Math & Science
This mathematical constant, about 2.718, is the base of natural logarithms—
What is e?
This classic French soup, topped with cheesy toast, is basically caramelized onion tea for your inner caveman.
What is French onion soup?
Love it or hate it, this drop-down-push-jump exercise is a staple in any “why am I dying?” workout routine.
What is the burpee?
In 1981, Reagan tapped this trailblazer as the first woman ever on the U.S. Supreme Court bench.
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
In this 2003 Pixar adventure, a forgetful blue fish helps a clownfish dad look for his son—“Just keep swimming!”
What is Finding Nemo?
Nicknamed the cell’s “control freak,” this organelle stores your genetic blueprint (and judges all your life choices).
What is the nucleus?
Creamy, crumbly, and blue-veined, this Italian cheese could moonlight as your sweater’s color scheme.
What is Gorgonzola?
Hinge at your hips, grip a barbell, and lift—it’s the king of strength moves (and hood ornament of sore backs).
What is the deadlift?
July 1969: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin pulled off the most famous moonwalk since disco, aboard this Apollo mission.
What is Apollo 11?
“Because maybe…” started a sing-along for college dorm rooms everywhere in this 1995 Oasis anthem.
What is “Wonderwall”?
At constant temperature, this 17th-century law says pressure and volume of a gas are best frenemies—inverse and inseparable.
What is Boyle’s Law?
A fungus so fancy it wears a black truffle tuxedo—shave it over pasta if you want your dinner to feel posh.
What is the black truffle?
When you rack up double-digit points, rebounds, and assists in one game, you’ve just bagged this rare basketball achievement.
What is a triple-double?
In 2016, a UK referendum shocked economists and pub patrons alike by voting to quit this political and economic club.
What is the European Union (Brexit)?
A spinning hallway fight and subconscious heists star in this 2010 mind-bender by Christopher Nolan.
What is Inception?
Numbered about 6.022×10²³, this tells you just how many particles make up a mole (and how crowded your chemistry lab is).
What is Avogadro’s number?
Korea’s spicy, fermented cabbage sidekick: so addictive you’ll wonder if it’s magic (or just a lot of chili).
What is kimchi?
He flew up the ice on the Boston Bruins, revolutionized defense, and could score like a forward—name this skating legend.
Who is Bobby Orr?
Operation Desert Storm was the codename for the 1991 U.S.-led campaign to evict Iraqi forces from this small but wealthy Gulf nation.
What is Kuwait?
Building forts, chasing Victory Royales, and dancing in the storm circle are all part of this 2017 battle-royale craze.
What is Fortnite?
The ultimate unsolved riddle in prime-land: it insists all nontrivial zeros of the zeta function line up on a straight path—no detours allowed.
What is the Riemann Hypothesis?
This Wagyu superstar from Japan is so marbled you could call it beef camo—Kobe’s the name, luxury’s the game.
What is Kobe beef?
Swim 2.4 mi, bike 112 mi, then run a marathon—finish under 17 hours and you’ve survived this triathlon beast.
What is the Ironman Triathlon?
In just 100 days of 1994, up to 800,000 people were slaughtered in this tragic African event.
What is the Rwandan Genocide?
Monster-slaying swordsman Geralt of Rivia roams this dark fantasy world in a celebrated RPG series by CD Projekt Red.
What is The Witcher?