Science
What is the cell performing in the S phase of interphase in cell division cycle?
Answer: Replicating DNA
Name 5 ballon d’or nominees before the year 2000 that couldn’t win the ballon d’or
( Need Mr Adam for research check )
Example: Paulo Maldini
What is the longest opera ever written?
Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring Cycle )
It is technically four operas, but performed as a cycle so it runs for about 15 hours, making it the longest Opera ever written.
What is Dihydrogen Monoxide in chemical notation. (eg water-> h2o) Hint: The answer is something similar to h2o.
What club in shanghai did Denys YARYCH join in 2017.
Answer: Shanghai reunited.
Say at least 2 hidden messages that are mentioned in Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl half-time show:
Example:
“40 Acres and a Mule”: Highlighting Broken Promises
During the performance, Lamar referenced “40 acres and a mule,” alluding to the unfulfilled promise made to formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War. This phrase has become a symbol of the systemic injustices and broken promises faced by Black communities. By invoking it, Lamar emphasized the historical and ongoing struggles for equity and reparations.
What is the purpose of the G2 checkpoint in cell division and what is the effect of not reaching the target?
(Purpose: to check if the DNA is correctly replicated during the S phase.
Effect: If damage is detected and can be repaired, then the cell will pause for repair. If irreparable, the cell reach’s programmed death)
In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, who was awarded the bronze medal for Shot Put?
John Godina of the USA
Till present day, which rapper has won the most amount of Grammys
Jay-Z
What is the second law of thermodynamics. (Hint: whatever your thinking, it's wrong)
In any natural thermodynamic process, the total entropy of an isolated system always increases over time, or remains constant in ideal cases.
Which player holds the record for “The Most English Premier League Appearances”?
Gareth Barry, 653 appearances
What #1 hit was co-written by a teenage Ed Sheeran under a pseudonym?
Answer: Little Things by One Direction
(He wrote it with Fiona Bevan before he got famous.)