Animals
What is a black and white bear called that eats bamboo?
Panda
What ball sport is known as “football” outside of North America?
What movie features a lion named Simba and a song called “Circle of Life”?
The Lion King
What term describes a sudden realization or “aha!” moment?
Epiphany
What organ is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
Heart
What mammal is the only one capable of true flight?
Bat
What athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals?
Michael Phelps
What singer is known as the “Queen of Pop” and released Like a Virgin in 1984?
Madonna
What psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs, with self-actualization at the top?
Abraham Maslow
What red pigment in blood carries oxygen?
Hemoglobin
What is a group of flamingos called?
flamboyance
What sport’s playing surface is divided into “ends” and includes “stones” and “brooms”?
Curling
What 1977 film launched a space-faring saga featuring lightsabers and the Force?
Star Wars
What cognitive bias describes the tendency to seek information that confirms our beliefs?
confirmation bias
What cells are the building blocks of the nervous system?
Neurons
What sea creature has three hearts and can squirt ink to escape predators.
Octopus
In tennis, what term describes a score of 40-40?
deuce
What is the name of the composer that scored Inception, Interstellar, and The Dark Knight trilogy?
Hans Zimmer
What is the emotion that reflects on one's bad decision or thought that affects others?
Guilt
The pancreas regulates this hormone critical for glucose metabolism.
insulin
What is the only poisonous mammal native to Australia, equipped with venomous spurs?
Platypus
What martial art originated in Brazil and combines dance, acrobatics, and music?
capoeira
Who sang a song for the movie Titanic?
Celine Dion
What sound was used in Pavlov’s famous experiment where dogs were conditioned to salivate at this sound?
Bell
What part of the brain controls balance and motor coordination?
cerebellum