Big Brain
This side of the brain is popularly (though somewhat incorrectly) said to control creative and artistic talents.
What is the right side?
This movie is commonly referred to by the acronym CMBYN and stars Timothee Chalamet
What is Call Me By Your Name?
This is the process of grouping large amounts of information into smaller, meaningful units to bypass the limits of short-term memory
What is Chunking?
The winning team of the 2024 Superbowl
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?
The secret network of safe houses and routes that helped enslaved African Americans escape to free states
What is the Underground Railroad?
This lowest part of the brainstem controls automatic, life-sustaining functions like heartbeat, breathing, and swallowing
What is the Medulla?
This 1997 James Cameron film features a famous line where the main character yells, "I'm the king of the world!"
What is Titanic?
This psychologist proposed a "hierarchy of needs" that culminates in self-actualization
Who is Abraham Maslow?
This all-time great won 6 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and was named Finals MVP in all 6 series
Who is Michael Jordan?
The largest and deepest ocean on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
These chemical messengers cross the synaptic gap to transmit signals from one neuron to another
What are Neurotransmitters?
This new Hulu original reality show highlights Utah women who drink dirty sodas, specifically Taylor Franke Paul
What is Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?
These mental shortcuts or "rules of thumb" help simplify decision-making but often lead to cognitive biases.
What are Heuristics?
Before becoming the official winter classic of modern hockey, this trophy—first awarded in 1893—is the oldest active trophy in North American professional sports
What is the Stanley Cup?
A situation where demand is high but the supply of a resource or product is limited.
What is Scarcity?
This specific region of the frontal lobe controls the production of spoken language.
What is Broca's Area?
This artist holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a single person in music history
Who is Beyonce?
This type of bias occurs when we seek out, interpret, and remember information that already aligns with our preexisting beliefs.
What is Confirmation Bias?
This college team takes on the nickname "The Blue Devils".
What is Duke University?
The constitutional compromise that decided how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
This large band of neural fibers connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres and carries messages between them
What is the corpus callosum?
In 2015, this pop superstar wore a massive, canary-yellow Guo Pei gown to the Met Gala that quickly spawned countless internet memes comparing it to an omelet
Who is Lady Gaga?
This stress hormone is the primary chemical messenger released during prolonged or intense emotional stress.
What is Cortisol?
In MLB, this man holds the MLB home run record with 762 home runs.
Who is Barry Bonds?
The 16th-century religious movement led by figures like Martin Luther that resulted in the creation of Protestantism
What is the Protestant Reformation?