Raised on the internet
What social media platform did Facebook overtake?
Myspace
What is balut?
Fertilized, boiled duck egg.
Yes, that means there is a bird in it.
Why do mentos make Coke go crazy?
Porus surface leads to rapid bubbling of the carbonation.
Bonus x2: What type of mentos and what type of coke will give you the biggest reaction?
What country decided to play hard to get for decades up until the end of World War II?
Japan
Megan is a PHD student of what field?
French linguistics
The song "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" is one of the top sung tracks in Japan karaoke. What is it from?
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
What grain has a bitter taste unless properly cooked?
Quinoa
Name 5 coding languages
Java, Javascript, R, python, HTML, C, C++, PHP, Ruby, Swift, SQL, Go, etc.
Accra is the capital of which country?
Ghana
Name three possible colors for the standard 2nd generation Toyota Prius
light blue, silver, white (flat), red, seafoam green, beige, maroon
What is the most profitable media franchise of all time?
Pokemon
Bonus 200pts: what is the SECONDARY mascot of the series?
Why is table salt iodized?
Because it's a practical way to ensure everyone gets enough iodine.
What animal do things keep randomly evolving into?
Crabs
Bonus 200: what crab has non-red colored blood? Why?
Give a famous example of the Mandela effect.
Luke, I am your father (No, I am your father)
Mirror mirror on the wall (magic mirror on the wall)
Berenstein Bears (Berestain bears)
Tianamen square
Identify the 3 following languages (100 each)
我不知道
立入禁止
하나코 군은 멋지다
我不知道 -- Chinese
立入禁止 -- Japanese
약사 일기를 보다 -- Korean
Bonus x2: Provide a correct translation for each one. You can only use your own knowledge of each.
What is currently the most viewed video on YouTube?
Baby Shark Song XP
Bonus 200: What did it overtake?
What are triceratops theorized to have posessed according to new archaeological evidence ?
Quills...but also feathers have quills so I'll take feathers as well.
Bonus 100: what period did triceratops live in?
What is the name of the spacecraft that took pictures of Pluto?
NASA's New Horizons
Bonus 100: What color do these photos depict Pluto as being?
What are the national languages of Switzerland?
French, German, Romansh, Italian
What is the standard frames per second for modern animation (not CGI)?
24fps
Name two of the social media platforms users have recently shifted over to recently due to various, well-covered in the news reasons.
Rednote, Cara, Bluesky
Explain why quantum computing is faster than current computing processors?
Current computers function on a binary system--it's either a 1 or a 0, which is great, but can get slow when it comes to complex simulations.
Quantum computers can process things in superposition (both 1 and 0 at the same time.) This allows it to run select applications (simulations) faster than current computers.
Fill in the blank: certain breeds of dogs, hamsters, and the tasmanian devil have a _____ that's also a pathogen. It spreads like a virus, but it is a _____ of that animal
certain breeds of dogs, hamsters, and the tasmanian devil have a cancer that's also a pathogen. It spreads like a virus, but it is a cancer cell of that animal
List out as many countries as you can think of. No looking things up, no cheating.
You have 60 seconds.
Team with the most countries wins.
Have fuuuunnn!
The first team to have a representative run outside and take a picture with a Toyota wins.
Good luck!