media platform, launched in 1997?

Which platform has become a hub for right-leaning cultural content creators like Ben Shapiro and Brett Cooper?

What is a lasting impact of the Jesus Movement?