Earth Science & Beyond
This international agreement, signed in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
What is the Paris Agreement?
This is the largest desert in the world and the continent where it is found.
What is the Sahara desert in Africa?
This language is the most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.
What is Mandarin Chinese?
This capital city, known for its music and coffee house culture, was once home to famous composers like Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, as well as Sigmund Freud.
What is Vienna?
Premiering in March 2020, this Netflix docu-series about the life of a zookeeper quickly became a cultural phenomenon, sparking countless memes and discussions
What is "Tiger King"?
This hypothetical astronomical phenomenon, a consequence of Einstein's theory of relativity, could theoretically allow for forward and backward travel in time, but has yet to be observed.
What is a wormhole?
Home to the world's highest capital city, this landlocked country is situated in the heart of South America.
What is Bolivia?
This language is the second most commonly spoken language in the United States, behind only English.
What is Spanish?
Serving as a capital since the 15th century, this city is located on the island of Java and is known for its significant role in the global economy and as a melting pot of cultures.
What is Jakarta?
In 2021, an image of this U.S. Senator, bundled up with mittens at the Presidential Inauguration went viral, appearing in various unexpected places online and in art.
Who is Bernie Sanders?
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This international environmental treaty, adopted in 1997 and entered into force in 2005, was the first to set legally binding obligations on developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
This state, with it's warm tropical climate, is the southernmost US state.
What is Hawaii?
This Southern African country has the highest number of official languages, recognizing 16 in total as official.
What is Zimbabwe?
Known for its vibrant street art and as the birthplace of tango, this South American capital city also hosts the widest avenue in the world.
What is Buenos Aires?
This 2013 viral dance craze, originating from South Korea, had everyone from world leaders to celebrities doing its distinctive horse-riding dance moves.
What is "Gangnam Style"?
This term refers to the current geological epoch, starting from the latter part of the 18th century, when human activity began to have a significant impact on Earth's climate and ecosystems.
What is the Anthropocene?
Known as the world's driest desert, this place is a 600-mile strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains.
What is the Atacama Desert?
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The second most widely spoken language among the Semitic branch of languages (behind Arabic), this language serves as the official working language of what African country?
This city became the country's capital in 1960, after moving from an originally large Atlantic based city to one more inland in order to encourage the development of the interior of the country.
What is Brasília?
"One does not simply walk into Mordor" is a memorable line turned internet meme from this early-2000s fantasy film.
What is "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"?
This effect, named after an Austrian physicist, describes the change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the wave source.
What is the Doppler Effect?
This Asian country is the only nation that has both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline
What is Iran?
This is the only country in the world where Catalan is the official national language.
What is Andorra?
This city, the capital of a country that is about 85% desert, is famous for its Islamic architecture, including the Great Mosque of Djenné.
What is Bamako?
This 2013 viral video trend became famous for its dance craze which involved one sole person dancing, followed by a sudden switch to a large group of people intensely and wildly flailing about.
What is the Harlem Shake?