Q 01/05

What does the Gen Z slang term "no cap" mean?

A) No limit

B) No money

C) No hat needed

D) No lie

Answer · why

D) No lie

'Cap' for a lie comes from African-American Vernacular English; the blue cap emoji is used online to call one out.

Q 02/05

Which app popularized short-form vertical videos, Gen Z's dominant social media format?

A) TikTok

B) Snapchat

C) Instagram

D) YouTube

Answer · why

A) TikTok

ByteDance bought the lip-sync app Musical.ly in 2017 and folded its users into TikTok the next summer, which is how the app arrived in the US with an ...

Q 03/05

What year range is generally used to define Generation Z?

A) 1981-1996

B) 1997-2012

C) 2000-2015

D) 1990-2005

Answer · why

B) 1997-2012

Pew picks 1997 as the start because of the cohort's formative experiences, notably growing up in a world after the September 11 attacks.

Q 04/05

What word was named Oxford's Word of the Year in 2023, largely due to Gen Z usage?

A) Slay

B) Rizz

C) Bussin

D) Vibe

Answer · why

B) Rizz

"Rizz" — meaning charm or the ability to attract romantic interest — was named Oxford's Word of the Year for 2023. The word was popularized by YouTube...

Q 05/05

Which Billie Eilish song became a massive Gen Z anthem and was the theme for a James Bond film?

A) Bad Guy

B) Ocean Eyes

C) Happier Than Ever

D) No Time to Die

Answer · why

D) No Time to Die

"No Time to Die" was written and performed by Billie Eilish for the 2021 James Bond film of the same name. She was the youngest artist ever to write a...