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This 1994 cult classic directed by Quentin Tarantino features a famous scene discussing what a Quarter Pounder with Cheese is called in Paris.
Pulp Fiction
A traditional "Martini" is made with vermouth and this clear spirit, though many people swap it for vodka.
Gin
This is the name for the "Master Gland" at the base of the brain that controls growth and blood pressure.
Pituitary Gland
This wall, which divided East and West Berlin, finally fell in this year, signaling the end of the Cold War.
1989
This American author wrote The Great Gatsby, a tragic tale of wealth and obsession in the Jazz Age.
Scott F. Fitzgerald
Set in the fictional land of Westeros, this HBO series features the "Red Wedding," one of the most shocking episodes in TV history.
Game of Thrones
This type of beer, known by its three-letter acronym, is famous for its high hop content and bitter flavor profile.
IPA
This is the principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) must treat all data on the internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently based on user, content, or website.
Net Neutrality
Before becoming the 40th U.S. President, Ronald Reagan served as the Governor of this Western state.
California
This Dutch artist famously cut off part of his own ear and painted The Starry Night while in an asylum.
Vincent Van Gogh
This 2019 South Korean film was the first non-English language movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Parasite
To be legally labeled as "Bourbon," the mash must consist of at least 51% of this specific grain.
Corn
This is the only human organ capable of natural regeneration; you can lose up to 75% of it and it will grow back.
Liver
This woman, known as the "Iron Lady," was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century.
Margaret Thatcher
In George Orwell’s 1984, this is the name of the omnipresent leader who is "always watching."
Big Brother
This is the standard frame rate (measured in frames per second) that has been used for motion picture film since the transition to "talkies" in the late 1920s.
24
This Mexican spirit is made specifically from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of the same name.
Tequilla
CRISPR is a revolutionary technology used by scientists to perform this specific function.
Gene Editing
This 1962 confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is widely considered the closest the world ever came to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This Renaissance artist spent four years painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo
This director is responsible for the "Dark Knight" trilogy, Inception, and the 2023 biopic Oppenheimer.
Christopher Nolan
In a classic Old Fashioned, a sugar cube is saturated with this specific brand of aromatic bitters in a yellow-capped bottle.
Angostura
This is the term for the "happy chemical" in the brain that is primarily responsible for the feeling of reward and motivation.
Dopamine
This South African leader was released from prison in 1990 after serving 27 years and later became the country’s president.
Nelson Mandela
This 20th-century American "drip" painter was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement and was famously nicknamed "Jack the Dripper" by Time magazine.
Jackson Pollock