Film
Romance
Endocrine System
Chemistry
College Sports
200

This 1994 film directed by Quentin Tarantino intertwines several stories of crime in Los Angeles and is known for its eclectic dialogue and non-linear storyline.

Pulp Fiction

200

This 1813 Jane Austen novel explores the emotional development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.

Pride and Prejudice

200

This ‘fight or flight’ hormone increases heart rate, muscle strength, blood pressure, and sugar metabolism, preparing the body for sudden action.

adrenaline or epinephrine

200

This term describes the substance or substances that undergo a chemical change in a reaction.

reactants

200

This college football rivalry game is known as 'The Iron Bowl'.

Auburn vs. Alabama

400

This 2019 film directed by Bong Joon-ho won the Academy Award for Best Picture, highlighting class disparity in South Korea.

Parasite

400

This 2003 novel by Nicholas Sparks tells the story of a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. The story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident.

The Notebook

400

This hormone, produced by the pancreatic beta cells, plays a crucial role in regulating blood glucose levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose into tissues.

insulin

400

This principle states that in a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed.

the law of conservation of mass

400

In 2007, this university's football team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in college football history by defeating the University of Michigan at Michigan Stadium.

Appalachian State University

600

This 1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola is an adaptation of Mario Puzo’s novel about a New York crime family.

The Godfather

600

A 2014 novel by John Green about Hazel Grace Lancaster, a teenage girl with cancer, who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she subsequently meets and falls in love with Augustus Waters.

The Fault in Our Stars

600

This class of hormones, synthesized from cholesterol, includes testosterone and estrogen and is crucial for sexual development and reproductive functions.

steroids or steroid hormones

600

This property of a substance describes its ability to neutralize acids; substances with this property are often used in antacids.

alkalinity or basicity

600

This university's women's basketball team has the longest winning streak in NCAA college basketball history.

University of Connecticut (UConn)

800

This 2016 musical romantic drama film, directed by Damien Chazelle, features Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a jazz musician and an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.

La La Land

800

Set in the Roaring Twenties and considered F. Scott Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, this novel explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, and excess through the tragic love story of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan.

The Great Gatsby

800

Produced by the adrenal glands, this ‘stress hormone’ increases blood sugar, suppresses the immune system, and aids in fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism.

cortisol

800

This type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms, typically between nonmetals, to achieve stability and a full outer electron shell.

covalent bond

800

This award is given annually to the most outstanding player in college football.

Heisman Trophy

1000

This film, known for its innovative use of special effects and deep philosophical themes, was directed by the Wachowskis and released in 1999.

The Matrix

1000

This classic novel by Leo Tolstoy, set against the backdrop of Napoleonic wars, intertwines the lives of several families while exploring themes of love, happiness, and morality.

War and Peace

1000

This hormone, primarily produced in the stomach, stimulates appetite and increases food intake, playing a role in energy balance.

ghrelin

1000

This number, approximately 6.022 x 10^23, represents the number of atoms, molecules, or ions in one mole of a substance.

Avogadro’s number

1000

This university's men's ice hockey team is known for winning nine NCAA National Championships, the most of any team in the nation.

University of Michigan