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129 free Pop Culture 2024 trivia questions with answers — pop culture quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
49 free Pop Culture 2024 trivia questions with answers. 2024 was a massive year for pop culture. From Oppenheimer's Oscar sweep and Beyoncé's country era to Brat Summer, the Kendrick-Drake beef, and Raygun's Olympic breakdancing debut — it was a year of unforgettable moments. Think you kept up with it all? Test your knowledge with 129 questions spanning movies, music, TV, memes, sports, and viral moments that defined 2024.
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Q 01Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 96th Oscars in March 2024?
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, won Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards held on March 10, 2024, along with six other Oscars.
Q 02By its close in December 2024, the Eras Tour was the first concert tour ever to gross more than what amount?
$2 billion
Taylor Swift Touring reported a $2.07 billion gross from 10.1 million tickets; the tour had already been the first to pass $1 billion.
Q 03Which pop star released the album 'Brat' in 2024, spawning the viral 'Brat Summer' trend?
Charli XCX
Charli XCX released 'Brat' in June 2024. Its lime green aesthetic and attitude spawned 'Brat Summer,' one of the defining cultural moments of 2024.
Q 04Which breakout pop star had hits with 'Good Luck, Babe!' and 'Hot To Go!' in 2024?
Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan had a massive breakout year in 2024, with 'Good Luck, Babe!' and 'Hot To Go!' becoming viral anthems. She went from small clubs to headlining festivals.
Q 05Whose June 2024 single 'Please Please Please' became her first US Billboard Hot 100 number one?
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter had released 'Espresso' two months earlier; the two songs made her the first woman to hold the top two spots on the Global 200 at once.
Q 06Which animated film became the highest-grossing movie of 2024?
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 grossed about $1.7 billion worldwide, the biggest film of 2024 and, until Ne Zha 2 passed it in early 2025, the highest-grossing animated film ever.
Q 07Which July 2024 release was the first R-rated film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine, released in July 2024, was the MCU's first R-rated entry; Hugh Jackman returned as Wolverine after retiring the role in Logan (2017).
Q 08Which Netflix Regency romance released its third season in two parts, in May and June 2024?
Bridgerton
Bridgerton's third season centred on Colin and Penelope, whose 'Polin' romance and carriage scene dominated social media that spring.
Q 09Which Peacock show, hosted by Alan Cumming in a Scottish castle, broke out in season two?
The Traitors
The Traitors is filmed at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands; its second season premiered in January 2024 and won the 2024 Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program.
Q 10What was the name of Beyoncé's 2024 album that blended country and pop music?
Cowboy Carter
Cowboy Carter, released March 29, 2024, is framed as a country radio broadcast, with Dolly Parton, Linda Martell and Willie Nelson appearing as its DJs.
Q 11Which Beyoncé single made her the first Black woman to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 2024?
Texas Hold 'Em
'Texas Hold 'Em' was released during the Super Bowl in February 2024 and became Beyoncé's first #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Q 12Which Larry David HBO comedy signed off after twelve seasons on April 7, 2024?
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm ended its twelfth season on April 7, 2024 with a finale that echoed Seinfeld's: Larry on trial, a parade of past witnesses, and release on a technicality.
Q 13Which video game won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024?
Astro Bot
Q 21Jin was the first of which K-pop group's seven members to finish military service, in June 2024?
BTS
BTS's 11th anniversary fan event came days after Jin's discharge, and he then carried the Olympic torch for South Korea in Paris.
Q 22Which Netflix miniseries by Richard Gadd about being stalked won six Emmys in 2024?
Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer was adapted by Richard Gadd from his one-man Edinburgh Fringe show; the title is the nickname his stalker gave him, and it won Outstanding Limited Series at the 2024 Emmys.
Q 23Which rapper released the diss track 'Not Like Us' targeting Drake in 2024?
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar released 'Not Like Us' in May 2024 as part of his high-profile rap beef with Drake. The track became a massive hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Astro Bot won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024, beating out several highly acclaimed titles including Elden Ring DLC and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Q 14A court block on X in which country in August 2024 sent four million users to a rival app?
Brazil
Brazil's Supreme Court blocked X on August 30, 2024 for refusing to name a legal representative; the ban was lifted in October once X complied and paid its fines.
Q 15Which X rival dropped its invite-only requirement and opened to the public in February 2024?
Bluesky
Bluesky ended its invite-only phase on February 6, 2024, passed ten million users in September and surged past twenty million after the US election in November.
Q 16Which OpenAI model, unveiled in May 2024, natively handles voice-to-voice and powers Advanced Voice Mode?
GPT-4o
GPT-4o ('o' for omni) was unveiled on May 13, 2024 as a natively multimodal model; its Advanced Voice Mode reached paying ChatGPT subscribers broadly in September 2024 after a delay.
Q 17Which film directed by Denis Villeneuve was the sci-fi epic sequel released in March 2024?
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two was released in March 2024 and was both a critical and commercial success, grossing over $711 million worldwide.
Q 18Who became the first Irish-born performer to win the Best Actor Oscar, at the March 2024 ceremony?
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy, born in Cork, won Best Actor for playing J. Robert Oppenheimer, having already taken the BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG awards for the role.
Q 19Which actress won Best Actress at the 2024 Oscars for her role in 'Poor Things'?
Emma Stone
Emma Stone's second Best Actress win, after La La Land, came with a Best Picture nomination as a producer the same night.
Q 20Which catchphrase from TikToker Jools Lebron's August 2024 video on workplace behaviour became one of the year's biggest memes?
Very demure, very mindful
'Very demure, very mindful' came from Jools Lebron's August 2024 TikTok about workplace etiquette; Dictionary.com named 'demure' its 2024 Word of the Year.
Q 24Which Drake track in his 2024 Kendrick Lamar feud used AI vocals imitating Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg?
Taylor Made Freestyle
Drake's 'Taylor Made Freestyle' (April 2024) used AI-generated Tupac and Snoop Dogg verses; after Tupac's estate threatened to sue, the track was pulled within days.
Q 25Taylor Swift's Eras Tour played its final show on December 8, 2024, in which city?
Vancouver
The run lasted 21 months from Glendale, Arizona; a concert film of the Vancouver shows, The Final Show, later landed on Disney+.
Q 26Which November 2024 Disney sequel was first developed as a Disney+ series before becoming a film?
Moana 2
Moana 2, released November 27, 2024, began life as a Disney+ series before Disney announced in February 2024 that it would become a theatrical film; it went on to gross over $1 billion.
Q 27Which FX series set a record in 2024 with 18 Emmy wins for a single season?
Shōgun
Shōgun won 18 Emmys for its first season at the 2024 ceremonies, including Outstanding Drama Series, breaking the previous record for wins in a single season.
Q 28Which 2024 film directed by Alex Garland follows journalists crossing a war-torn United States?
Civil War
Civil War, written and directed by Alex Garland and released by A24 in April 2024, follows Kirsten Dunst's war photographer travelling to a besieged Washington, D.C.
Q 29Who played Elphaba in the 2024 'Wicked' movie?
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo played Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the 2024 Wicked movie. Ariana Grande played Glinda.
Q 30Who headlined the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show in Las Vegas in February 2024?
Usher
Usher headlined the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show in Las Vegas on February 11, 2024, performing a medley of his biggest hits.