Bio/Biochem
Chem/Phys
Psych/Soc
Medical Trivia
Wild card
100
This organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell.”
What is the Mitochondria?
100
In acid–base theory, this type of substance is defined by its ability to donate a proton (H⁺).
What is a Bronsted Lowry Acid?
100
Paul repeats his one-time password to himself to keep it active just long enough to type it into an app, utilizing this type of memory.
What is Short-Term Memory?
100
This term describes the body’s ability to maintain stable internal conditions such as temperature, pH, and glucose levels.
What is homeostasis?
100
What are the 5 key ingredients traditionally used to bake a cake?
(open for discussion)
- Flour
- Butter
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Baking soda/powder
200
ATP belongs to this class of molecules, composed of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and phosphate groups.
What is a nucleotide?
200
You can increase the potential energy of a bow and arrow by
What is pulling the arrow back?
200
People are less likely to help in an emergency when others are present.
What is the Bystander Effect?
200
This now-obsolete neurosurgical procedure involved severing connections in the frontal lobes and was once used to treat severe mental illness.
What is a lobotomy?
200
Bad Bunny opened for the 2026 super bowl with this song.
What is "Tití Me Preguntó"?
300
This is the outermost layer of skin that forms our first line of protection from the outside world.
What is The Epidermis?
300
In a polarized electrical device, this electrode is where reduction occurs (gain of electrons) and conventional current exits.
What is the Cathode?
300
A psychologist observes employees in the workplace and finds that they work harder and take fewer breaks when observers are present. This change in behavior is an example of what bias?
What is Social Desirability Bias?
300
This condition causes a person to hear sound in the absence of any external auditory stimulus.
What is tinnitus?
300
This eccentric web critic serves as the main recurring antagonist on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly.
Who is Nevel Papperman?
400
In genetics, this phenomenon occurs when the alleles of one gene mask or conceal the expression of alleles of another gene.
What is epistasis?
400
In drug development, this concept explains why a pure enantiomer is required, since one mirror-image form may produce the desired therapeutic effect while the other may be inactive or even toxic.
What is chirality/enantiomerism?
400
Formerly known as major tranquilizers and neuroleptics, this medication is the main class of drugs used to treat people with schizophrenia.
What are Antipsychotics?
400
This phenomenon explains why a cold object feels painfully hot after touching something warm.
What is a paradoxical heat sensation?
400
This is the official flower of New York.
What is the Rose?
500
This process, carried out primarily by certain bacteria, converts atmospheric nitrogen gas (N₂) into inorganic forms such as ammonium and nitrate that plants can absorb.
What is nitrogen fixation?
500
This effect explains why tertiary carbocations are more stable than primary ones due to electron donation from adjacent σ bonds.
What is hyperconjugation?
500
A caregiver induces or fabricates illness in someone else (often a child, elderly adult, or vulnerable person) to receive praise, validation, or attention for being a dedicated caretaker.
What is Factitious Disorder (Imposed on Another)?
What is Munchausen by Proxy?
500
This virus was projected by the World Health Organization to infect 40 million people worldwide by the year 2000.
What is HIV?
500
In December of this year, the Monroe Doctrine was issued.
What is 1823? (+/- 5 years is OK)