Public Health in Pop Culture
This 2011 film depicts the rapid spread of a deadly virus and the global public health response, featuring stars like Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, and Kate Winslet.
What is Contagion?
This aquatic bird is monogamous, has a third “eyelid” for cleaning its eye underwater, and is famous for keeping its eggs and chicks on top of its feet to protect them from the cold.
What is an emperor penguin?
If you were born on November 23, what is your (Western) astrological sign)?
What is Sagittarius?
In this 2000 film, Julia Roberts portrays a legal assistant who investigates water contamination in Hinkley, California, exposing the health risks faced by residents due to a utility company’s negligence.
What is Erin Brockovich?
This mammal is the only one capable of true flight and plays a crucial role in pollinating plants and controlling insect populations.
What is a bat?
People born in 1963 fall under which animal in the Chinese Zodiac?
What is the Rabbit?
This 1977 hit is famously used in CPR training, since its tempo of around 100 beats per minute matches the ideal rate for chest compressions during cardiac arrest.
What is Stayin’ Alive?
Bonus: Name the musical group
This flightless bird is the largest living bird species and can run at speeds up to 70 km/h (43 mph).
What is an ostrich?
This iconic British science fiction TV series about a time-traveling Doctor premiered on November 23, 1963 - what is the name of this series?
What is Doctor Who?
The 1976 non-fiction book The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, later adapted into a TV miniseries, tells the true story of the origins of this deadly virus near Washington, D.C.
What is Ebola?
This large mammal uses low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances—sometimes for many miles, even when humans can’t hear them.
What is an elephant?
In this 1973 dystopian sci-fi film starring Charlton Heston, a detective investigates a murder and uncovers a horrifying truth about the ingredients in a food product sustaining an overpopulated, polluted New York City.
What is Soylent Green?
This bird is incapable of moving its eyes in their sockets; instead, it can rotate its head up to 270 degrees to look around.
What is an owl?