Entertainment
This was the top grossing movie in 2023.
Barbie
British philosopher John Locke's stance on the social contract inspired this U.S. document, written by Thomas Jefferson, in its assertion of individual rights and consent of the governed.
Declaration of Independence
This pop sensation, often referred to as the 'King of Pop', rose to fame with hits like 'Thriller' and 'Billie Jean' in the 1980s.
Michael Jackson
This lightest element constitutes 75% of normal matter, making it the most abundant element in the universe.
Hydrogen
The term "soccer" originates from this country.
Great Britain/UK/England
This 1995 film was the first one created by Pixar Animation Studios.
Toy Story
Nestled in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and with a cuneiform writing system, this is considered to be the earliest known civilization.
Sumer (will accept Mesopotamia)
This Romantic period composer is perhaps the most famous Russian composer of all time and was well-known for his violin and piano concertos, symphonies, ballets which include Swan Lake and the Nutcracker, and overtures such as 1812 Overture and Romeo and Juliet.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pavlov ran an experiment with his dog to prove this psychological concept that behaviors can be learned when a neutral stimulus is connected with a positive one.
(Classical) conditioning
This hockey player, known as "The Great One," holds numerous NHL records, including most career goals, assists, and points; and has more career assists than any other player has total points.
Wayne Gretzky
This song was written by Dolly Parton in 1973 but became a smash hit when made part of the soundtrack for The Bodyguard in 1992.
"I Will Always Love You"
The remote volcanic island of Rapa Nui in Polynesia, home to nearly 900 giant monolithic human statues called moai and only 7,750 people as of 2017, is also known in English by this name.
Easter Island
This term refers to a musical composition for orchestra, typically in four movements, and is considered one of the most complex forms in classical music.
Symphony
This autosomal recessive genetic disorder, caused by mutations in the HBB gene, results in abnormal hemoglobin production where red blood cells assume a shape implied by the name of this disorder, and leads to red blood cell destruction and symptoms like anemia and organ damage.
Sickle cell disease
This Grand Slam tournament, known for its slow-playing conditions and considered one of the most prestigious events in tennis, is held on a distinctive red clay surface.
French Open (Roland-Garros)
This 2017 film made Oscar history by the first best-picture winner to have a LGBTQ+ protagonist.
Moonlight
According to the Roman historian Suetonius, Julius Caesar uttered this famous phrase as he crossed the River Rubicon in Italy to march into Rome during the late Roman Republic civil war.
"The die is cast."
This pop icon holds the record for the most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with a total of 20 chart-topping singles.
Mariah Carey
This fundamental force of nature is responsible for the attraction between atomic nuclei and electrons; is the subject of laws created by Coulomb, Gauss, and Faraday; and is mediated alongside strong and weak forces by bosons according to the Standard Model of particle physics.
Electromagnetism (will accept electromagnetic force)
This athlete, known for his versatility and dominance across multiple sports, won Olympic gold in the decathlon, played professional football in the NFL, set baseball records in MLB, and even appeared in Hollywood films.
Jim Thorpe
The term "bee" was verbally mentioned this many times in the 2007 film, Bee Movie. The team that provides the closest estimate wins.
152
This war between China and Japan for supremacy over Korea ended with the beginnings of revolution against the Qing Dynasty rulers and with the Treaty of Shimonoseki, in which China recognized Korea's independence, ceded Taiwan, and gave Japan trading privileges.
First Sino-Japanese War
The South Korean K-Pop boy group BTS' most streamed song on all platforms is "Dynamite." How many streams has this song accumulated (as of Jan 2022)? The team that gives the closest estimate wins.
13 billion
In quantum mechanics, this principle states it is impossible to know simultaneously the position and momentum of a particle.
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Michael Jordan's best statistical game of all time—with the best Game Score recorded in the history of NBA at 69 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block—was played at Cleveland Cavaliers on this date. The team that gives the closest estimate wins.
March 28, 1990