Math
What is the derivative of e3x with respect to x?
What is the acceleration due to gravity near Earth's surface, in meters per second squared?
Approximately 9.8 m/s2
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter, a novel set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts that explores themes of sin, guilt, and redemption?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
What term describes the blending of high and low cultural forms in postmodern literature and media, as seen in works like Don DeLillo’s White Noise or Tarantino films?
Pastiche
What was the name of the 1765 act passed by the British Parliament that required American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used, sparking widespread protest?
The Stamp Act
What is the derivative of ln(x2+1) with respect to x?
2x / (x2+1)
How many moles are in 22.4 liters of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure (STP)?
1 mole
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, what symbol is most commonly associated with Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future?
The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock
What 1980s musical genre, with roots in the Bronx, combined rhythmic speech with DJing and breakdancing, eventually evolving into one of the dominant global music forms?
Hip-hop
What 19th-century conflict, often considered the first "modern war," was sparked in part by Russia's desire for access to warm-water ports and resulted in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade?
The Crimean War
What is the integral of x2 with respect to x?
x3/3 + C
What organelle is responsible for producing ATP in eukaryotic cells?
Mitochondrion
Which Harlem Renaissance poet wrote the line, “What happens to a dream deferred?” in the poem Harlem?
Langston Hughes
Which artist, known for transforming commercial imagery into fine art, created works like Campbell’s Soup Cans and is considered a leading figure of the Pop Art movement?
Andy Warhol
What was the main objective of the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act, and which early 20th-century president was most associated with aggressively enforcing it?
To curb monopolies and anti-competitive business practices; Theodore Roosevelt
Find the limit as x approaches 0 of sin(x) / x.
1
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum has wavelengths just shorter than visible light?
Ultraviolet (UV)
In George Orwell’s 1984, what is the name of the totalitarian regime’s omnipresent leader, who may or may not exist?
Big Brother
What non-English-language film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, marking a major moment for international cinema?
Parasite
During which conference in 1884–1885 did European powers divide African territory among themselves, with little regard for existing ethnic or cultural boundaries?
The Berlin Conference
At what point does the function f(x)=x2-4x+3 reach its minimum?
At x=2
Which biogeochemical cycle involves processes like nitrogen fixation, nitrification, and denitrification, and relies heavily on bacteria to convert elements into usable forms for plants?
The nitrogen cycle
Who wrote the novel Crime and Punishment, which follows the psychological torment of a man who commits murder in St. Petersburg?
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Coined by sociologist George Ritzer, what term describes the spread of consumerist, fast-paced, standardized cultural experiences modeled after chains like McDonald's?
McDonaldization
What was the name of the political movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that sought to address issues caused by industrialization, including corruption, labor conditions, and women's suffrage?
The Progressive Movement