IB Alumni
The only current world leader to have graduated from IB, he is the third in a dynasty of dictatorship in North Korea
Who is Kim Jong-un?
From French: A feeling of having already experienced the current situation
What is deja vu?
This Hong Kong district, known for its natural scenery, is to the far eastern side of the city, despite its name
What is Sai Kung District?
People born between May 21 and June 20 have this star sign, Latin for "The Twins"
What is Gemini?
This sensation is the inexplicable feeling of having already lived through a situation before
What is deja vu?
This pop star with a dollar sign in her stage name sang Tik Tok before TikTok
Who is Kesha?
From Spanish: Weed, like the drug
What is marijuana?
This famous sweet pastry from Hong Kong does not contain the fruit for which it's named after
What is pineapple bun?
This pair of office towers were jointly the tallest buildings in the United States until 2001
What was the World Trade Center?
Interrupted REM sleep often leads to this sensation, where someone can feel fully concious yet unable to move their body
What is sleep paralysis?
The only former world leader to have graduated from IB, he resigned from the post of Canada's Prime Minister in March
Who is Justin Trudeau?
From Hokkien: A sweet-and-sour condiment usually, but not always involving tomato
What is ketchup?
This Hong Kong martial arts film series is named after a real person, a master of Wing Chun and mentor to Bruce Lee
What is Ip Man?
There are 104 days of summer vacation for this cartoon duo and their pet platypus
What is Phineas and Ferb?
In 2019, Facebook users organised to storm this US military base which might contain evidence of aliens, using the tagline "They can't stop all of us"
What is Area 51?
A fellow Hong Konger, this actress/singer starred in Stephen Chow's "God of Cookery" and Wong Kar-wai's "Fallen Angels"
Who is Karen Mok?
From Arabic: A branch and system of mathematics which describes the relationship between things
What is algebra?
The second-tallest peak in Hong Kong, on Lantau Island, is named after a mythical Chinese firebird
What is Phoenix Mountain / Fung Wong Shan?
Viral audio "I just jugged the band director / I got a brand new saxophone" is followed by a badly-played sample from this jazz classic by Grover Washington Jr.
What is "Just The Two of Us"?
This mental-physical hybrid sport can be won in two ways: Either a checkmate or a knockout
What is chessboxing?
IB alumni Derek Muller is the creator and face of this science education YouTube channel, named after the Latin word for "truth" in the form of a chemical element
What is Veritasium?
From Inuktitut: This narrow wooden boat is spelled the same both ways around
What is kayak?
Louis Cha Leung-yung, the all-time best-selling author of "Wuxia" novels, was known by this pen name while writing for Ming Pao, which he founded
Who was Jin Yong?
"Prepare for trouble / and make it double!" Is the primary motto for this antagonist duo in the Pokemon anime series
What is Team Rocket?
Meaning to throw out of a window, this weird word gained fame after a 1618 incident in Prague where 2 officials were so thrown
What is defenestration?