Pop Culture Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which performer became especially associated with the dance move known as the moonwalk?
Usher
Prince
James Brown
Michael Jackson
2. A family encounters a large, gentle forest spirit while adjusting to life in the countryside. Which Studio Ghibli film fits this description?
My Neighbor Totoro
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Kiki’s Delivery Service
3. In which video game series would you expect to explore Hyrule and encounter characters named Link and Zelda?
Final Fantasy
Fire Emblem
Dragon Quest
The Legend of Zelda
4. Which English city is most closely associated with the formation of the Beatles?
Manchester
Liverpool
Birmingham
London
5. A mild-mannered reporter works at the Daily Planet in Metropolis while secretly acting as a superhero. Who is he?
Bruce Wayne
Clark Kent
Peter Parker
Matt Murdock
6. A dystopian story follows Katniss Everdeen into a televised contest where young people fight for survival. Which series is being described?
Divergent
The Hunger Games
The Maze Runner
Red Rising
7. A heroine leaves a glass slipper behind while fleeing a royal ball at midnight. Which character is she?
Belle
Aurora
Cinderella
Snow White
8. A character must choose between a red pill that reveals reality and a blue pill that preserves an illusion. Which film features this choice?
Blade Runner
Inception
Minority Report
The Matrix
9. A new Hogwarts student is about to be assigned to Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. Which object makes the decision?
The Goblet of Fire
The Mirror of Erised
The Sorting Hat
The Elder Wand
10. The line “May the Force be with you” belongs to which franchise?
Star Trek
Dune
Star Wars
Doctor Who
11. Which musician performed through the glam-rock alter ego Ziggy Stardust?
Elton John
Marc Bolan
Freddie Mercury
David Bowie
12. A fantasy character warns that “winter is coming.” Which house from Game of Thrones uses those words?
House Targaryen
House Lannister
House Stark
House Baratheon
13. In Marvel stories, T’Challa rules which fictional nation?
Wakanda
Genosha
Latveria
Sokovia
14. Dorothy follows the Yellow Brick Road with a Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion. Where are they heading?
The Emerald City
Wonderland
Narnia
Neverland
15. In Citizen Kane, the word “Rosebud” launches an investigation into the final words of which character?
Charles Foster Kane
Jedediah Leland
Walter Parks Thatcher
Bernstein
16. On the television series Friends, what is the name of the coffeehouse regularly visited by the main characters?
Monk’s Café
Central Perk
Luke’s Diner
The Peach Pit