Geography
This mountain range was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
The Himalayas.
A solution has a pH of 3. Is it acidic, neutral, or basic?
Acidic.
This artist sang Blinding Lights, one of the longest-charting songs in Billboard Hot 100 history.
The Weeknd.
This actor played Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Robert Downey Jr.
This company was founded in a garage in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.
Apple.
This narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and is crucial for global trade.
Suez Canal.
Which organelle is the site of protein synthesis?
Ribosome.
“I got that sunshine in my pocket, got that good soul in my feet…” comes from this 2016 hit song.
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake.
This director is known for using practical effects over CGI in Jurassic Park and E.T., and also directed Schindler’s List.
Steven Spielberg.
A giant squid’s eyes can be the size of basketballs. True or False?
True.
This African country has the most pyramids in the world.
Sudan.
In a spontaneous chemical reaction, the Gibbs free energy change (ΔG) must be:
Negative.
This song by Lorde critiques materialism and the glamorization of wealth in mainstream pop culture.
Royals.
Does Darth Vader say "Luke, I am your father"?
No. He says "No, I am your father."
This marsupial is known for sleeping up to 22 hours a day and eating eucalyptus leaves.
Koala.
This Asian lake is the world’s deepest and holds about 20% of the Earth’s unfrozen freshwater.
Lake Baikal.
Which molecule is the common intermediate between glycolysis, beta-oxidation, and amino acid catabolism entering the citric acid cycle?
Acetyl-CoA.
This British singer released the hit album Back to Black before her death in 2011.
Amy Winehouse.
The Lion King shares a story of a young prince avenging his father’s death. Which Shakespearean play inspired The Lion King?
Hamlet.
This internally green fruit with a brown seed is actually a berry.
Avocado.
This tectonic feature is a triple junction in the Afar region where three plates—the Arabian, Nubian, and Somali—are pulling apart.
Afar Triangle.
Jonathan and Marcus are twins, and precisely the same age. They were born at the exact same instant (not possible but let's entertain the idea). Marcus also works in the International Space Station. Are they really the same age? If not, who is younger.
Marcus is younger due to time dilation on the International Space Station.
This song's video features the singer in a surreal bathhouse setting where she is eventually “sold” to a mafia figure.
Bad Romance by Lady Gaga.
In Inception, put these visual events from the Paris dream city in order:
3 → 1 → 2.
You flip a fair coin twice. What is the probability you get at least one heads?
3/4.