Q 01/05

Which Spider-Man actor told BuzzFeed in 2023 that he had 'limited rizz' and won Zendaya with 'the long game'?

A) Andrew Garfield

B) Tobey Maguire

C) Tom Holland

D) Jacob Elordi

Answer · why

C) Tom Holland

Tom Holland's 'limited rizz' confession sent the word viral all over again in June 2023, and the slang has since spawned 'rizzler' and 'unspoken rizz'...

Q 02/05

Which pontiff made the '6-7' hand gesture in May 2026 after young pilgrims from Genoa urged him to join in?

A) Pope Leo XIV

B) Pope Francis

C) Pope Benedict XVI

D) Pope John Paul II

Answer · why

A) Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV obliged the Genoa youth group in Vatican City, a sign of how far a meme with no fixed meaning had travelled from TikTok edits into school...

Q 03/05

Which AI-generated image craze swept Facebook in 2024 and became shorthand for low-grade machine-made junk?

A) Will Smith eating spaghetti

B) Pikachu at the Met Gala

C) Balenciaga Harry Potter

D) Shrimp Jesus

Answer · why

D) Shrimp Jesus

Shrimp Jesus images flooded Facebook in 2024, posted by spam pages farming engagement, and became the go-to example whenever critics needed a name for...

Q 04/05

Thoreau's 1854 coinage 'brain-rot' was contrasted with England's efforts to cure the rot of which crop?

A) Wheat

B) Potato

C) Turnip

D) Apple

Answer · why

B) Potato

Potato rot was Thoreau's comparison in Walden: England was racing to cure the blight that had wrecked 1840s harvests, while nobody tried to cure a nat...

Q 05/05

Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo who went viral from a Thai zoo in 2024, has a name meaning what?

A) Lucky moon

B) Chubby cheeks

C) Bouncy pork

D) Sticky rice

Answer · why

C) Bouncy pork

Bouncy pork is what Moo Deng means in Thai, and the name suits a calf born at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in July 2024 to parents Tony and Jonah.