Geography
What is the largest of earth's oceans?
Pacific
What is the name of a cell in the brain?
Neuron (or glia)
In 2023, Taylor Swift started a relationship with which professional athlete?
Travis Kelce
True of False? 2024 is a leap year.
True
This year's QLS kindergarten class will graduate high school in what year?
2036
What is the driest continent (with the least amount of precipitation) on earth?
Antarctica
Light therapy is often prescribed to treat "SAD." Light therapy is intended to make up for lost sunlight exposure and reset the body's internal clock. What does SAD stand for?
Seasonal Affective Disorder
What was the highest grossing ($) movie of 2023?
Barbie
In February, we will celebrate Chinese/Lunar New Year. This upcoming year will be the Year of the _________.
Dragon
On Sunday, January 28th, Quarry Lane will be holding its second ______________ of the school year.
School Expo!
Name 1 country that borders the Baltic Sea.
Answers include: Germany, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Philip Zimbardo is famous/infamous for conducting the well known Stanford ________ Experiment in 1971.
Prison
Which nation won the 2023 Women's World Cup (soccer/futbol)?
Spain
In which city will the NFL's Super Bowl be held in 2024?
Las Vegas
During March 21-23, Quarry Lane will be holding an Upper School theater production of which play, adapted from Madeleine L'Engle's novel first published in 1962?
A Wrinkle in Time
Name the tallest mountain (by elevation) on each of these continents: North America, South America, Asia, Africa
Denali, Aconcagua, Everest, Kiliminjaro
___________ is a natural hormone that is sometimes referred to as the "cuddle chemical" or "love hormone."
Oxytocin
Which California congressman was ousted as Speaker of the House (United States) in 2023?
Kevin McCarthy
In 2024, Californian law will bring the state's minimum wage up to what hourly rate?
$16/hour
Who is Quarry Lane's Director of Admissions?
Mrs. (Casey) Johnston
What is the deepest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Baikal (Siberia)
Achluophobia is the fear of ____________.
In June of 2023, a tragedy occurred when a boat carrying approximately 500 migrants capsized off the coast of which Mediterranean nation?
Greece
The "ELT" is projected to be completed in 2024 in Chile by the European Southern Observatory agency. What does "ELT" stand for?
Extremely Large Telescope
In what year did THIS Quarry Lane Campus ("Dublin East") open?
2005