Majors & Minds Collide
This molecule carries genetic information in most living organisms and forms a double helix — but its “sister” molecule is single-stranded and helps turn genes into proteins.
What is RNA?
Which is the tallest building on Duke’s campus — and approximately how tall is it?
(must answer both parts)
What is Duke Chapel, at about 210 feet tall?
This artist made history at the 2024 Grammys as the youngest ever to win Album of the Year twice.
Who is Taylor Swift?
In this stop-motion Tim Burton classic, Jack Skellington rules over this spooky holiday town.
What is Halloween Town? (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
If it’s 8 p.m. in Durham, what time is it in Los Angeles?
What is 5 p.m.?
This sociological framework compares social interaction to a stage performance — where “actors” manage impressions on the front and back stage.
What is the dramaturgical theory?
Before every big basketball game, these Duke students paint themselves blue, coordinate chants, and wave signs in Cameron Indoor.
Who are the Cameron Crazies?
What song won Record of the Year at the 2024 Grammy Awards?
What is "What was I made for? - Billie Eilish "
This 1993 cult-classic film follows three resurrected sisters who try to steal children’s souls in Salem.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This 1997 animated film set in ancient Greece features a gospel-inspired soundtrack and a sassy blue-haired villain voiced by James Woods.
What is Hercules?
Einstein’s E = mc² shows that energy and mass are interchangeable. The “c” in the equation stands for this universal constant.
What is the speed of light?
Before moving to Durham in 1892, Duke University was originally located in this small North Carolina town.
What is Trinity, NC?
Which artist won the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award, recognizing influence across music and culture
In Stranger Things, this monstrous alternate dimension is home to creatures like the Demogorgon and Mind Flayer.
What is the Upside Down?
This iconic monument in South America is so tall (98 feet) that it overlooks the entire city of Rio de Janeiro with open arms.
What is Christ the Redeemer?
This ethical thought experiment, about pulling a lever to save five people instead of one, has become a classic moral dilemma in both philosophy and AI programming.
What is the trolley problem?
Before West Campus was built in the 1920s, Duke’s East Campus served a different role, what was it originally known as?
What is the Women’s College of Duke University?
This K-pop single by J‑Hope featuring GloRilla, released June 13 2025, marked his solo release and topped certain international charts.
What is “Killin’ It Girl”?
In Scream, this character, played by Neve Campbell, became one of the most iconic “final girls” in horror movie history.
Who is Sidney Prescott?
The "LIFE" in Duke LIFE stands for “Low-Income, First-Generation ____ .”
What is "Engagement"?
Modern cryptography relies on this mathematical process, which breaks large numbers into their smaller building blocks, a task that even supercomputers struggle to do efficiently.
What is prime factorization?
The stone used to build Duke’s West Campus came from this nearby quarry.
What is the Hillsborough Quarry?
This 2025 Amazon Prime dramedy follows two former ballet stars running a company in Paris — and features a retro-romantic opening track by Sons of Raphael that went viral on TikTok.
What is Étoile?
This 2018 Netflix series by Mike Flanagan blended horror and grief, following the Crain family as they confront their haunted past in a mansion.
What is The Haunting of Hill House?
Dr. Sachelle Ford, Director of Duke LIFE, earned her Ph.D in this subject before joining Duke.
100 extra points if you know which university she got it from
What is English?
Extra points: Brown University