Academy Award Winners
This 2014 sci-fi film, directed by Christopher Nolan, heavily relied on Einstein's theory of relativity in its plot. It was nominated for 5 awards and won for Best Visual Effects.
What is Interstellar?
This American poet is best known for her memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which dealt with themes of racism, sexual assault, and childhood trauma, as well as her poem Still I Rise.
Who was Maya Angelou?
This feisty turtle, found in the southeastern United States, is the largest freshwater turtle in the world by weight.
What is the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)?
The lead singer of the grunge rock band Nirvana.
Who was Kurt Cobain?
This is one of two elements which is liquid at room temperature. It is a nonmetal.
What is Bromine (Br)?
As of July 28, 2026, this film is the only horror movie to have ever won best picture at the Academy Awards.
What is Silence of the Lambs?
This writer was known for pioneering a genre of poetry known as confessional poetry. She frequently dealt with themes of depression and mental struggles in her work, particularly in her novel, The Bell Jar.
Who was Sylvia Plath?
This lizard is the smallest reptile on earth.
What is the Nano Chameleon (Brookesia nana)?
The most streamed 90's rock song on Spotify to date.
What is Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls?
When a material changes directly from a solid to a gas without turning into a liquid.
What is sublimation?
This 2003 film won all 11 awards for which it was nominated. It grossed over one billion dollars worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film of the year.
What is Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
A prolific mystery writer, this English woman published 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections before her death in 1976.
Who was Agatha Christie?
This Australian reptile is the only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia.
What is the Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)?
This track from Weezer's 1994 debut album was named after a 1950s rock-and-roll singer/songwriter. It has over half a billion streams on Spotify.
What is Buddy Holly - Weezer?
The man who, with his team, discovered 10 post-Uranium elements.
Who was Glenn T. Seaborg?
This 2012 film, directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, was nominated for 11 awards including Best Picture and won four. It was based on a book written in 2001.
What is Life of Pi?
This modernist English author frequently wrote in a stream-of-consciousness style in her novels, which included Mrs. Dalloway and To The Lighthouse. She was also an avid feminist and essayist.
Who was Virginia Woolfe?
This squamate of the suborder Anguiomorpha is the only venomous lizard native to the United States.
What is the Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)?
In 1990, They Might Be Giants released this album, which features multiple fan favorites such as Birdhouse in Your Soul, Particle Man, and Istanbul (Not Constantinople).
What is Flood?
The temperature at which water (H2O) is most dense.
What is 4°C (39.2°F)?
This film, widely regarded as filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's magnum opus, won Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards. It was nominated for Best Picture, but lost that year to Forrest Gump.
What is Pulp Fiction?
This author is best known for publishing Wuthering Heights, a gothic tragedy that stirred controversy for its content and challenges to Victorian morality and the class system. She also wrote a poetry collection with two of her sisters.
Who was Emily Brontë?
This crocodilian, native to India and Nepal, uses an extremely thin and fragile snout to catch fast-swimming fish.
What is the Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)?
The lead singer of the grunge band Pearl Jam. He is known for tackling complex themes and social issues in his music, such as in the band's 1991 hit Jeremy.
Who is Eddie Vedder?
Explain why a neon sign glows.
When neon gas is heated electrons jump to a higher energy level. When they come back down, they release a photon whose wavelength is exactly the length electron went when it was jumping down. These wavelengths are sometimes in the visible light spectrum. If this is the case, the sign will glow a specific color.