The Popular Culture Quiz (Hard Mode)

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The Ultimate Hard Mode Pop Culture Quiz

Test your knowledge of popular culture with our challenging quiz! From music legends to iconic films, this quiz covers a wide range of topics that will put even the most devoted fans to the test.

Challenge yourself with questions about:

Classic Albums
Manga Milestones
Wrestling Icons
Film Ratings
Animation Pioneers

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David Bowie recorded three consecutive albums with famous producer Brian Eno while he was staying in West Berlin. Which album was not a part of this "Berlin Trilogy"?

Station to Station

Low

"Heroes"

Lodger

As of 2019, the greatest number of copies sold of any manga is approximately 457 million copies. Which popular manga holds this distinction?

Dragon Ball

Fist of the North Star

One Piece

Naruto

WWE wrestler Mick Foley is famous for the various personas he has used while in the ring. Which one of these names did Foley not use?

Dude Love

Mankind

Cactus Jack

Van Hammer

A handful of films have been awful enough to actually receive a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Which of these films holds that "special" achievement.

Battlefield Earth

Freddy Got Fingered

National Lampoon's Gold Diggers

Jack and Jill

Dr. Hal "Otacon" Emmerich is an anime-obsessed engineer who assists Solid Snake throughout the Metal Gear Solid series. However, he is notably absent from one MGS title. Which one?

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

As of 2019, only one actor holds the record of being in 10 Best Picture Oscar award winning films. Which actor?

Leonardo DiCaprio

Jack Nicholson

Robert De Niro

Tom Hanks

Online music database Rate Your Music produces annual charts ranking the highest rated albums of that given year. Which of the following was the highest rated album on RYM in 2012?

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

Death Grips - The Money Store

Tame Impala - Lonerism

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city

The prestigious "Five Timers Club" is the group of performers who have hosted Saturday Night Live 5 or more times in their lifetime. Which of these actors is NOT a member?

Robert Downey Jr.

Christopher Walken

Danny DeVito

Dwayne Johnson

Which one of these popular action films was NOT based on a TV series of the same name?

The Equalizer

The Fugitive

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Killer

Despite their massive success, which one of these bands has only had ONE song crack the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100?

Foo Fighters

The White Stripes

Radiohead

Green Day

The board game industry is dominated by two major companies: Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers. Which of the following games was made by Milton Bradley?

Monopoly

Risk

Yahtzee

Trivial Pursuit

Acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, along with his animation team Studio Ghibli, have produced some of the most successful animated films in history. Which of these popular films was directed by Miyazaki BEFORE the foundation of Studio Ghibli?

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Howl's Moving Castle

Spirited Away

Princess Mononoke

Which of the following bands has the greatest number of band members?

The Strokes

Arcade Fire

Arctic Monkeys

The Killers

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