Social Justice
A national trend has developed in which children are channeled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Students of color have been disproportionately affected due in large part to discriminatory application of school disciplinary policies. What is the term used to describe this phenomenon?
School-to-prison-pipeline
What is Sokka’s weapon of choice?
Boomerang
What does Wade Wilson’s fiance give him as a gift in the opening scene of Deadpool?
Her IUD
What is the first element on the Periodic Table?
Hydrogen
What is often seen as the smallest unit of memory?
One kilobyte
Officials declared a public health emergency after elevated levels of lead were discovered in local children who drank water in this city. What is the city?
Flint, MI
What is Toph’s stage name in the Earth Rumble VI (underground battle ring)?
The Blind Bandit
What does the Imperius Curse in Harry Potter do?
Control people
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three
What is the only state that borders just one other state?
Maine
In his speech, “Remaining Awake through a Great Revolution,” Nobel Peace Prize-winning civil rights leader described the moment as a social revolution in which we “must work for peace, for racial justice, for economic justice, and for brotherhood the world over.” Who is the civil rights leader?
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
*Bonus 100:
What is the title of his most historic speech from 1963?
What group is Jet the leader of?
The Freedom Fighters
Which singer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Lady Gaga
What grows from an acorn?
Oak Tree
Which two U.S. states don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?
Hawai'i and Arizona
What is the term used to describe people who are forced to leave their home region due to sudden or long-term changes to climate change and the environment?
Climate refugees/ climate migrants
What were Lion Turtles said to once carry on their backs?
Human cities
In The Lord of the Rings, who did Gollum kill to get the ring?
His cousin Deagol
Where is the Sea of Tranquility located?
The Moon
Where is the M&M factory located?
Hacketstown, New Jersey
In March, 2017, the NYT reported “Trump’s New Travel Ban Blocks Migrants from Six Nations.” Name 2 of the 6 countries whose citizens were blocked from entering the US
Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Libya
What was the first question Aang asked Katara when she and Sokka found him in the iceberg?
“You wanna go penguin sledding with me?”
What is the title of the book that John Travolta’s character is reading on the toilet at the beginning of Pulp Fiction?
Modesty Blaise
What is the optimal soil pH level for pepper growth?
6.8
How many ribs are in a human body?
24