[HPFGU-OTChatter] Help please

[P. Alexis Nguyen]

Alla:
> I need help creating questions on the topic of pop-culture. Questions
> could be about the books, actors, music. They should be fun and well,
> moderate difficulty.

How about recent movies?  Something along the lines of "who plays the
villainess in the recent Indiana Jones movie" or "name all four
actress from Sex and the City" or "name two other movies that
prominently feature the main actor in Iron Man" are moderately easy
(or hard, depending on your point of view) but accessible even for
those who don't know the answer.  (I mean, there aren't people in
movie-going cultures who haven't heard of Indiana Jones ... right?)

Or maybe TV?  Recent winner of Dancing with the Stars?  Name of the
last Bachelor?  (Actually, I don't know that one.)  Plot of the last
season of Lost?  (Okay, I don't know that one, either.)

With music, maybe you can do a "Don't Forget the Lyrics" type thing?
Sing the chorus to a Top 40s song.  Hum the first few bars of the
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.  Something like that?

I think, with pop culture, it's difficult to move beyond movies, tv,
and music (and still keep things accessible).  With the exception of
things like Harry Potter, just what is a "pop culture" book?  I mean,
I think romance novels and NY Times best sellers and cite the millions
who read those ... but other than the romance novel (of which very few
people I know read), I don't read any other NY Times best sellers, and
many I know don't.  (Actually, I don't get that.  Someone, many
someones, is reading these books.  Why don't I know any of them???)

~Ali