Q 01/05

A stock photo of which food beat Kylie Jenner to become Instagram's most-liked post in January 2019?

A) An avocado

B) A potato

C) An egg

D) A bagel

Answer · why

C) An egg

An egg held the record for almost four years, until Lionel Messi's World Cup celebration photo overtook it in December 2022.

Q 02/05

A coffee cup left on a banquet table became a viral 2019 blooper for which HBO fantasy series?

A) Game of Thrones

B) Westworld

C) His Dark Materials

D) The Witcher

Answer · why

A) Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones had the cup digitally erased two days after the episode aired; it had come from a local café rather than a big chain.

Q 03/05

Which film's nine-year reign as the highest-grossing movie ever did Avengers: Endgame end in 2019?

A) Titanic

B) Avatar

C) Furious 7

D) Frozen

Answer · why

B) Avatar

Avatar took the crown back in March 2021, when a re-release in China pushed its total past the Marvel film again.

Q 04/05

Which rapper's country-trap hit 'Old Town Road' spent 19 straight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100?

A) Lil Uzi Vert

B) DaBaby

C) Roddy Ricch

D) Lil Nas X

Answer · why

D) Lil Nas X

Lil Nas X bought the beat online for $30 and recorded the song in a single day, then watched it take off on TikTok.

Q 05/05

Which chain's chicken sandwich sold out nationwide in 2019 after a Twitter spat with Chick-fil-A?

A) Popeyes

B) Bojangles

C) Wendy's

D) Zaxby's

Answer · why

A) Popeyes

Popeyes ran out nationwide about two weeks after the launch and did not bring the sandwich back until November.

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