Eureka Moments
This 20th-century physicist theorized the existence of black holes, contributing to the development of modern cosmology.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
This 2000 film earned Julia Roberts her first Academy Award for Best Actress, where she played a feisty legal assistant uncovering a major water contamination case.
What is Erin Brockovich?
This activist co-founded the United Farm Workers union and led the Delano grape strike to fight for better working conditions for farm laborers.
Who is César Chávez?
This online word game, acquired by The New York Times in 2022, became a viral sensation with its simple five-letter guessing format.
What is Wordle?
During the Aunties Dance for KalBhar party, our dearest matriarch donned some stylish sunglasses while the aunties parted way for her to this song.
What is Rukmini Rukmini?
This geneticist’s experiments with pea plants in the mid-19th century uncovered the fundamental laws of inheritance.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
This 1971 Stanley Kubrick film was banned in the UK for nearly 30 years due to its depictions of violence, only re-released after the director’s death.
What is A Clockwork Orange?
This Native American movement, formed in 1968, organized the occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 to demand the return of indigenous land.
What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution was cited in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Tilly's Vermont friend group (Souma, Sophie, Zach, Molly) is nicknamed this.
What is 50 toes?
This type of circuit, which can switch states between 0 and 1, is the basis of all digital computing and uses combinations of AND, OR, and NOT gates.
What is a logic circuit (or digital logic circuit)?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
This movie features a wizarding family known for its blood purity obsession, who has a tapestry in their home that tracks their family tree.
What is the Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix?
This writer and activist, whose work on prison abolition and systemic racism gained global attention, was a key figure in the Black Panther Party and a professor of philosophy.
Who is Angela Davis?
This artist broke the record for most Grammy wins of all time in 2023, bringing their total to 32.
Who is Beyoncé?
This was the theme for Gita/Daayi's dorm when she was an RA during her junior year.
Hint: the name of the dorm is in the theme name!
What is ben and jARROYOs?
This NASA mission, launched in 1977 and now traveling through interstellar space, carries the Golden Record, a time capsule of human culture.
What is Voyager 1 (or Voyager 2)?
This 1981 action-adventure film, shot in Tunisia, features a scene where the protagonist shoots a sword-wielding opponent, a moment improvised due to the actor's illness on set.
What is Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark?
This American athlete publicly testified against Larry Nassar and became a leading voice for survivors of sexual abuse in sports.
Who is Aly Raisman?
This company became the first major fashion brand to implement “carbon neutral” clothing lines in 2023, drawing both praise and skepticism.
What is Patagonia?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
This first movie used to be Amma's classic comfort movie, but more recently this second movie has fought for the title.
What is Midnight Run and La La Land?
This Indian mathematician developed the earliest concepts of the sine and cosine functions in the 5th century CE, laying the groundwork for modern trigonometry.
Who is Aryabhata?
In Schindler’s List (1993), the protagonist, Oskar Schindler, is given this symbolic item by the workers he saved.
What is a gold ring (engraved with “Whoever saves one life saves the world entire.”)?
This Filipino journalist and Nobel laureate faced imprisonment for her fight against disinformation and attacks on press freedom in the Philippines.
Who is Maria Ressa?
This celebrity-owned skincare brand became a billion-dollar company in 2023, driven by viral marketing and sustainability initiatives.
What is Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez?
Named after a childhood favorite, this was Appa's nickname in college (?) because of his hair.
What is Tintin?