Q 01/05

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 96th Oscars in March 2024?

A) Barbie

B) Poor Things

C) Oppenheimer

D) The Holdovers

Answer · why

C) Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer was announced by Al Pacino with no reading of the nominees, a cut the producers made to save time; viewers were left confused, but it capp...

Q 02/05

By its close in December 2024, the Eras Tour was the first concert tour ever to gross more than what amount?

A) $500 million

B) $2 billion

C) $6 billion

D) $20 billion

Answer · why

B) $2 billion

$2 billion in ticket sales was a first for any tour, and Swift shared the windfall: she paid $197 million in bonuses to her crew, from dancers to truc...

Q 03/05

Which pop star released the album 'Brat' in 2024, spawning the viral 'Brat Summer' trend?

A) Dua Lipa

B) Sabrina Carpenter

C) Charli XCX

D) Chappell Roan

Answer · why

C) Charli XCX

Charli XCX's Brat made lime green the colour of the summer, and that autumn Collins Dictionary named 'brat' its 2024 Word of the Year.

Q 04/05

Which breakout pop star had hits with 'Good Luck, Babe!' and 'Hot To Go!' in 2024?

A) Sabrina Carpenter

B) Tyla

C) Chappell Roan

D) Reneé Rapp

Answer · why

C) Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan began 2024 as Olivia Rodrigo's opening act; by August her afternoon slot at Lollapalooza drew what organisers called the biggest daytime...

Q 05/05

Whose June 2024 single 'Please Please Please' became her first US Billboard Hot 100 number one?

A) Tate McRae

B) Gracie Abrams

C) Sabrina Carpenter

D) Olivia Rodrigo

Answer · why

C) Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter's song begs a boyfriend with a bad-boy reputation not to embarrass her; it entered the Hot 100 at number two and climbed to the top ...

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