Hawaii
What does 'Keiki' mean?
Child or offspring
In January 2025, the nation mourned the death of this former U.S. president
Jimmy Carter
This scale is used to measure how spicy something is.
Scoville Scale
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
This movie spawned the Marvel cinematic universe in 2008
Iron man
What year did Hawaii become the 50th US state?
1959
This film won Best Picture at the 2025 Academy Awards, taking home five Oscars including Best Director and Best Actress.
Anora
This Nobel laureate discovered the structure of DNA in 1953 alongside Watson and Crick.
Rosalind Franklin
This African mammal is the largest terrestrial animal on Earth
African elephant
What movie does the infamous date "October 3rd" come from
This bird, also called the Hawaiian goose, is Hawaii’s state bird
Nene
Who won Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammys?
Chappell Roan
This gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere by volume.
Nitrogen
What year did the first iphone come out?
2007
This Canadian singer released the 2011 breakout hit “Call Me Maybe”
Carly Rae Jepsen
This island is nicknamed “The Gathering Place” and is home to most of Hawaii’s population
Oʻahu
What was US's biggest-grossing movie of 2025?
Zootopia 2 (Ne Zha 2 got double)
This 'ducklike' compound, created by the reaction of amino acids and sugars when food is heated, gives browned foods their distinctive flavor and color.
Maillard reaction
This language has the second most NATIVE speakers in the world
Spanish
10 million
Hawaii’s eight main islands are part of this larger cultural region of the Pacific that also includes places like Samoa and Tahiti.
Polynesia
The 2025 nobel prize in economics was jointly awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt for "having explained innovation‑driven economic growth with the new replacing the old.” What is the specific economics term for this?
Creative destruction
Within an order of magnitude, how many neurons are in the human brain?
86 billion
This river is the longest in Asia and flows entirely within China.
Yangtze River
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie starred in this reality TV show that followed them trying out blue‑collar jobs and rural life.
The Simple Life