A Brief History of Time
This ancient civilization invented the 365-day calendar still used today.
What is Egypt?
In this Pixar film, emotions like Joy and Anger help a young girl navigate her move to San Francisco.
What is Inside Out?
This animal’s fingerprints are nearly indistinguishable from a human’s.
What is a koala?
Finding the “silver lining” is another way of practicing this optimistic mindset.
What is positive thinking?
The nearest planet to the sun.
What is Mercury?
The “Roaring” decade that ended with the 1929 stock market crash.
What are the 1920s?
A mob boss from New Jersey breaks stigma by secretly attending therapy sessions in this HBO drama.
What is The Sopranos?
Bananas are technically this type of fruit.
What is a berry?
Writing down moments of gratitude each day is an example of this reflective practice.
What is journaling? (accept keeping a gratitude journal)
This NASA rover sang “Happy Birthday” to itself on Mars in 2014.
What is Curiosity?
This 18th-century revolution began with the storming of the Bastille.
What is the French Revolution?
Robin Williams delivers a powerful counseling scene in this 1997 film, reminding a young man that pain isn’t his burden to carry.
What is Good Will Hunting?
The shortest war in history lasted about 38 minutes, between Britain and this country in 1896.
What is Zanzibar?
Focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses aligns with this field of psychology founded by Martin Seligman.
What is positive psychology?
The only planet that rotates on its side.
What is Uranus?
The clock on this London tower is often mistakenly called “Big Ben.”
What is the Elizabeth Tower?
A chess prodigy battles addiction and trauma in this Netflix miniseries set during the Cold War.
What is The Queen’s Gambit?
Octopuses have three of these, which all help pump blood.
What are hearts?
When someone consciously challenges negative thoughts and replaces them with balanced ones, they’re using this coping skill.
What is cognitive reframing?
A dying star that explodes outward in a massive burst of light and energy.
What is a supernova?
Einstein’s theory that space and time are linked in a single fabric.
What is relativity?
This animated Netflix series about a washed-up TV star tackles depression, self-sabotage, and recovery.
What is BoJack Horseman?
This liquid metal can form beads at room temperature.
What is mercury?
The release of serotonin and dopamine after laughter or exercise demonstrates the power of this connection between body and mind.
What is the mind-body connection?
The theoretical boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape.
What is the event horizon?