Q 01/05

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

A) No limit

B) No money

C) No worries

D) No lie

Answer · why

D) No lie

No lie: in Black American slang, to 'cap' has meant to brag or lie since the early 1900s, and Atlanta hip-hop carried 'no cap' into everyday speech.

Q 02/05

Which app popularized the short-form vertical video format among Gen Z?

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 Research Center defines Generation Z as those born 1997-2012; it set 1997 as the start partly because that cohort has no memory of the September 1...

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, thought to be clipped from the middle of 'charisma', was spread by streamer Kai Cenat; Oxford saw its use peak in June 2023, when actor Tom Holl...

Q 05/05

Which Billie Eilish song was the theme for a 2021 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 made Eilish the youngest artist to write and record a Bond theme; released in February 2020, it won a Grammy before the pandemic-delaye...