120 Very Best Pop Culture Trivia Questions

Do you define yourself as an aficionado of all things pop culture? Do you think know the fame game better than anyone else?

Whether we’re talking about pop culture moments of the past or present, this comprehensive quiz has it all. Between popular movies, TV shows, music, and social media trends, pop culture is a prominent part of our everyday lives.

Have you been paying attention to the biggest happenings in the mainstream media? Are you full of endless celebrity facts? If so, these 120 brain-busting questions are sure to test your pop culture knowledge!

120 Best Pop Culture Trivia Questions And Answers 2025

What actress got her big break starring in Bruce Springsteen’s music video for “Dancing In The Dark”?

Answer: Courtney Cox.

What day do Star Wars fans celebrate “National Star Wars Day”?

Answer: May 4th.

What superstar did Britney Spears collaborate with to record the 2021 hit “Hold Me Closer”, marking her first song release since her conservatorship came to an end?

Answer: Elton John.

In 2011, Kim Kardashian attempted to become a singer. What is the name of her first (and only) musical release?

Answer: Jam (Turn It Up).

Which star made history as the youngest person to become a coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) award winner?

Answer: Jennifer Hudson became the youngest EGOT winner in 2022 at the age of 40.

Which unlikely actor was Alanis Morrissette’s 1995 hit song “You Oughta Know” reportedly written about?

Answer: Dave Coulier, of Full House fame.

What 2003 film starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez is considered to be one of the biggest box-office failures of all time?

Answer: Gigli. The film cost $75 million to make and only grossed a lackluster $7 million.

What was the first music video ever played on MTV when the network debuted in 1981?

Answer: “Video Killed The Radio Star” by The Buggles.

What is the name of the beloved actor who played the role of Al Bundy on Married With Children and Jay Pritchett on Modern Family?

Answer: Ed O’Neill

Who played the role of Elvis Presley in the 2022 film Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann?

Answer: Austin Butler.

Which ‘Real Housewives’ star was sentenced to serve six and a half years in prison for defrauding the elderly?

Answer: Jen Shah of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

Who were the original three judges on American Idol?

Answer: Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul.

Which actor narrates as an older Ted Mosby on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother?

Answer: Bob Saget.

How many children does Alec Baldwin have in total?

Answer: 8. (One daughter, Ireland Baldwin, with ex-wife Kim Basinger, and seven children with wife Hilaria Baldwin).

Which comedian did Will Smith infamously slap at the 2022 Academy Awards?

Answer: Chris Rock.

What year did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step down as senior royals and leave the Royal Family?

Answer: 2020.

What was the first item ever sold on eBay?

Answer: A broken laser pointer, listed by the company’s founder in 1995.

What celebrity caused an internet uproar over the unconventional way she sliced a cucumber?

Answer: Kendall Jenner

Which pair of actors have been married for 72 years and hold the title for having “Hollywood’s longest marriage”?

Answer: William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett Daniels.

Who performed at the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII halftime show?

Answer: Beyonce.

Which one of the four original Sex and the City stars refused to sign on for the rebooted television series in 2021?

Answer: Kim Cattrall.

Kaia Gerber is the daughter of what famous supermodel?

Answer: Cindy Crawford.

What is the name of the fictional paper company that Michael Scott works at on The Office?

Answer: Dunder Mifflin.

What is considered to be the most valuable Beanie Baby of all time?

Answer: The Princess (Diana) Bear, which has a current value of $15,000.

Which actor claims to have regrettably turned down the chance to play Danny Zuko in the 1978 hit film, Grease?

Answer: Henry Winkler.

Who directed the 1997 film, Titanic?

Answer: James Cameron.

What high school subject did Walter White teach on Breaking Bad?

Answer: Chemistry.

Nick Carter, AJ McClean, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, and Howie Dorough are members of what boyband?

Answer: The Backstreet Boys.

Who was the first member of The Beatles to release a solo album?

Answer: George Harrison with the release of “Wonderwall Music” in 1968.

What is the name of the 2020 true crime documentary that featured Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin?

Answer: Tiger King.

What 1980’s sitcom starred Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton?

Answer: Family Ties.

What is the name of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2018 memoir?

Answer: Becoming.

Which actress stars as “Wednesday Addams” in the hit Netflix series Wednesday?

Answer: Jenna Ortega.

How many seasons did the HBO series Game of Thrones run for?

Answer: 8 seasons.

Which American Idol alum has served as lead vocalist for the rock band Queen since 2011?

Answer: Adam Lambert.

What A-list actor reprised his lead role as Maverick in the 2022 Top Gun sequel?

Answer: Tom Cruise.

In 1992, Mark Wahlberg famously stripped down to his underwear in an ad campaign for what fashion brand?

Answer: Calvin Klein.

How many movies are there in the Halloween film franchise?

Answer: 13.

How old were Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen when they began their acting career?

Answer: 9 months old.

Who played Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future?

Answer: Lea Thompson.

What major brand ended a multi-million dollar contract with Kanye West after a series of controversial and antisemitic remarks?

Answer: Adidas.

How many seasons did Tom Brady play for The New England Patriots?

Answer: 20 seasons.

Before settling down with former That 70’s Show co-star Mila Kunis, who was Ashton Kutcher previously married to?

Answer: Demi Moore.

What singer produced such a high demand for concert ticket sales that the Ticketmaster website temporarily shut down?

Answer: Taylor Swift.

At 90 years old, what actor took a trip to space, making him the oldest person to ever participate in space travel?

Answer: William Shatner.

Garcelle Beauvais is the first African American cast member of what Bravo reality show?

Answer: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

What is the name of Jennifer Coolidge’s character on White Lotus?

Answer: Tanya McQuoid.

What popular television sitcom earns the most amount of money in syndication?

Answer: Friends.

Before legally changing his name to Aire, what was the name that Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott had given to their son?

Answer: Wolfe.

Which celebrity wore a controversial dress made entirely out of raw meat at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards?

Answer: Lady Gaga.

What reality show did fashion designer Christian Siriano win in 2007?

Answer: Project Runway.

Who is the mother of Rob Kardashian’s daughter, Dream?

Answer: Blac Chyna.

What WWE superstar made his television debut on the tenth season of The Real World in 2001?

Answer: Mike “The Miz” Mizanin.

Who sings the NFL Sunday Night Football theme song?

Answer: Carrie Underwood.

What is music legend Cher’s full name?

Answer: Cherilyn Sarkisian.

Who does Mariah Carey share twins, Monroe and Moroccan, with?

Answer: Nick Cannon.

What actress founded the successful wellness and lifestyle brand, Goop, in 2008?

Answer: Gwenyth Paltrow.

Which two former Laguna Beach stars host a podcast called “Back to the Beach” where they revisit past episodes from the reality series?

Answer: Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Collettti.

What present-day item accidentally appeared in an episode of Game of Thrones?

Answer: A Starbucks coffee cup

What TV sitcom was Leonardo DiCaprio featured on as a teenager?

Answer: Growing Pains.

Who is the author of the “Harry Potter” book series?

Answer: J.K. Rowling.

Who holds the record for appearing on the cover of Playboy magazine the greatest number of times?

Answer: Pamela Anderson, with a total of 13 covers.

How old did Queen Elizabeth II live to be?

Answer: 96 years old.

What popular television game show was hosted by Regis Philbin in the early 2000’s?

Answer: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.

What is rapper Flavor Flav’s real name?

Answer: William Drayton Jr.

What is the only Fleetwood Mac song to have reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

Answer: “Dreams”.

How many times has Kim Kardashian been married?

Answer: 3.

Who was the original creator of The Muppets?

Answer: Jim Henson.

Who was the first woman to ever appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine?

Answer: Tina Turner.

Which two stars of The Big Bang Theory actually used to date in real life?

Answer: Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco.

How many different character roles did Eddie Murphy play in 1996 film, The Nutty Professor?

Answer: 7.

What actress has Ellen DeGeneres been married to since 2008?

Answer: Portia di Rossi.

What was the name of the character that Katherine Heigl played on Grey’s Anatomy?

Answer: Izzie Stevens.

What was the first hit song released by Lil Nas X?

Answer: “Old Town Road”.

Camila Cabello was the member of what popular girl group before starting a solo career in 2016

Answer: Fifth Harmony.

What musical duo was caught lip syncing during an on-stage performance in 1990, resulting in a major scandal and the end of their career?

Answer: Milli Vanilli.

Carson Kressley, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Jai Rodriguez, and Ted Allen were the original cast members of what groundbreaking reality series?

Answer: Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.

Jessica Simpson’s 1999 song “I Think I’m In Love With You” included an instrumental music sample from what classic John Mellencamp song?

Answer: “Jack & Diane”.

Who wrote the script for the 2004 teen comedy, Mean Girls?

Answer: Tina Fey.

How much money did Justin Bieber make from selling the rights to 291 songs from his music catalog in 2022?

Answer: $200 million.

Who was the first woman to be The Bachelorette on the show’s first season in 2003?

Answer: Trista (Rehn) Sutter.

What is the name of the reality dating show that starred Poison front man Bret Michaels?

Answer: Rock of Love.

Megan Fox was once married to which former Beverly Hills, 90210 star?

Answer: Brian Austin Green.

Zendaya made her acting debut on what Disney Channel series?

Answer: Shake It Up.

What was the name that Miley Cyrus was given at birth?

Answer: Destiny Hope Cyrus.

Who took over Wendy Williams’ coveted daytime talk show spot in 2022?

Answer: Sherri Shepherd.

“The Situation” is a cast member on what long-running MTV show?

Answer: Jersey Shore.

Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera both infamously shared a kiss with what other female music artist at the 2003 Video Music Awards?

Answer: Madonna.

Supermodel Cindy Crawford starred in a 1992 ad campaign for what carbonated beverage?

Answer: Pepsi.

Howard Stern has been broadcasting his live radio show on what platform since 2006?

Answer: SiriusXM.

What rapper is also the unlikely business partner of Martha Stewart?

Answer: Snoop Dogg.

Who starred alongside Paris Hilton on The Simple Life?

Answer: Nicole Richie.

What is the name of Baby Yoda character on the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian?

Answer: Grogu.

Which Friends star released a memoir in 2022?

Answer: Matthew Perry.

What actress was featured in the Aerosmith music videos for “Cryin”, “Crazy”, and “Amazing”?

Answer: Alicia Silverstone.

What Olympian voluntarily dropped out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Answer: Simone Biles.

How much money was Amber Heard ordered to pay Johnny Depp during their contentious 2022 defamation trial?

Answer: $8.35 million.

What girl group released a song called “Bootylicious” in 2002?

Answer: Destiny’s Child.

What celebrity claims to have earned $300 million for promoting a workout product called the “ThighMaster”?

Answer: Suzanne Somers.

Lamar Odom was once married to which member of the Kardashian family?

Answer: Khloe Kardashian.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimi starred in what classic Halloween-themed movie?

Answer: Hocus Pocus.

In the 1990’s sitcom The Nanny, where did Fran Fine originally hail from?

Answer: Flushing, Queens in New York.

On what gameshow was Meghan Markle once cast as a “briefcase girl”?

Answer: Deal Or No Deal.

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