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Whenever the universe whispers Taylor Swift

, Swifties do not just perk up; they teleport. Like clockwork, they whip out their invisible Swiftipedia, armed with lyrical footnotes, release date timestamps, and a sixth sense for all things symbolic. Rain or shine, Midnight or mid-blush, the secret society of Swifties is always on stand-by with red lipstick rules to abide by. Swift may be the queen of relatability, but she is also the monarch of mystique. One minute, she is your best friend at brunch; the next, she is a folklore forest witch leaving cryptic clues on a mossy piano. But what makes the Swifties eligible for the badge of honor?

Well, here lies a 50-question odyssey through the eras, Easter eggs, and iconic moments that make up the Swiftverse.

Taylor Swift’s debut single was ‘Tim McGraw,’

the lead single from her self-titled debut album, released in 2006.

Taylor Swift’s debut studio album is ‘Taylor Swift’ (2006)

, one of the two remaining albums of her discography still waiting on its re-recorded version.

Taylor Swift has been Grammy-nominated 58 times and has won 14 Grammy Awards

throughout her musical career. She is the first and only artist to win Album of the Year four times.

Ye, formerly Kanye West

, infamously crashed Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

Taylor Swift’s mother has played a foundational role in her music career. Although her music often blurs the line between universal and personal, the 12th track on ‘Lover,’ titled ‘Soon You’ll Get Better,’ is a deeply personal track.

‘Soon You’ll Get Better’ details her family’s concern following Andrea Gardner Swift’s cancer diagnosis. 

Taylor Swift has three cats: Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson,

and Benjamin Button

. Meredith and Olivia are Scottish Folds, while Benjamin is a Ragdoll.

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When Swift publicly endorsed Kamala Harris ahead of the US elections

, she signed her post as the “Childless Cat Lady,”

using a picture from the Time Person of the Year cover shoot in 2023 with Benjamin.

The lyric “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs”

is from the song ‘Karma,’ which Taylor Swift tweaked during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires

, Argentina, referring to Kansas City Chiefs tight end and her beau, Travis Kelce. Kelce was present at the concert, and the minute-made lyrical shift was a nod to their budding romance.

In a 2014 cover story for Rolling Stone, Taylor Swift revealed

‘Bad Blood’ was about a fellow pop star. Although she did not namedrop, her cryptic clues sparked the belief the track may have been about Katy Perry.

Taylor Swift was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania,

and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. 

Taylor Swift had her first Billboard Hot 100 entry with ‘Tim McGraw.’

‘Tim McGraw’ serves as the debut single from her first studio album, ‘Taylor Swift’ (2006).

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour commenced on March 17, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona.

Taylor Swift released two albums during the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Folklore’

and ‘Evermore.’

Written and recorded during quarantine in her LA studio, ‘Folklore’ was released on July 24, 2020, and ‘Evermore’ on December 10, 2020.

‘1989’ (2014) is widely celebrated as Taylor Swift’s first pop album

, which marked her visible transition from a country singer to a pop artist.

Taylor Swift voiced Audrey in The Lorax

, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s 2012 animated musical fantasy comedy film.

Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989.

  Swift is famous for her fondness for the number since she turned 13 on Friday 13th of the month, and her debut album went gold for 13 weeks.

The pop princess also named an album after her birth year in 2014.

Taylor Swift is named after the singer-songwriter James Taylor. 

Taylor Swift grew up on an 11-acre Christmas tree farm called Pine Ridge Farm in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Taylor Swift has seemingly referenced one of the most highly publicized feuds between her and the former lovebirds, Ye

and Kim Kardashian

, in the track, ‘Look What You Made Me Do,’ from ‘Reputation.’

The time reference is 27 seconds

in Taylor Swift’s ‘Last Kiss,’ believed to be the length of the phone call she had with Joe Jonas during their split.

Taylor Swift is a former Abercrombie & Fitch model

. However, the brand was forced to remove the t-shirt 10 years later following formidable backlash from angered fans.

Swift modeled with them in 2003 and also had an original song included on a Maybelline compilation CD.

Taylor Swift appeared in the season 2 finale of New Girl, Elaine’s Big Day

, which aired in 2013. 

Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’

and ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

reference “tightrope

.”

Taylor Swift references F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

in ‘This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.’

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Nods to The Great Gatsby, however, can be found elsewhere on her discographies as well.

Taylor Swift is a Sagittarius

.

Taylor Swift has a mansion called High Watch or Holiday House in Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode Island.

The Rhode Island mansion is located at 16 Bluff Avenue

.

Taylor Swift appeared in Capital One

commercials, promoting the bank’s Venture X Credit Card.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Getaway Car’ from ‘Reputation’

is believed to be about Tom Hiddleston.

“You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors”

is the introduction of Taylor Swift’s ‘Fifteen

’ (2008).

Taylor Swift wore a Junior Jewels t-shirt in the music video of ‘You Belong With Me,’ where she scribbled down the names of her actual friends, Selena Gomez, Blake Lively

, Ryan Reynolds

, and Abigail Anderson, among others. The back flaunts her lucky number, which is also her birth date, 13.

Taylor Swift moved to Nashville after watching a documentary about Faith Hill, aka Audrey Faith McGraw.

The documentary reportedly motivated the era-definer to make a career in the country music genre.

Taylor Swift’s lucky number is 13

.

Taylor Swift has a distant relation with American poet, Emily Dickinson

. They are reportedly the sixth cousins.

Nils Sjöberg is a pseudonym

Taylor Swift used for years.

Taylor Swift won 4 Grammy Awards in 2010

. She took home Album of the Year and Best Country Album for ‘Fearless,’ and Best Country Song and Best Country Female Performance for ‘White Horse.’

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Swift followed with thrice the wins in 2016 for ‘1989’

with Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Music Video.

Five tracks from Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore,’ ‘Midnights,’ ‘Red,’ ‘Fearless,’ and ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ feature songs with colors in their titles.

The tracks are ‘Gold Rush,’ ‘Lavender Haze,’ ‘Maroon,’ ‘Red,’ and ‘White Horse.’

Light

or sky blue

is most famously associated with Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’.

Taylor Swift portrayed Bombalurina

in Cats

(2019).

Stranger Things

director Shawn Levy portrayed Sadie Sink’s character’s father in All Too Well: The Short Film

. Levy’s character is an interpretation of a version of Taylor Swift’s father.

Taylor Swift’s father’s name is Scott Kingsley Swift

, and her mother’s name is Andrea Gardner Swift.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ had key producers and songwriters like Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff,

and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.

Joe Alwyn

also co-wrote some of the songs.

Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran have released 4 songs together: ‘Everything Has Changed,’ ‘End Game,’ ‘Run,’

and ‘The Joker and the Queen.’

The Saturday Night Live

skit starring Taylor Swift, Pete Davidson, and Please Don’t Worry is called Three Sad Virgins.

Glee

covered 2 Taylor Swift songs: ‘Mean

’ and ‘Mine

.’

Taylor Swift’s ‘Back to December’ is said to be about her former flame, Taylor Lautner.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space

’ is often associated with the phrase, “Starbucks lovers.”

Swift’s lyrics actually reads “got a long list of ex-lovers.”

‘Dorothea

’ from Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ is rumored to be about Selena Gomez.

Taylor Swift starred in Valentine’s Day

(2010) with her ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner. 

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour had 149 dates

, beginning in Glendale, Arizona, and ending in Vancouver, Canada.

Taylor Swift’s first surprise acoustic song she performed on the Eras Tour was ‘Mirrorball’

from ‘Folklore.’

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

inspired Taylor Swift’s bonus track, ‘Wonderland’ on the deluxe edition of ‘1989.’

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Every time Taylor Swift fans think they have cracked the code with their bracelets stacked and theories loaded, the pop queen pulls a rabbit out of her hat. However, answering the above questions is a one-time opportunity to become the ultimate Swiftie graduate with their Superfan Status locked in, and certified.

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