The Role of Family and Friends in Shaping Your
Habits
Sports
Movies & TV
Geography
100

The Hungarian Laszlo Polgar said "A genius is not born, but is _______"?

What is "educated and trained"?

100

This nearly month-long bike race nears its completion next weekend. Bonus Points if you can name the favored racer.

What is the "Tour de France"? And who is "Tadej Pogacar"?

100

This recent Apple blockbuster stars Brad Pitt as grizzled race car driver Sonny Hayes vying to make a comeback on the world's top circuit.

What is "F1: The Movie"?

100

This is the northernmost and second largest island of Japan.

What is Hokkaido?

200

These are the three groups whose habits we most imitate:

What are: 

1. The Close

2. The Many

3. The Powerful

200

This basketball star recently was named team captain for the 2025 All-Star Game after receiving nearly 1.3M votes, breaking the record she set the previous season.

Who is "Caitlin Clark"?

200

This 1997 sci-fi flick stars Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey grappling with science and religion while trying to decipher radio messages from intelligent life in a distant star system.

What is "Contact"?

200

This lake in Southern Oregon, known for its stunning blue color and exceptionally clear water, is the deepest lake in the United States

What is Crater Lake?

300

Your _______ sets your expectation for what is "normal".

What is "culture"?

"To make your habits even more attractive, you can take this strategy one step further. Join a culture where (1) your desired behavior is the normal behavior and (2) you already have something in common with the group." 

"The shared identity begins to reinforce your personal identity. This is why remaining part of a group after achieving a goal is crucial to maintaining your habits. It’s friendship and community that embed a new identity and help behaviors last over the long run."

300
This golfer was recently given a lifetime ban from Oakmont Golf club after destroying several lockers when he missed the cut at the 2025 US Open.

Who is "Wyndham Clark"?


300

This Apple science fiction psychological thriller starring Adam Scott and Britt Lower notched 27 Emmy nominations earlier this week, the most of any 2025 contender.

What is "Severence"?

300

This recently opened La Verkin resort is Utah's Newest Hot Springs Destination with geothermal, inspired, and freshwater pools.

What is Zion Canyon hot springs?

400

The normal behavior of the tribe often overpowers the _________ ________ of the individual.

What is "desired behavior"?

There is tremendous internal pressure to comply with the norms of the group. The reward of being accepted is often greater than the reward of winning an argument, looking smart, or finding truth.



400

These are the distances for a typical Olympic Triathlon.

What are:

1500 meter swim (0.93 miles)

40 km bike (24.9 miles)

10km run (6.2 miles)

400

This franchise recently released an image of their newly cast "Boy Who Lived", dubbed to lead the tv show adaptation of the famed book and movie franchise.

What is "Harry Potter"?


400

This is the southernmost country on the Earth.

What is Chile?

500

We imitate people we _____.

What is "envy"?

High-status people enjoy the approval, respect, and praise of others. And that means if a behavior can get us approval, respect, and praise, we find it attractive.

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500

This Polish tennis star recently captured her first Wimbledon title, beating the American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0.

Who is Iga Świątek?

500

This South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho was recently named by The New York Times as the best movie of the 21st century.

What is "Parasite"?

500

Behind Mt Everest (29,031 feet), this is the second highest mountain on the Earth.

What is K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen (28,251 feet)