Creative Arts
In a professional orchestra, this is the title given to the person who stands at the front, uses a baton, and unifies the musicians' tempo and expression
What is a conductor?
This major hormonal transition period marks the stage of life when a human body matures physically and becomes capable of biological reproduction
What is puberty?
Named for a French physician, this chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars gives browned food its desirable flavor, from seared steaks to toasted bread
What is the Maillard reaction?
This famous 19th-century German sociologist and philosopher co-authored The Communist Manifesto and argued that social change is primarily driven by class conflict
Who was Karl Marx?
This phrase was a dismissive way of telling someone you didn't want to hear what they were saying accompanied by your palm facing toward the other person
What is "Talk to the Hand"?
Originated in Italy, this highly stylized and technical form of classical dance features precise footwork, turns, and positions like the pirouette
What is ballet?
This life-saving acronym stands for the emergency procedure performed when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
What is CPR? (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
This is the minimum safe internal cooking temperature in Fahrenheit required for consuming poultry
What is 165 degrees?
This simple 3-part test evaluates film media by checking if a movie features at least two named women who talk to each other about something other than a man
What is the Bechdel Test?
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart shot to global superstardom after starring as Edward Cullen and Bella Swan in this 2008 fantasy romance film
What is Twilight?
This 19th-century French art movement, led by painters like Claude Monet, focused on capturing the fleeting effects of light and color with short, visible brushstrokes
What is impressionism?
By introducing a safe, weakened, or dead piece of a germ into the body, this medical advancement teaches your immune system to build long-lasting protection
What is a vaccine?
This three digit-number, typically ranging from 300 to 850, represents a consumer's creditworthiness
What is a credit score?
This infamous 1971 social psychology study, led by Philip Zimbardo, had to be shut down early after participants internalised their randomly assigned roles as guards and inmates too aggressively
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
Before Facebook took over the world, this social network reigned supreme in the mid-to-late 2000s, featuring a user's "Top 8" friends
What is MySpace?
This specific type of printmaking involves carving a design into a linoleum block, rolling ink onto the raised surface, and pressing into paper or fabric
What is linocut?
This acronym stands for infections that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact, formerly referred to as STDs
What are STIs? (Sexually Transmitted Infections)
This initial, upfront portion of a total purchase price is paid in cash at closing, with the remainder covered by a loan or mortgage
What is a down payment?
This sociological theory, which emerged in the 1970s, examines how race, law, and power intersect, arguing that racism is systemic and deeply embedded in legal systems and institutions rather than just a product of individual prejudice
What is Critical Race Theory? (CRT)
Invented by a General Foods chemist in 1956, this iconic candy brand experienced a massive resurgence in the 2000s thanks to its signature popping and fizzing sensation caused by trapped carbon dioxide bubbles
What are Pop Rocks?
This symbol sits at the very beginning of a musical staff to indicate that the notes written on it are high in pitch, commonly used for instruments like the flute or violin
What is a treble clef?
This active mineral found in most commercial toothpastes strengthens tooth enamel and reverses early stages of tooth decay
What is Flouride?
Introduced in the mid-20th century, this synthetic fabric is prized for its wrinkle resistance but will easily melt under an overly hot iron
What is polyester?
This core anthropological concept insists that a culture's practices must be understood within its own context rather than being judged by the standards of an outsider's culture
What is cultural relativism?
On January 1, 2000, the world celebrated the new millennium with relief after this widely feared computer bug failed to cause the predicted global technology collapse
What is Y2K? (or the Millennium Bug)