Pop Culture Quiz
This Pop Culture Quiz has 15 questions, from easy warm-ups to a few real stumpers, each with its answer. Play free, see your score instantly, and share it with friends.
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About this Pop Culture quiz
This pop culture quiz tests how well you know the films, TV shows, music, games and gadgets that everyone ends up talking about. The 15 questions travel from 1980s classics to recent global hits, so there is something here whether you grew up with MTV and the Rubik's Cube or with streaming series and K-pop.
The quiz starts with friendly warm-ups about wizards, superheroes and sitcom hangouts, then builds to tougher pop culture trivia on box-office records, Oscar history and the very first video MTV ever played. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so even the ones you miss leave you with a story to tell. If you only came for an 80's pop culture quiz, look out for the questions on Thriller, MTV and the Rubik's Cube.
It suits teens and adults, and it works well as an icebreaker at parties, in office breaks or during a family quiz night. Play it on your own first, then share your score and challenge friends to beat it. When you are done, the pop culture quiz questions and answers are listed in the answer key below, so you can check anything you were unsure of.
A fun fact to take away: when Avatar became the highest-grossing film ever in 2010, the record it broke belonged to James Cameron's own earlier film, Titanic.
Pop Culture questions with answers
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Which school of witchcraft and wizardry does Harry Potter attend?
Photo: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Hogwarts
- Beauxbatons
- Durmstrang
- Ilvermorny
Answer: Hogwarts. Harry studies at Hogwarts in Scotland. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang send champions to the Triwizard Tournament, and Ilvermorny is the American school.
Billionaire inventor Tony Stark is the secret identity of which Marvel superhero?
- Captain America
- Iron Man
- Thor
- Hulk
Answer: Iron Man. Tony Stark builds the Iron Man armour. Captain America is Steve Rogers and the Hulk is scientist Bruce Banner.
John, Paul, George and Ringo were the four members of which band?
- The Rolling Stones
- The Who
- The Beatles
- Pink Floyd
Answer: The Beatles. The Beatles formed in Liverpool and became the best-selling music act in history. Their arrival in the US in 1964 kicked off 'Beatlemania'.
In the sitcom 'Friends', what is the name of the coffee shop where the gang hangs out?
- Monk's Cafe
- MacLaren's
- Luke's Diner
- Central Perk
Answer: Central Perk. Central Perk is the Friends hangout. Monk's is the diner in Seinfeld, MacLaren's the bar in How I Met Your Mother and Luke's the diner in Gilmore Girls.
What was the first feature-length film released by Pixar?
Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons - A Bug's Life
- Finding Nemo
- Toy Story
- Monsters, Inc.
Answer: Toy Story. Toy Story (1995) was Pixar's first feature and the first feature film made entirely with computer animation.
Which TV series is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana?
- Stranger Things
- Riverdale
- Twin Peaks
- Wednesday
Answer: Stranger Things. Stranger Things follows a group of kids in 1980s Hawkins and a parallel world called the Upside Down. Its 80s setting revived interest in many songs of that decade.
The hit survival-drama series 'Squid Game' comes from which country?
- Japan
- South Korea
- China
- Thailand
Answer: South Korea. Squid Game is a South Korean series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk. Its contestants play deadly versions of children's playground games.
Which Michael Jackson album, released in 1982, is widely reported as the best-selling album of all time?
- Bad
- Off the Wall
- Dangerous
- Thriller
Answer: Thriller. Thriller is generally cited as the best-selling album ever. Its title track's long music video, with its zombie dance, became a landmark of the MTV era.
In which year did Apple launch the first iPhone?
- 2005
- 2007
- 2009
- 2010
Answer: 2007. Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in January 2007 and it went on sale that June. It combined a phone, an iPod and an internet device in one.
In 'Breaking Bad', which subject does Walter White teach at a high school?
- Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
Answer: Chemistry. Walter White is a chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The show's title is a Southern US phrase for going wild or turning to crime.
The Rubik's Cube, a huge craze of the early 1980s, was invented in which country?
Photo: kaʁstn Disk/Cat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Hungary
- Czechoslovakia
- Austria
- Poland
Answer: Hungary. Hungarian design teacher Erno Rubik made the first cube in 1974 in Budapest. A standard cube has over 43 quintillion possible positions.
In 2020, which film became the first non-English-language winner of the Oscar for Best Picture?
- Roma
- Parasite
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Life Is Beautiful
Answer: Parasite. Bong Joon-ho's South Korean film Parasite won Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards. Roma was nominated a year earlier but did not win.
Which was the first film to earn more than 2 billion US dollars at the worldwide box office?
- Titanic
- Avengers: Endgame
- Avatar
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Answer: Avatar. James Cameron's Avatar crossed the 2 billion dollar mark in early 2010. His earlier film Titanic only passed it after a 3D re-release in 2012.
The first music video MTV played when it launched in 1981 was 'Video Killed the Radio Star'. Who performed it?
- Duran Duran
- The Police
- Queen
- The Buggles
Answer: The Buggles. The Buggles' song opened MTV on 1 August 1981, a fitting choice for a channel that made music videos central to pop.
Which K-pop group topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2020 with the song 'Dynamite'?
- BTS
- Blackpink
- EXO
- Twice
Answer: BTS. Dynamite made BTS the first all-South Korean act to reach number one on the Hot 100. It was also their first song recorded fully in English.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find Pop Culture questions with answers?
On this page. Play the quiz for an instant score, then open the answer key to see every question with its correct answer and a short explanation. It covers films, TV, music, games and tech from the 1980s to today.
How many questions are in this Pop Culture quiz?
There are 15 multiple-choice questions with four options each. They start easy and get harder towards the end, and most people finish in about five minutes.
Can I play the Pop Culture quiz online for free without signing up?
Yes. It is free, there is no sign-up or login, and your score appears as soon as you finish. You can replay it as many times as you like and share your result with friends.