United
What 1989 event symbolically reunited East and West Europe?
(Fall of the Berlin Wall)
How many U.S. states begin with the letter “A”?
4
What gas makes up about 78% of the air we breathe?
Nitrogen
What sci-fi franchise popularized the phrase “May the Force be with you”?
(Answer: Star Wars)
In television, what do we call the first episode of a new series, often used to test audience interest?
(Answer: A pilot episode)
What invention by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 made the modern internet possible?
(The World Wide Web)
What state of matter exists only at extremely low temperatures and behaves like a superfluid?
(Answer: Bose-Einstein Condensate)
In music, what iconic Michael Jordan sneaker line shares its name with the element of air?
(Answer: Air Jordans)
Name two of the four fundamental forces in physics.
(Answer: Gravity, Electromagnetism, Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear – accept any two)
What’s the name of the AI introduced in Microsoft 365 and Windows products starting in 2023?
co-pilot
What musical event in 1985 brought together artists like Queen, U2, and David Bowie to raise money for famine relief?
(Live Aid)
Which country is officially named the “Islamic Republic of *****,” making it a sovereign state?
Pakistan
Which animation series features a glider-riding hero in a post-war world ravaged by hostile country?
ATLA
In Newtonian mechanics, force equals mass times what?
(Answer: Acceleration)
In The Mandalorian, what is the job of the character portayed by Dave Filoni, who often patrols the Outer Rim in his X-Wing?
Trapper Wolf (New Republic Pilot)
What disease did the global community unite to eradicate in 1980?
(Smallpox)
In computing, a machine that changes behavior based on inputs and prior conditions is called what type of state-based model?
Answer: Finite State Machine
In medieval medicine, “the four humors” included blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile — each tied to an element. Which one was linked to air?
(Answer: Blood)
What is the physics symbol for an empirical measurement of force?
Newton
What’s the official name of the NASA program that ran from 1959 to 1963, known for being the first U.S. effort to put a man in space, and included seven test pilots?
Answer: Project Mercury Pilot Program
What 1995 online service famously promised “a whole new world” and connected early users through dial-up?
(AOL)
Philosophically, what is the name of the thought experiment that questions whether we’re living in a fabricated or simulated “state”? (Answer: The Brain in a Vat or Simulation Hypothesis — accept either)
(Answer: The Brain in a Vat or Simulation Hypothesis — accept either)
What is the term for the area above Earth where commercial planes typically fly?
(Answer: Troposphere)
In political science, what is the term for the use or threat of military power to achieve objectives without declaring war?
(Answer: Coercive force / Hard power / Gunboat diplomacy — accept any valid term)
This term, often used in startups or software testing, refers to a limited test run to evaluate feasibility before a full rollout.
Answer: Pilot program / Pilot test / Pilot study