Literature
What is the name of protagonist in The Hunger Games?
Katniss Everdeen
In what shape did the ancient pharaohs famously build their giant tombs?
Pyramid
What is the human body's largest organ?
The epidermis (skin)
This term describes the production of light by living organisms, like the anglerfish, used to attract prey or mates in the dark.
Bioluminescence
This is a speech delivered by a character alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts to the audience.
Soliloquy
Which river was considered holy by the ancient Egyptians due to the deposition of life-giving nutrients in its annual floods
The Nile river
What cellular organelle is commonly called the "powerhouse of the cell"?
The mitochondria
What marine bird famously has blue feet?
The Blue-footed Booby
Who is Elizabeth Bennet's love interest in the novel Pride and Prejudice?
Mr. Darcy
Which pharaoh's tomb was famously discovered in 1922?
Tutankhamun
This type of RNA carries the genetic code from the nucleus out to the ribosome.
mRNA (messenger RNA)
What keratin based structure do baleen whales use to filter krill?
Baleen
This term refers to the juxtaposition of two contradictory words back-to-back, like "deafening silence" or "cruel kindness."
Oxymoron
What is the name of the process by which bodies were preserved for the afterlife?
Embalming
What is the vascular plant tissue used for transporting water and dissolved nutrients up a plant structure?
Xylem
This massive seabird has the largest wingspan of any living bird, allowing it to glide for miles over open ocean without flapping.
The albatross
This Edgar Allan Poe poem features a grieving narrator and a talking bird that famously repeats the word "Nevermore."
The Raven
What Egyptian deity was commonly depicted as a falon?
Horus
What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs used to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen in the bloodstream?
Alveoli
These stinging cells are used by jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones to capture prey.
Nematocytes