Writing & Literature
Before Bram Stoker’s Dracula, what vampire seduced mortal women in Le Fanu’s 1872 novella? Hint: This female character’s legacy inspired later works of gothic horror.
Carmilla
The year 1879 is considered the birth of modern psychology because it's when Wilhelm Wundt opened the first formal psychology laboratory in what country?
Germany
How often does the human stomach replace its lining to prevent digesting itself?
3-4 days
What does the acronym CPU stand for in computer engineering?
Central Processing Unit
What kind of energy is stored in an object because of its position, such as a ball at the top of a hill?
Potential Energy
Element originally discovered while alchemist Hennig Brand was searching for the philosopher’s stone, and he used urine as his primary way of obtaining it.
Phosphorus
18th century Swiss mathematician that had 13 children, eventually went blind in both eyes to which he utilized scribes to continue his work, and he has his own number.
Leonhard Euler
Which stock exchange is considered the largest in the world and is often called the “King of Stock Markets”?
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Typically thought of as being invented in Germany in the 15th century, what invention was originally made in 11th century China?
Movable Type
What was the original title of Ray Bradbury’s "Fahrenheit 451”?
“The Fireman”
What term describes the tendency for people to be less likely to help someone in need when other people are present?
The Bystander effect
How many bones are in the (adult) human body, normally?
206
What basic engineering shape is considered the strongest and is often used in building truss bridges and roof structures?
the Triangle
Which physics law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
Newton’s 3rd law
Parts of the Milky Way galaxy contain a compound that makes it smell like this food.
Raspberries (also acceptable: rum or steak)
What number was invented independently by multiple civilizations including the Maya and the Indians?
0 (Zero)
Which legendary investor is famously known as the “Oracle of Omaha”?
Warren Buffett
What is the longest wall in the world?
The Great Wall of China.
What book holds the record for the fastest selling book in history?
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
What is the two-word psychological term for the illusion of having previously experienced something that is actually happening for the first time?
Déjà vu
What are the 11 body systems in humans?
Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
What is the world's longest suspension bridge?
The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan, measuring 3,911 meters (12,831 feet).
According to General Relativity, what invisible effect causes time to run slower closer to massive objects, even on Earth?
Gravitational time dilation
What constant equals 6.022 × 10²³ particles per mole?
Avogadro’s number
What famous number sequence starts with 1, 1 and each number after is the sum of the two before it?
Fibonacci sequence
What company became the first in history to reach a $3 trillion market valuation?
Apple Inc.
In what Italian city did Leonardo da Vinci begin painting the Mona Lisa?
Florence (Firenze)
The word 'Madam' is an example of a simple word palindrome. Name one other common five-letter word that is a palindrome.
Possible answers:
Rotor, Level, Refer, Civic, Kayak
Also the title of an HBO drama, what psychology E-word describes the mental state of extreme happiness?
Euphoria
What hormone is known as the “love hormone” because it plays a major role in bonding, trust, and childbirth?
Oxytocin
Better known as the maker of Galaxy smartphones, what Korean conglomerate was also the main contractor that built Dubai's Burj Khalifa?
Samsung
What principle explains why airplanes can fly and why a fast-moving fluid creates lower pressure?
Bernoulli’s Principle
What principle explains how a system at equilibrium responds to stress like changes in temperature or pressure?
Le Chatelier’s Principle
What famous equation is known as “the most beautiful equation in mathematics” because it combines 5 major constants in one line?
Euler’s identity
Which major company started as a small online bookstore in a garage before becoming a global e-commerce leader?
Amazon
Who painted the sistine chapel?
Michelangelo
Can you complete this famous palindromic phrase?
“Was it a cat I _____”
Saw
In Pavlov’s famous experiment, what animal did he use to study classical conditioning?
Dogs
What “E” astronomical event, during which the moon blocks Earth’s sunlight, can also affect the flight patterns of certain birds?
Eclipse
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is painted in a unique color. What is it called?
International Orange
If you created a list of 88 entries in alphabetical order that begins with Andromeda and ends with Vulpecula, and includes the 12 zodiac signs, what would you be listing?
Constellations
The modern periodic table is based on the work of which scientist who originally organized elements by atomic mass and predicted missing elements?
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev
What is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways, a number famously known as the Hardy–Ramanujan number?
1729
Because:
1³ + 12³
9³ + 10³
In the stock market, which animal symbolizes rising prices because of its upward attack motion?
Bull
This founding father was a shipping magnate and a smuggler prior to the American Revolution, who snuck Dutch tea to get around the British’s taxed East Indian tea.
John Hancock