Mathematics
Binary number systems, often found in computer programming, use only which two digits?
0 and 1.
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)
What Disney musical features the characters Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez.
High School Musical.
Which one of the world’s oceans is the biggest and deepest?
Pacific
Originally given the Japanese title “Puckman,” what 1980s arcade game was inducted into the Guinness Book of Records as the "Most Successful Coin-Operated Game" in 2005?
Pac-Man
What is the square root of -1 called?
Imaginary number.
What space telescope launched in 1990 transformed astronomy?
Hubble Space Telescope.
Released in 1987, what popular song and artist is now used as a method of trolling, commonly referred to as "Rick Rolled"?
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
what would you call a collection or chain of islands, such as the Bahamas, the Maldives, and the Galápagos?
Archipelago
Pocket, Light, Color, and Advance were all styles or variants of what video game hardware system?
The Game Boy
What is the product of the first three prime numbers?
30
BONUS QUESTION (+100 Pts) What element is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What 1983 song launched the career of ‘80s icon Cyndi Lauper?
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
What is the capital of Luxembourg?
Luxembourg City
What is thought to be the first video game, created in 1958 and becoming popular in the 1970s?
Pong
How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
25
Very massive stars often die in which cataclysmic event?
Supernova.
Surpassing more than a billion views on YouTube, the 1985 song “Take On Me” is sang by what band?
A-Ha
Bonus 100pts
Which continent consists of the least countries (not counting Antarctica)?
South America comprises 12 countries. Contains the Amazon rainforest, which covers 30% of South America's total area.
What was the best selling Console of all time?
The PlayStation 2
The fraction (8x⁴)/(2x) reduces to what number?
4x³
What phenomenon bends light around massive objects?
Gravitational lensing.
"Fly Me to the Moon" was first recorded by Kaye Ballard in 1954, but it became widely popular through what artist in 1964?
Frank Sinatra
There are only 3 countries that don't share the first letter of their name with another country. What are the letters?
O, Q, Y. (Oman, Qatar, Yemen)
Released in 1994 for the SNES, what game consists of the characters: Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo?
Earthbound