Reel Knowledge
In this 1993 film, a paleontologist visits a dinosaur theme park where scientists have used ancient DNA to bring prehistoric creatures back to life. Unfortunately, the park's safety precautions leave a little to be desired.
What is the name of this movie?
Jurassic Park (1993)
In 2005, three former PayPal employees launched a website that allowed people to upload, share, and watch videos. Today, it is one of the most recognizable websites in the world.
What is the name of this website?
YouTube
In theater, this word refers to the area where actors perform in front of an audience. It can also refer to the entire acting space, including the scenery and props.
What is this word?
Stage
If a triangle has angles measuring 90°, 60°, and 30°, what type of triangle is it classified as based on its angles?
A right triangle
In this 1997 novel, an eleven-year-old boy discovers that he is a wizard and is invited to attend a magical boarding school.
He makes friends, learns about magic, and discovers that his past is connected to a dangerous wizard.
What is the title of this book?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Acceptable answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
In this 1980 film, a young Jedi-in-training receives some difficult lessons about the Force, while his friends face danger in a galaxy far, far away. The movie also features a famous revelation about Luke Skywalker's family.
What is the name of this movie?
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
In 2013, a music video featuring a catchy song, colorful visuals, and a very memorable dance became a worldwide phenomenon. The artist behind the song became internationally famous, and the dance was imitated by millions of people.
What is the name of the song?
“Gangnam Style” by PSY
This musical tells the story of two witches who meet at school and develop an unlikely friendship. One becomes associated with the color green, while the other becomes famous for her popularity and social status.
The musical explores how people become heroes or villains depending on who tells the story.
What is the name of this musical?
Wicked
In English grammar, what part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb?
An Adverb
In this 2008 dystopian novel, teenagers from different districts are forced to compete in a televised fight for survival.
The protagonist volunteers to protect her younger sister and becomes a symbol of resistance against an oppressive government.
What is the title of this book?
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A laundromat owner discovers that she may be the only person capable of saving the multiverse. To do so, she must connect with alternate versions of herself, navigate an increasingly bizarre threat, and deal with complicated family relationships.
The movie includes hot dog fingers, talking rocks, and a universe where people have unusually creative uses for everyday objects.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
In 2023, movie theaters experienced a cultural phenomenon involving two very different films released on the same day.
One film featured a famous fashion doll exploring the real world and questioning her existence. The other followed a scientist involved in the development of a devastating weapon.
Fans embraced the double feature, often dressing in pink for one film and darker colors for the other.
Barbenheimer
Acceptable answer: Barbie and Oppenheimer double feature.
This Shakespearean tragedy follows a young prince who is tasked with avenging his father's death. Along the way, he struggles with grief, deception, revenge, and the consequences of his choices.
The play includes a skull, a famous soliloquy, and a very unfortunate family dinner party.
What is the name of this play?
Hamlet
This chemical element has the symbol Au and has been valued throughout human history for its rarity and resistance to corrosion.
Gold
Published in 1925, this novel follows a mysterious millionaire who throws extravagant parties in the hope of reconnecting with a former love.
What is the title of this book?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A group of people gathers at an isolated location after receiving an invitation from someone they barely know. As the evening unfolds, secrets are revealed, relationships are tested, and the guests begin to realize that the gathering may have been carefully designed to expose their worst qualities.
The movie features a wealthy host, elaborate meals, and a very unusual approach to criticism.
The Menu (2022)
Beginning in 2023, a major concert tour became a cultural event that extended far beyond music. Fans traded friendship bracelets, dressed according to different periods of an artist's career, and participated in elaborate online discussions.
The tour celebrated multiple albums and musical eras, and its concert film became a major theatrical release.
Whose concert tour was this?
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour
This musical tells the story of an immigrant who becomes one of the most influential figures in early American history. It combines elements of hip-hop, R&B, pop, and traditional musical theater.
The main character faces political rivalries, personal tragedies, and the challenge of building a legacy.
What is the name of this musical?
Hamilton
This 1969 event involved three astronauts, a Saturn V rocket, and a destination approximately 238,900 miles from Earth. Two members of the crew walked on the surface while the third remained in orbit.
Apollo 11/ The First Moon Landing
In this 1962 science-fiction novel, a teenage girl travels through space and time with the help of three mysterious beings.
What is the title of this book?
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
A man discovers that his ordinary life is not nearly as ordinary as he believed. He lives in a seemingly perfect community where everyone knows everyone, rules are carefully enforced, and the world outside is treated as dangerous. Eventually, he realizes that the people around him have been controlling what he sees and knows.
What is the name of the movie?
The Truman Show (1998)
A phrase originating in African American LGBTQ+ ballroom culture became increasingly popular on social media during the 2010s and 2020s.
It is used to describe the impression, energy, or aesthetic that someone or something communicates. The phrase became especially common on platforms such as TikTok and Twitter, where users began pairing it with descriptions of outfits, personalities, and situations.
What is the phrase?
“It's giving…”
In traditional theater terminology, the audience sits in front of the stage, while actors use specific directional terms to describe their position.
Imagine an actor is standing in the middle of the stage, facing the audience. The director tells the actor to move toward the back of the stage, away from the audience.
The actor then moves toward the audience and stands at the front edge of the stage.
What are the two theater terms that describe these directions, respectively?
Upstage and downstage.
A student begins with a solution containing 20 grams of salt dissolved in 180 grams of water.
Without changing the amount of salt, the student adds another 120 grams of water.
What is the new mass percent of salt by mass?
6.25%
Math:
20 ÷ (20 + 180 + 120) × 100 = 6.25%
A young boy who feels out of place in the real world discovers a mysterious book that seems to be far more than an ordinary story. As he reads, he becomes increasingly connected to a fantastical realm filled with strange creatures, powerful rulers, and an ancient force threatening to erase everything that makes the world what it is.
What is the name of this book?
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende