2010s Memes quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What does the first P stand for in the viral 2016 song title PPAP?

   Answer: Pen

   Why: Comedian Daimaou Kosaka performs as Pikotaro. The 45 second track entered the Hot 100 at No. 77 and held the shortest song record until Kid Cudi broke it in 2020.

2. 2 Medium

   Which NBA player's laughing face became a widely used reaction meme?

   Answer: Yao Ming

   Why: He was laughing at teammate Ron Artest during a May 2009 press conference, and a Reddit artist traced the still into a rage comic a year later.

3. 3 Hard

   Why did the "Scumbag Steve" meme subject wear that specific hat?

   Answer: Purchased by mother

   Why: Blake Boston says his mother thinks she grabbed the wheat-brown Red Sox cap off a Marshalls discount rack because nobody else wanted it.

4. 4 Easy

   Which show features the aardvark with the iconic clenched fist meme?

   Answer: Arthur

   Why: The fist is from Arthur's Big Hit, first aired on 4 October 1999, and the internet only found it nearly seventeen years later.

5. 5 Medium

   What breakfast food makes up the body of the flying Nyan Cat?

   Answer: Pop-Tart

   Why: Chris Torres doodled it during a 2011 Red Cross charity livestream after two viewers separately asked for a cat and a Pop-Tart, and modelled it on his Russian Blue.

6. 6 Hard

   What is the real first name of the chef Salt Bae?

   Answer: Nusret

   Why: Nusret Gökçe went global on 7 January 2017 with a 36 second clip called Ottoman Steak, which took 2.4 million views in two days.