NATURE AND SCIENCE
This substance is uniquely known as the 'universal solvent' because it is capable of dissolving more substances than any other liquid on Earth.
What is water (H2O)?
Often called the "staff of life," this universal staple food is made from a dough of flour and water, usually leavened by yeast.
What is Bread?
Housed behind bulletproof glass in Paris's Louvre Museum, this Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece is arguably the most famous and heavily guarded portrait in the world.
What is the Mona Lisa?
This 2023 blockbuster, directed by Greta Gerwig, became the highest-grossing film of the year and featured a musical number called "I'm Just Ken."
What is Barbie?
This iconic multi-national Nordic YSA conference has been bringing together young adults from across Europe for sports, dances, and testimonies since the 1960s.
What is Festinord?
This process, which literally translates to "drawing with light," is how green plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
Named after a Roman hotelier, this classic salad doesn't actually use Italian ingredients, but rather romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, and raw egg dressing.
What is a Caesar Salad?
This Dutch post-impressionist artist famously painted The Starry Night while staying at an asylum in France, though he only sold one painting during his actual lifetime.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
This hit Netflix sci-fi series is set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, where a group of young friends uncovers government secrets and a dark alternate dimension.
What is Stranger Things?
This weekly event, usually held on Monday nights, features a spiritual thought, a group game, and a 100% chance of refreshments.
What is FHE (Family Home Evening)?
Traveling at roughly 300,000 kilometers per second, it takes this fundamental cosmic speed limit just over 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth.
What is the speed of light?
This fiery, fermented Korean side dish made of cabbage, radishes, and a mix of seasonings has been a dietary staple for over a thousand years.
What is Kimchi?
Sculpted out of a single block of unwanted marble, this towering 17-foot Renaissance masterpiece by Michelangelo depicts a biblical hero before his battle with a giant.
What is David?
Played by Jenna Ortega in the hit Netflix series, this deadpan, macabre teenager attends Nevermore Academy and tries to master her emerging psychic abilities.
Who is Wednesday Addams (or what is Wednesday)?
This specific adjective describes a missionary or a YSA who has mentally checked out, packed their bags, and is completely focused on transitioning to the next phase of life.
What is trunky?
Despite their terrifying reputation, these apex marine predators are unique because their entire skeleton is made of flexible cartilage rather than actual bone.
What are sharks?
This traditional Swiss dish involves melting the wheel of a specific alpine cheese and scraping the bubbly, gooey top layer directly onto potatoes, cornichons, and cold meats.
What is Raclette?
This 19th-century French Impressionist is world-renowned for his massive series of approximately 250 oil paintings depicting the water lilies in his flower garden at Giverny.
Who is Claude Monet?
This multi-Oscar-winning 2021 sci-fi epic, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is adapted from Frank Herbert’s classic novel about the desert planet Arrakis.
What is Dune?
This incredibly successful American pop-rock band has roots in Provo’s BYU and Latter-day Saint community, where two of its founding members met as students before the band gained international fame.
Who is Imagine Dragons?
Located inside the human thigh, this bone is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the entire human skeletal system.
What is the femur?
This specific scale is used globally to measure the pungent heat and spiciness of chili peppers, ranking a Jalapeño significantly lower than a Habanero.
What is the Scoville Scale?
This 15th-century tempera painting by Sandro Botticelli depicts the classical goddess of love emerging fully grown from a giant scallop shell as she floats ashore.
What is The Birth of Venus?
Breaking records as one of the most unexpected global television phenomenons in history, this 2021 South Korean survival drama remains Netflix's most-watched series of all time.
What is Squid Game?
Written by a Latter-day Saint author, this massive 2000s book franchise features themes of eternal marriage, physical abstinence, and a protagonist who chooses to give up her mortality for the one she loves.
What is Twilight?