Kristen and Jacob's special interests
Lore of yore
Do you speak English?
I like your accent.
Big brain moment
100
Dolphins has ben observed using pufferfish to seemingly do what?
get high
100
What app shut down in January of 2017? (Often considered the predecessor of musica.ly/tiktok)
Vine
100
This is a wug. Now there are two. There are two...
Wugs
100
"Gracias" means "thank you" in what language?
Spanish
100
What is the DSM-5 used for?
Assessment and diagnosis of mental disorders/brain-related conditions.
200
What animal is the loudest animal in the world?
Sperm whale
200
What slang word, originating from vine, became a commonly used verb among millennials and genZ to describe throwing something?
Yeet
200
I, you, and mine are examples of what lexical category?
Pronouns
200
If you are in Germany you speak German, if you are in Sweden you speak Swedish, what language do you speak if you are in The Netherlands?
Dutch
200
What common deficiency can cause symptoms similar to intoxication and in extreme cases, hallucination?
Sleep deprivation
300
What is the largest taxonomic group of living organisms?
Insect order Coleoptera or Beetles
300
What occurred at the Cincinnati Zoo on May 28th, 2016?
Harambe was killed.
300
What is a fossil word?
Words that are obsolete but remain in use in idioms or phrases. Ex/ amok "run amok", bide "bide your time", bated "bated breath"
300
If English uses the Latin alphabet, what alphabet are these characters from?
А Б В Ж Д Л М П Р Ц
Cyrillic
300
What is positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement?
Positive reinforcement adds a desired stimuli after a desired behaviour and negative reinforcement removes an undesirable stimuli after a desired behaviour.
400
What underwater creature is known to be able to create a sonic boom?
Mantis shrimp (which isn't actually a shrimp)
400
What year did the Nintendo switch come out?
2017
400
Alcohol, algebra, coffee, and cotton are all loan words from which language?
Arabic
400
What language (other than English and French) is most commonly spoken in Edmonton?
Punjabi
400
What is the bystander effect?
Psycho-social phenomenon where people are less likely to intervene in emergencies when other witnesses/bystanders are present.
500
What is the genus for Bumble Bees?
bombus
500
What was the highest-grossing film of the 2010s?
Avengers: Endgame
500
What is a gerund?
A verb that acts as a noun
500
How many language families are there in Canada? (50 bonus points if you can name 3 language families).
12 language families: Algonquian languages, Inuit languages, Athabaskan languages, Siouan languages, Salish languages, Tsimshian languages, Wakashan languages, Iroquoian languages, Michif, Tlingit, Kutenai and Haida.
500
What does SSRI stand for?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor