Positively Yahoo!: 2013 Fun Facts and Trivia

What are some fun facts and trivia from 2013? For openers, President Obama was inaugurated for his second term, Bill Gates admitted that the Ctrl+Alt+Delete command was a mistake, and Tiger Woods was named the PGA Tour’s “Player of the Year” for the eleventh time. Microsoft replaced Hotmail with Outlook, Yahoo! purchased Tumblr, and Apple introduced the iPhones 5S and 5C.

In 2013, “eating healthy” was the most popular New Year’s resolution, “123456” was the most common password, and Rush Limbaugh was the most popular radio talk show host. “12 Years a Slave” won an Oscar for Best Picture, “Breaking Bad” won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, and “Royals” won a Grammy for Song of the Year.

Back in 2013, unemployment hovered around 7.7%, inflation averaged 1.46%, and the federal minimum wage was still $7.25. A gallon of milk cost $3.53, a dozen eggs were $1.93, and one pound of sirloin steak was $5.71. “Super-sweet” meant awesome, “soft” referred to someone who was afraid to do something, and “cray cray” was another word for crazy.

In 2013, Jackson and Sophia were favorite baby names, long-pleated skirts and oversized outerwear were all the rage, and deviled eggs and lobster rolls were crowd-pleasers. The Baltimore Ravens were the Super Bowl champs, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, and the Chicago Blackhawks clinched the Stanley Cup.

Back in 2013, a gallon of gas cost $3.49, a movie ticket was $10.25, and a Dell laptop cost $429.99. Life expectancy in the U.S. was 78.74 years, Walmart was America’s largest employer, and an estimated 70 million Target customers had their personal information compromised.

In 2013, Bill de Blasio was elected 109th Mayor of New York City, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 set record highs, and a partial shutdown of the U.S. government took place for the first time in 17 years. Sony launched the Playstation Four, Microsoft released Windows 8.1, and Google replaced Google Checkout with Google Wallet.

On the international stage, Pope Benedict XVI resigned, Pope Francis became the new pope, and the Netherlands greeted their first king in 123 years. Paris revoked a law that banned women from wearing trousers, French farmers protested the low price of eggs, and Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union.

Whether you’re a millennial, a 50-something, or a baby boomer, this article teaches you fun facts and trivia from 2013.

For your convenience, I have divided this article into the following categories:

1. Grocery Prices in 2013
2. National News
3. International News
4. Sports Trivia
5. Miscellaneous Fun Facts and Trivia from 2013
6. Computer News
7. Nobel Prize Winners
8. Most Popular Television Shows for 2012-2013
9. Emmy Award Winners
10. Most Popular Radio Talk Show Hosts
11. Top 20 Best-Selling Books (Nielsen BookScan)
12. Best Movies of the Year
13. Academy Award Winners
14. Biggest Pop Artists
15. Most Popular Songs
16. Grammy Award Winners
17. Most Popular Christmas Gifts in 1913 & 2013
18. Favorite New Year’s Resolutions
19. The 25 Most Common Passwords
20. Most Popular High School Sports
21. The 10 Best-Selling Cars in America - 2013 Year End
22. Top Food & Beverage Trends
23. Gone But Not Forgotten - 2013 Celebrity Deaths
24. America’s 10 Largest Employers

This consumer news has been made available courtesy of the Morris County Public Library in Whippany, NJ.

1. Apples (McIntosh) - 77 cents a pound

2. Baby food (Gerber’s) - $2.00 for three four-ounce jars

3. Bacon (Oscar Mayer) - $6.99 for a 12-ounce package

4. Bananas - 79 cents a pound

5. Beans (string) - $2.49 a pound

6. Beef (London broil) - $3.99 per pound

7. Beef (bottom round roast) - $2.99 per pound

8. Bisquick - $2.89 for a 20-ounce box

9. Blueberries (Jersey fresh) - $3.99 per pint

10. Bread (Levy’s Real Jewish Rye) - $3.79 for a one-pound loaf

11. Broccoli crowns - $2.49 per pound

12. Cantaloupes - $2.99 each

13. Carrots - $1.99 for a two-pound bag

14. Cereal (Cheerios) - $3.99 for a 14-ounce box

15. Chicken (Perdue, whole chicken) - $1.59 per pound

16. Chocolate morsels (Nestle’s) - $5.99 for a 23-ounce bag

17. Coffee (Chock Full O’Nuts) - $3.99 for a 10.5-ounce can

18. Cookies (Nabisco, Oreo) - $4.99 for a 19.1-ounce package

19. Crackers (Nabisco, Ritz) - $3.99 for a 13.7-ounce box

20. Cranberries (Ocean Spray) - $2.99 for a 12-ounce bag

21. Cranberry sauce (Ocean Spray) - $1.69 for a 14-ounce can

22. Cream cheese (Philadelphia) - $2.69 for an eight-ounce package

23. Eggs (large) - $2.39 a dozen

24. English muffins (Thomas) - $3.59 for a six-count package

25. Fish (Bumble Bee, solid white tuna) - $1.79 for a five-ounce can

26. Flour (Pillsbury) - $2.99 for a five-pound sack

27. Grapefruit - 99 cents each

28. Grapes (red seedless) - $3.49 per pound

29. Ice cream (Edy’s Grand) - $4.99 for a 1.5-quart container

30. Ketchup (Heinz) - $1.99 for a 20-ounce bottle

31. Macaroni & cheese (Kraft Dinner) - $1.49 for a 7.25-ounce box

32. Margarine (Fleischmann’s) - $3.09 for a one-pound package

33. Mayonnaise (Hellmann’s) - $4.59 for a 30-ounce jar

34. Oatmeal (Quaker) - $2.99 for an 18-ounce box

35. Onions - $2.99 for a three-pound bag

36. Orange juice (Tropicana) - $3.50 for a 59-ounce carton

37. Oranges (California) - Three for $1.99

38. Pancake mix (Aunt Jemima) - $1.99 for an 16-ounce box

39. Peaches - 99 cents a pound

40. Peanut butter (Skippy, creamy) - $3.19 for a 16.3-ounce jar

41. Pears (Anjou) - $1.69 per pound

42. Pecans (Diamond) - $8.99 for an eight-ounce package

43. Pie crust mix (Jiffy) - 95 cents for a nine-ounce package

44. Pineapples (fresh) - $2.99 each

45. Pork (boneless loin) - $3.99 per pound

46. Potato chips (Lay’s Classic) - $3.49 for an 8.5-ounce bag

47. Shortening (Crisco) - $6.49 for a 48-ounce canister

48. Shrimp - $11.99 a pound

49. Soda (Coca-Cola) - $1.79 for a two-liter bottle

50. Soup (Campbell’s, tomato) - $1.99 for a 10¾-ounce can

51. Sour cream (Breakstone) - $4.39 for a 24-ounce container

52. Squash (acorn) - $1.29 a pound

53. Strawberries (California) - $3.99 for a one-pound container

54. Sugar (Domino) - $2.99 for a five-pound bag

55. Tangerines - Five pounds for $3.99

56. Tea bags (Lipton) - $3.99 for a 100-count package

57. Turkey (Butterball) - $1.79 per pound

58. Turnips (yellow) - 79 cents a pound

59. Vanilla extract (McCormick) - $2.99 for one-ounce bottle

60. Vegetable juice (V8) - $3.99 for a 64-ounce bottle

61. Walnuts (Diamond, shelled) - $6.99 for a 10-ounce bag

1. Barack Obama was President of the United States and Joe Biden was Vice-President.

2. Unemployment hovered around 7.7%. The states with the highest unemployment rates were Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. The states with the lowest unemployment were Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming.

3. The rate of inflation was 1.46%. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, “prices in 2018 are 8.55% higher than they were in 2013. The dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 1.66% per year during this period. In other words, $21.72 in 2013 is equivalent in purchasing power to $23.58 in 2018, a difference of $1.86 over 5 years.”

4. The average price for a gallon of gas was $3.49. MarketWatch.com tells us that “Thirty states saw an annual average price below $3.50 a gallon. . . . South Carolina had the cheapest average gas prices, at $3.24 a gallon, followed by Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. The most expensive state, Hawaii, saw average gas prices of $4.24 a gallon in 2013, followed by Alaska, California and Connecticut.”

5. A 2013 Honda Accord LX sedan cost about $22,000. On the other hand, a 2017 Chevrolet Corvette had a sticker price just under $51,000.

6. The price of a first-class stamp was 46 cents. In 2013, the USPS introduced a Global Forever Stamp that allowed customers to mail letters anywhere in the world for a set price of $1.10.

7. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, bread went from 5.6 cents a pound in 1913 to $1.422 a pound in 2013. During the same period, milk increased from 35.6 cents a gallon to $3.53 a gallon; eggs went from 37.3 cents a dozen to $1.93 a dozen; potatoes increased from 1.6 cents per pound to 62.7 cents per pound; finally, sirloin steak went from 23.8 cents a pound to $5.705 pound.

8. In January 2013, the median cost of a newly-built, single-family home in the United States was $251,500. By December, the median price had increased to $275,500. Comparatively, in January 2017, the median cost of a newly-built, single-family home in the U.S. was $315,200. By December, the median price had increased to $343,300.

9. In January 2013, there were 148,000 homes for sale in the U.S. By December, the number of homes on the market had increased to 186,000.

10. On December 31, 2013, the prime rate was 3.25%.

11. Wall Street ended the year on a record high. According to Business.Time.com, “The S&P 500 closed at 1,848.35, up .4 percent and 29.6 percent on the year, the largest annual increase since 1997. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also closed at a record high, reaching 16,576.73, up .4 percent from a day earlier and 26.5 percent on the year, marking the largest annual jump since 1996. The Nasdaq closed at its highest level in 13 years, rising 38.3 percent on the year.”

12. In 2013, a Sony Camcorder CX220 cost $249.00, Crayola Crayons were $3.79 for a 24-count box, and DVD movies cost $14.99 apiece. A Dell laptop was $429.99, Top Flite golf clubs were $399.99 a set, and a Pioneer navigation system cost $799.99. A movie ticket was $10.25, Nike running shoes were $79.99 a pair, and a Frigidaire air conditioner (6,000 BTU) cost $179.99.

13. On January 19, calcium deposits were discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover.

14. On January 19, professional cyclist Lance Armstrong admitted to using “performance-enhancing” drugs in all seven of his Tour de France victories.

15. On January 21, President Obama was inaugurated for his second term.

16. On February 1, John Kerry succeeded Hillary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State.

17. On March 23, the U.S. Senate passed its first formal budget in four years by a margin of 50-49.

18. On May 4, author Harper Lee filed a lawsuit against literary agent Samuel Pinkus over the copyright of her best-selling book "To Kill a Mockingbird."

19. On May 6, Walmart became the largest company on the Fortune 500 list.

20. On May 7, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 set record highs. Money.CNN.com explains that “The Dow Jones industrial average rallied nearly 170 points, or 1.1%, to end at a record high of 15,460, breaking its previous record set May 28. The S&P 500 rose more than 1.3% to 1,675--also topping its May record. The Nasdaq jumped 1.6% to end at its highest level since September 2000.”

21. On May 16, Bill Gates regained his position as the world's richest man.

22. In June, the National Security Agency (NSA) began collecting the telephone records of millions of Verizon customers. On an “ongoing, daily basis,” Verizon was required to give the NSA “information on all telephone calls in its systems, both within the US and between the US and other countries.”

23. On July 18, Detroit, Michigan filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

24. On September 3, Microsoft purchased Nokia for $7.2 billion.

25. On October 1, a partial shutdown of the U.S. government took place for the first time in 17 years, “after lawmakers in the House and the Senate could not agree on a spending bill to fund the government.”

26. On October 16, Congress voted to end the 16-day partial shutdown of the U.S. government and avoid default. CNN.com tells us that “Weeks of bitter political fighting gave way to a frenzied night in Washington as Congress passed the bill that would prevent the country from crashing into the debt ceiling. Lawmakers worked precariously close to the midnight debt ceiling deadline amid warnings the government could run out of money to pay its bills if it didn't raise the debt ceiling.”

27. On November 5, Bill de Blasio was elected 109th Mayor of New York City.

28. On November 15, Sony launched the Playstation Four and sold over one million units on the first day.

29. Between Black Friday weekend and December 15, an estimated 70 million Target customers had their personal information compromised. Forbes.com confirms that the stolen data included customer names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates, CVVs (card verification values), mailing addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.

30. On November 27, Tiger Woods was named the PGA Tour “Player of the Year” for the eleventh time.

1. On January 12, Beijing’s air pollution soared to levels deemed to be hazardous to human health.

2. On January 17, Japan unveiled plans to build the world’s largest wind farm near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

3. On February 4, Europol, the European Union’s joint police, announced that there were 680 “suspicious” worldwide soccer games dating back to 2008.

4. On February 4, Paris revoked its 200-year-old law that banned women from wearing trousers in the French capital.

5. On February 4, Canada removed the penny from circulation.

6. On February 28, Benedict XVI became the first Pope to resign in nearly 600 years.

7. On March 13, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected the new pope. He took the name Francis.

8. On March 21, data from the European Space Agency’s Planck spacecraft revealed that the universe is 13.82 billion years old.

9. On April 14, Justin Trudeau, son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

10. On April 30, Willem-Alexander became the first male Monarch of the Netherlands in 123 years.

11. On May 13, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield left the International Space Station to return to Earth.

12. On July 1, Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union.

13. In August, French farmers protested lower egg prices. FoodReference.com tells us that the farmers “began smashing thousands of eggs on the streets and squares of France's main poultry producing region of Brittany. Over-production and expensive renovations to meet new European regulations on hen houses have resulted in farmers receiving lower prices for eggs.”

14. On August 5, Samantha Power became the 28th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

15. On September 15, Japan turned off its last working nuclear reactor.

16. On September 22, Angela Merkel and the Christian Democrats won a third term in the German federal elections.

17. On December 11, Pope Francis was named Time Magazine's “Person of the Year.”

These facts have been made available courtesy of Pop-Culture.us.

• World Series Champions - Boston Red Sox

• Super Bowl Champions - Baltimore Ravens

• NBA Champions - San Antonio Spurs

• Stanley Cup Champs - Chicago Blackhawks

• NCAA Basketball Champions - Louisville

• NCAA Football Champions - Florida State

• U.S. Open Golf - Justin Rose

• U.S. Tennis (men/women) - Rafael Nadal/Serena Williams

• Wimbledon (men/women) - Andy Murray/Marion Bartoli

• Kentucky Derby - Orb

1. Popular baby names were Jackson, Aiden, Liam, Lucas, Noah, Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Isabella, and Mia. In 1913, favorite baby names included John, William, James, Robert, Joseph, Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, and Ruth.

2. In 2013, popular names for male dogs were Max, Bailey, Charlie, Buddy, Rocky, Jake, Jack, Toby, Cody, Buster, Duke, and Cooper. Popular names for female canines included Bella, Lucy, Molly, Daisy, Maggie, Sophie, Sadie, Chloe, Bailey, Lola, Zoe, and Abby.

3. In 2013, “super-sweet” meant awesome, “soft” referred to someone who was afraid to do something, and “cray cray” was another word for crazy.

4. Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” was Pope Francis.

5. The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 78.74 years.

6. The median household income was $56,479.

7. In 2013, approximately 14.5% of Americans (45.3 million) lived at the poverty level.

8. There were 2,081,301 marriages and 18.47 divorces per 1,000 marriages. The states with the highest divorce rates were Washington, DC, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Louisiana. The states with the lowest divorce rates included Rhode Island, Hawaii, Delaware, Minnesota, and Vermont.

9. Approximately 20% of U.S. adults (and about one-third of those 18-30) had no religious affiliation.

10. The top national universities were Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, the University of Chicago, MIT, Stanford, Duke, Dartmouth, Caltech, and the University of Pennsylvania.

11. How much was college tuition in 2013? According to Trends.CollegeBoard.org, “Average published tuition and fees at private nonprofit four-year institutions rose by $1,105 (3.8%), from $28,989 to $30,094 in 2013-14. Average total charges are $40,917. Average published tuition and fees at public two-year colleges increased by $110 (3.5%), from $3,154 in 2012-13 to $3,264 in 2013-14.”

12. PayPal mistakenly credited $92 quadrillion ($92,233,720,368,547,800) to Pennsylvania PR executive Chris Reynolds.

13. Mallory Hagan (New York) was crowned Miss America.

14. Gabriela Isler (Russia) was named Miss Universe.

15. According to VanityFair.com, top Google searches for the year were Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker, iPhone 5S, Cory Monteith, Harlem Shake, Boston Marathon, Royal Baby, Samsung Galaxy S4, PlayStation 4, and North Korea.

16. Here’s some more keyboard trivia: According to Pop-Culture.us, “Bill Gates admitted that the Ctrl+Alt+Delete command was a mistake, and should have been a single button.”

17. Courtesy of PopCultureMadness.com, the following movies were added to The National Film Registry in 2013:

    Bless Their Little Hearts (released in 1984)

    Brandy in the Wilderness (released in 1969)

    Cicero March (released in 1966)

    Daughter of Dawn (released in 1920)

    Decasia (released in 2002)

    Ella Cinders (released in 1926)

    Forbidden Planet (released in 1956)

    Gilda (released in 1946)

    The Hole (released in 1963)

    Judgment at Nuremberg (released in 1961)

    King of Jazz (released in 1930)

    The Lunch Date (released in 1989)

    The Magnificent Seven (released in 1961)

    Mary Poppins (released in 1964)

    Men and Dust (released in 1940)

    Midnight (released in 1939)

    Notes on the Port of St. Francis (released in 1951)

    Pulp Fiction (released in 1994)

    The Quiet Man (released in 1952)

    The Right Stuff (released in 1983)

    Roger & Me (released in 1989)

    A Virtuous Vamp (released in 1919)

    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (released in 1966)

    Wild Boys of the Road (released in 1933)

These fun facts and trivia from 2013 have been made available courtesy of ComputerHope.com.

1. In January, Facebook began beta testing Graph Search, a “semantic search engine” that allowed people to use “natural language” in Facebook searches.

2. In February, Microsoft announced that it would begin moving 300 million users away from the Hotmail brand and over to the new Outlook email service.

3. On March 15, Microsoft replaced MSN Messenger with Skype. ComputerHope.com tells us that “Skype is a program that allows users to make VOIP [Voice over Internet Protocol] calls to any phone, anywhere in the world. It's free for a Skype user to call another Skype user, regardless of where they are located.”

4. On May 20, Yahoo! purchased “microblogging and social networking” website Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

5. On June 23, the FBI shut down Silk Road, a website that was best known for selling counterfeit goods and drugs. On November 6, Silk Road 2.0 came online.

6. On July 17, Computer Chess was launched.

7. On July 24, Android version 4.3 was released.

8. In September, the trojan virus Cryptolocker was identified. ComputerHope.com explains that “The Cryptolocker virus is transmitted most often through e-mail as an attachment. It activates when a user reads the e-mail and tries to open the attachment. Although it is easily removed from a computer using antivirus software, the files that have been encrypted will stay encrypted.”

9. On September 10, Apple introduced the iPhones 5S and 5C.

10. On October 18, Microsoft released Windows 8.1.

11. In November, Google introduced Google Helpouts.

12. On November 20, Google replaced Google Checkout with Google Wallet.

This award news has been made available courtesy of InfoPlease.com and NobelPrize.org.

Peace: The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for their “extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons."

Physics: Jointly to Francois Englert (Belgium) and Peter W. Higgs (UK)

Physiology or Medicine: Jointly to James E. Rothman (U.S.), Randy W. Schekman (U.S.), and Thomas C. Südhof (Germany)

Chemistry: Jointly to Martin Karplus (France), Michael Levitt (U.S.), and Arieh Warshel (U.S.)

Literature: Alice Munro (Canada

Economics: Jointly to Eugene F. Fama (U.S.), Lars Peter Hansen (U.S.), and Robert J. Shiller (U.S.)

This TV trivia has been made available courtesy of Deadline.com. Please note that these rankings are from adults 18-49.

1. NBC Sunday Night Football (NBC)

2. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

3. The Voice (NBC)

4. Modern Family (ABC)

5. The Voice (Tuesday) (NBC)

6. American Idol (Wednesday) (Fox)

7. American Idol (Thursday) (Fox)

8. The Following (Fox)

9. Two & A Half Men (CBS)

10. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

These fun facts have been made available courtesy of Entertainment Weekly (EW.com).

1. Outstanding Drama Series - “Breaking Bad” (AMC)

2. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama - Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison

3. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama - Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy

4. Outstanding Movie or Miniseries - “Behind The Candelabra” (HBO)

5. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Movie or Miniseries - Michael Douglas as Liberace

6. Outstanding Comedy Series - “Modern Family” (ABC)

7. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy - Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer

8. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy - Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper

9. Outstanding Variety Series - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

10. Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - David Fincher, House of Cards (Netflix)

11. Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series - Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live (NBC)

12. Outstanding Choreography - Para Los Rumberos/Walking On Air (ABC)

13. Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Gail Mancuso, Modern Family, “Arrested” (ABC)

14. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama - Anna Gunn as Skyler White

15. Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - Henry Bromell, Homeland, “Q&A” (Showtime)

16. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries - James Cromwell as Dr. Arthur Arden

17. Outstanding Directing for a Movie or Miniseries - Steven Soderbergh, Behind The Candelabra (HBO)

18. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy - Tony Hale as Gary Walsh

19. Outstanding Writing for a Movie or Miniseries - Abi Morgan, The Hour (BBC America)

20. Outstanding Reality Competition - The Voice (NBC)

21. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries - Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish Worthington

22. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy - Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow

23. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama - Bobby Cannavale as Gyp Rosetti

This broadcasting news has been made available courtesy of Politico.com.

1. Rush Limbaugh

2. Sean Hannity

3. Dave Ramsey

4. Glenn Beck

5. Michael Savage

6. Ed Schultz

7. Mark Levin

8. Jerry Doyle

9. Thom Hartmann

10. Joe Madison

This book trivia has been made available courtesy of PublishersWeekly.com.

1. Hard Luck (Wimpy Kid #8) by Jeff Kinney (Abrams/Amulet)

2. Inferno by Dan Brown (Doubleday)

3. Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt)

4. Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander (Simon & Schuster)

5. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)

6. Divergent by Veronica Roth (HarperCollins/Tegen)

7. Jesus Calling by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson)

8. Sycamore Row by John Grisham (Doubleday)

9. The Third Wheel (Wimpy Kid #7) by Jeff Kinney (Abrams/Amulet)

10. Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson (Howard Books)

11. Allegiant by Veronica Roth (HarperCollins/Tegen)

12. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (Knopf)

13. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Dutton)

14. Things That Matter by Charles Krauthammer (Crown Forum)

15. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (Scribner)

16. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner)

17. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)

18. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (Vintage)

19. Si-Cology 1 by Si Robertson (Howard Books)

20. Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)

These film facts have been made available courtesy of IMDB.com

1. Frozen

2. The Lone Ranger

3. Sharknado

4. Pacific Rim

5. The Wolf of Wall Street

6. Harry's BIG Birthday Countdown

7. The Great Gatsby

8. Man of Steel

9. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

10. We're the Millers

11. Spring Breakers

12. The Citizen

13. This is the End

14. The Best Man Holiday

15. Olympus Has Fallen

16. Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver

17. Devil's Pass

18. Rush

19. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

20. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

21. Iron Man 3

22. Jack the Giant Slayer

23. Eyjafjallajokull

24. Filth

25. Grudge Match

This movie trivia has been made available courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com.

1. Best Picture: “12 Years a Slave”

2. Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron (“Gravity”)

3. Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”)

4. Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (“Jasmine”)

5. Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club”)

6. Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o (“12 Years a Slave”)

7. Best Original Screenplay: “Her” (2013)

8. Best Adapted Screenplay: “12 Years a Slave”

9. Best Editing: “Gravity”

10. Best Cinematography: “Gravity”

11. Best Art Direction: “The Great Gatsby” (2013)

12. Best Costume Design: “The Great Gatsby” (2013)

13. Best Makeup: “Dallas Buyers Club”

14. Best Visual Effects: “Gravity”

15. Best Sound: “Gravity”

16. Best Sound Editing: “Gravity”

17. Best Original Score: “Gravity”

18. Best Original Song: “Let It Go”

19. Best Animated Feature: “Frozen”

20. Best Foreign Language Picture: “The Great Beauty”

21. Best Documentary - Feature: “20 Feet from Stardom”

22. Best Documentary - Short Subject: “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”

23. Best Animated Short: “Mr. Hublot”

24. Best Live Action Short: “Helium”

This pop culture news has been made available courtesy of Billboard.com.

Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Daft Punk, Eminem, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lorde, Luke Bryan, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, One Direction, Pearl Jam, Rihanna, Robin Thicke, and Taylor Swift.

This music trivia has been made available courtesy of Billboard.com.

• December 22, 2012 - February 1, 2013: Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven

• February 2 - March 1: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz - Thrift Shop

• March 2 - April 19: Baauer - Harlem Shake

• April 20 - April 26: Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man

• April 27 - May 17: Pink featuring Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason

• May 18 - June 21: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us

• June 22 - September 13: Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell - Blurred Lines

• September 14 - September 27: Katy Perry - Roar

• September 28 - October 11: Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

• October 12 - December 20: Lorde - Royals

• December 21, 2013 - January 17, 2014: Eminem featuring Rihanna- The Monster

These fun facts have been made available courtesy of Grammy.com.

1. Record of the Year: Get Lucky

2. Song of the Year: Royals

3. Album of the Year: Random Access Memories

4. Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

5. Best Pop Solo Performance: Royals

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Get Lucky

7. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Steppin’ Out

8. Best Pop Vocal Album: Unorthodox Jukebox

9. Best Dance Recording: Clarity

10. Best Dance/Electronica Album: Random Access Memories

11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: To Be Loved

12. Best Rock Performance: Radioactive

13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: God Is Dead?

14. Best Rock Song: Cut Me Some Slack

15. Best Rock Album: Celebration Day

16. Best Alternative Music Album: Modern Vampires Of The City

17. Best R&B Performance: Something

18. Best Traditional R&B Performance: Please Come Home

19. Best R&B Song: Pusher Love Girl

20. Best Urban Contemporary Album: Unapologetic

21. Best R&B Album: Girl on Fire

22. Best Rap Performance: Thrift Shop

23. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Holy Grail

24. Best Rap Song: Thrift Shop

25. Best Rap Album: The Heist

26. Best Country Solo Performance: Wagon Wheel

27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance: From This Valley

28. Best Country Song: Merry Go ‘Round

29. Best Country Album: Same Trailer Different Park

30. Best New Age Album: Love’s River

31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Orbits

32. Best Jazz Vocal Album: Liquid Spirit

33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue

34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Night In Calisia

35. Best Latin Jazz Album: Song For Maura

36. Best Gospel Song: If He Did It Before... Same God [Live]

37. Best Gospel Album: Greater Than [Live]

38. Best Latin Pop Album: Vida

39. Best Tropical Latin Album: Pacific Mambo Orchestra

40. Best Americana Album: Old Yellow Moon

This holiday trivia has been made available courtesy of ABCNews.go.com.

Top Gifts in 1913:

1. Candy

2. Nuts

3. Rocking horse

4. Doll

5. Mittens/gloves

6. Toy train

7. Oranges

8. Books

9. Handkerchiefs

10. Skates

Top Gifts in 2013:

1. Furby Boom

2. Teksta Robotic puppy

3. LeapPad Ultra

4. Flying Fairy

5. Bug Hugs Elmo

6. Barbie Dream House

7. Giggly Monkey

8. Nerf Gun

9. Ninja Turtles

10. Lego

This information has been made available courtesy of MIC.com.

1. Eat healthfully and exercise regularly

2. Drink less alcohol

3. Learn something new

4. Quit smoking

5. Achieve a better work and life balance

6. Volunteer

7. Save money

8. Get organized

9. Read more

10. Finish those “to-do” lists around the house

This tech trivia has been made available courtesy of HuffingtonPost.com.

1. 123456

2. password

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

5. abc123

6. 123456789

7. 111111

8. 1234567

9. iloveyou

10. adobe123

11. 123123

12. Admin

13. 1234567890

14. letmein

15. photoshop

16. 1234

17. monkey

18. shadow

19. sunshine

20. 12345

21. password1

22. princess

23. azerty

24. trustno1

25. 000000

Create strong passwords, especially for your financial accounts. When creating a password, make it a minimum of eight characters. Use upper and lower case letters as well as numbers and symbols like # or &. The stronger you make your password, the more difficult it will be for a hacker to decode.

Here is an example of a weak password:

Wellness75

(Please do not use this password.)

Here is an example of a strong password:

Nx7Bn6Q5a

(Please do not use this password.)

This athletics news has been made available courtesy of InfoPlease.com.

Male sports:

1. Football (11-player)

2. Track & field (outdoor)

3. Basketball

4. Baseball

5. Soccer

6. Wrestling

7. Cross country

8. Tennis

9. Golf

10. Swimming

Female sports:

1. Track & field (outdoor)

2. Basketball

3. Volleyball

4. Soccer

5. Softball

6. Cross country

7. Tennis

8. Swimming

9. Competitive spirit squads

10. Lacrosse

This auto news has been made available courtesy of GoodCarBadCar.com.

1. Toyota Camry

2. Honda Accord

3. Honda Civic

4. Nissan Altima

5. Toyota Corolla/Matrix

6. Ford Fusion

7. Chevrolet Cruze

8. Hyundai Elantra

9. Ford Focus

10. Hyundai Sonata

These fun facts and trivia from 2013 have been made available courtesy of Forbes.com.

1. High-end vegan

2. Octopus

3. Korean flavors

4. Lobster rolls

5. Deviled eggs

6. Wine, cocktails, and condiments on tap

7. Tortas

8. Pastrami

9. Snow cream

10. Tiny desserts

This celebrity news has been made available courtesy of OnThisDay.com.

1. January 1 - Patti Page (Clara Ann Fowler), American pop singer

2. January 19 - Stan Musial, American MLB Hall of Famer

3. February 16 - Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

4. April 8 - Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister (1979 - 1990)

5. April 16 - Pat Summerall, American NFL player and sportscaster

6. July 2 - Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist (computer mouse)

7. August 30 - Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright

8. September 12 - Ray Dolby, sound expert/inventor

9. December 5 - Nelson Mandela, “anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner (1962-90) and South African President (1994-99)”

10. December 15 - Joan Fontaine, British-American actress

These facts have been made available courtesy of USAToday.com.

1. Walmart - 2,200,000 million employees

2. Yum! Brands - 523,000 employees

3. McDonald's - 440,000 employees

4. IBM - 434,246 employees

5. United Parcel Service - 399,000 employees

6. Target - 361,000 employees

7. Kroger - 343,000 employees

8. Home Depot - 340,000 employees

9. Hewlett-Packard - 331,800 employees

10. General Electric - 305,000 employees