Puzzle Challenge

3. Which pop star born Stefani Germanotta headlined the 2024 Vegas residency *Jazz & Piano*?
6. What four‑letter term describes the wireless networking technology based on IEEE 802.11 standards?
7. Which ride‑hailing company’s app lets you request a car with a tap and tracks your driver’s ETA?
8. What electric‑vehicle company, headed by Elon Musk, sells the Model 3 sedan?
10. Which programmer Q&A website famously suggests duplicates with the note “this question already has answers here”?
12. What smartphone line did Apple first release in 2007 that introduced the multi‑touch interface to the masses?
13. Which Meta‑owned photo‑sharing platform introduced Stories and Reels features to rival Snapchat and TikTok?
18. What one‑word stage name does rapper Sir Robert Bryson Hall II use?
19. What peer‑to‑peer payment app owned by PayPal is popular for splitting dinner bills and adds emoji‑filled public feeds?
20. What five‑letter shorthand refers to the coronavirus disease that emerged in 2019?

1. What eight‑letter word did the WHO use on 11 March 2020 to describe the global spread of COVID‑19?
2. Which long‑running shōnen anime follows a young ninja dreaming of becoming Hokage of Konoha?
4. What streaming service, launched in 2019, debuted with *The Mandalorian* and the entire Disney vault?
5. Which animation studio created hits like *Toy Story*, *Inside Out*, and *Soul*?
8. Which social‑media platform limited posts to 280 characters and popularized the hashtag?
9. What mobile operating system developed by Google is represented by a green robot?
11. Which Kyoto‑based gaming company makes the Switch console?
14. Any member of Marvel’s flagship superhero team that said “Assemble” in the 2012 blockbuster shares what singular noun?
15. Which 2018 indie video game about colorful Crewmates and Impostors became a viral hit during the 2020 lockdowns?
16. What is Apple’s line of white wireless earbuds introduced in 2016?
17. What Swedish music‑streaming service offers Wrapped year‑end listening stats?