Geography
This continent is home to the Sahara Desert.
Africa.
This artist is known for the hit song “Rolling in the Deep.”
Adele.
If a reaction is exothermic, is heat treated as a reactant or product?
In Toy Story, this cowboy doll is Andy’s favorite toy before Buzz Lightyear arrives.
Woody.
10 seconds: 17+26
43.
This river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico.
Rio Grande.
This British band released the album A Night at the Opera, which includes “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Queen.
A plane is flying at 550 mph. What is its net force?
0 N.
This 2010 film directed by Christopher Nolan features a rotating hallway fight scene during a dream within a dream.
Inception.
Let f(x) be differentiable everywhere. If df/dx = 0 for all x, what is true about f(x)?
It is a constant.
This capital city sits on two continents, Europe and Asia.
Istanbul.
This album by Taylor Swift features songs like “Blank Space” and “Shake It Off.”
1989.
What is the term for the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane down its concentration gradient?
Osmosis.
In Zootopia, this slow-moving DMV employee helps Judy and Nick run license plates during one of the film’s most iconic comedic scenes.
Flash.
1 min 30 sec: Evaluate 1012 - 992. No calculators.
(101-99)(101+99)=2(200)=400.
This autonomous region of Denmark lies between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and is the world’s largest island.
Greenland.
Before achieving fame with The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye released a 2011 mixtape trilogy—this was the title of the first installment.
House of Balloons.
What does the Second Law of Thermodynamics state in simple terms?
The entropy of an isolated system tends to increase over time.
In The Shawshank Redemption, this tool is used over many years to tunnel out of prison.
Rock hammer.
45 seconds: You draw one card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability it is a face card (J, Q, or K)?
3/13.
This mountain, the highest in North America, was formerly known as Mount McKinley.
Denali.
Before becoming famous as Lana Del Rey, she released a 2010 album under the name Lizzy Grant—this was its title.
Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant.
Perpendicular in-phase excitations of electric and magnetic fields.
Light.
This 2003 film by Quentin Tarantino follows “The Bride” seeking revenge against Bill.
Kill Bill: Volume 1
1 min 30 sec: A circle’s radius is multiplied by 3, then cut in half. What is the final area compared to the original?
9/4 times the original area.