Psychology
What part of the brain is responsible for memory formation?
Hippocampus
In tennis, what piece of fruit is found at the top of the Wimbledon trophy?
Pineapple
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Bell
Square Root of 144
12
How many keys are there on a standard piano?
88
What is the term for the psychological effect where people perform better when others are watching?
Social facilitation
In chess, what is the only piece that can jump over others?
Knight
What everyday item did Post-it Notes accidentally emerge from the invention of?
A failed superglue
What is the next number in this sequence: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?
13
What is the term for the speed of the beat in a musical composition?
Tempo
What disorder is characterized by alternating periods of mania and depression?
Bipolar disorder
Which country invented table tennis?
England
What invention by Louis Pasteur helped reduce spoilage in milk and wine?
Pasteurization
What is a perfect number, and give an example of one under 50?
A number equal to the sum of its divisors excluding itself; e.g., 28
Which classical composer became deaf later in life?
Beethoven
What is the name of the cognitive bias where people overestimate their own abilities, often seen in those least skilled?
Dunning-Kruger effect
In golf, what term describes a score of three under par on a hole?
Albatross
Which 20th-century invention uses a piezoelectric crystal to function?
Ultrasound scanner
What is the only number that is both the sum and the product of the same two positive integers?
2 (1 + 1 = 2, 1 × 1 = 1)
What note is concert pitch commonly tuned to?
A (440 Hz)
What psychological experiment involved participants assigning roles of prisoners and guards, leading to extreme behavior?
Stanford Prison Experiment
What strategy board game has more possible positions than atoms in the universe?
Go
Who independently invented calculus at roughly the same time as Isaac Newton?
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
How many zeroes are there in one quintillion (short scale)?
18
What ancient instrument is the ancestor of both the harp and lyre, and is mentioned in many ancient texts including the Bible?
Kithara