General Knowledge
What is the only country in the world that is also a continent?
Australia
What artist's fans are famously known as the BeyHive?
Beyoncé
What app famously has a green owl mascot that threatens your streak when you skip lessons?
Duolingo
What company originally started as an online bookstore in 1994?
Amazon
What animal is rumored to bring good luck on an exam if you spot one on UT's campus?
An albino/white squirrel
What is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?
Q
What TV series features the characters Rue, Maddy, Cassie, and Nate?
Euphoria
What is the term for when an AI confidently generates information that is false or made up?
AI hallucination
Which convenience store chain celebrates Free Slurpee Day on July 11?
7-Eleven
How many acres did UT's original campus occupy, giving it its famous nickname?
40 acres
What organ in the human body produces insulin?
Pancreas
What artist released the album BRAT, sparking the viral "brat summer" trend?
Charli XCX
What does GPT stand for in ChatGPT?
Generative Pre-trained Transformer
What company rejected the opportunity to buy Netflix for $50 million in 2000?
Blockbuster
What is the name of the enormous bass drum used by the Longhorn Band at football games?
Big Bertha
What is the name of the fictional African nation in Marvel's Black Panther?
Wakanda
What 2004 movie features the fictional North Shore High School and the Plastics?
Mean Girls
In cybersecurity, what is the name of a scam where attackers impersonate a trusted organization to trick you into sharing sensitive information?
Phishing
What luxury fashion brand was founded as a luggage-making business and is famous for its monogram pattern?
Louis Vuitton
What is the name of the cannon fired during UT football games?
Smokey the Cannon
Who led the expedition that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe, although he died before it was completed?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which artist became the first person to win the Grammy for Album of the Year four times?
Taylor Swift
What term, which exploded in popularity in 2021, describes a unique digital asset (often art) verified on a blockchain?
NFT (non-fungible token)
Which company purchased Beats Electronics for $3 billion in 2014?
Apple
Which team did Texas defeat 41–38 in the 2006 Rose Bowl to win the national championship?
USC (University of Southern California)