Stem Cells and Science
What is the final electron acceptor of cellular respiration (i.e., at the end of the electron transport chain)?
Oxygen
Who is the protagonist of the film Forrest Gump?
Forrest Gump
In hockey, a "clapper" is slang for what?
A slapshot
Name the character: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet..."
Juliet Capulet
Toilets flush in which key?
E flat
Which type of stem cell can differentiate into all cell types?
Totipotent
Audrey Hepburn sings "Moon River" in which film?
Breakfast at Tiffany's
A stick for which (originally Indigenous) sport contains a head, pocket, and shaft?
Lacrosse
Name the author: "Listen to me, Frankenstein. You accuse me of murder; and yet you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature. Oh, praise the eternal justice of man!"
Mary Shelley
Who is the Fifth Hokage in the anime series Naruto?
Hint: She the strongest kunoichi and greatest medical ninja.
Lady Tsunade
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have the regenerative and differentiative capabilities most similar to which type of stem cell?
Embryonic stem cells
Jane Russell and which actress starred in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
Hint: She sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK in 1962.
Marilyn Monroe
Who sings the theme song for NBC's Sunday Night Football?
Carrie Underwood
Name this play by Tennessee Williams: "I didn't go to the moon, I went much further—for time is the longest distance between two places."
The Glass Menagerie
When is the next full moon?
November 29th, 2020
Surgeons use stem cells from where for an allogeneic stem cell transplant?
A donor
Which 1978 musical starred Didi Conn?
Hint: Frankie Avalon, as "Teen Angel", sings "Beauty School Drop-Out" to her character in the film. Her character also pierces another character's ear!
Grease
Who won Super Bowl LI?
Hint: Lady Gaga performed at the halftime show.
The New England Patriots
Name the novel: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
The Great Gatsby
What is Michael's iPhone's current battery percentage? (+/- 10%)
59%
What is the name of the four transcription factors that scientists use to reprogram adult cells into pluripotent stem cells?
Yamanaka factors
Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, and Donna Reed starred in which 1953 film?
Hint: This is a war film.
From Here to Eternity
Who sang the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVI?
Mariah Carey
Name the author: "Nothing will come of nothing: speak again."
William Shakespeare
Who is Michael's favourite character from William Shakespeare's King Lear?
Cordelia