Chemistry
This noble gas glows bright red-orange in advertising signs.
What is neon?
This Italian plumber has been rescuing Princess Peach since his 1985 debut on the NES.
What is Super Mario Bros.?
This title, derived from “Caesar,” was used by Russian emperors from Ivan IV onward.
What is Tsar (or Czar)?
This small Indiana town is the main setting of Stranger Things.
What is Hawkins?
To embody the Joker in Joker (2019), this actor lost about 52 pounds and said the drastic transformation affected his mindset deeply.
Who is Joaquin Phoenix?
This element, symbol Na, reacts violently with water.
What is Sodium?
This 2017 Nintendo game lets players explore a ruined Hyrule as Link.
What is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
This Bolshevik leader led the 1917 October Revolution and became head of the Soviet state.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This telekinetic girl, raised in a lab and known for her love of Eggo waffles.
Who is Eleven?
For his Oscar-winning role as a stranded FedEx employee in Cast Away, this actor lost more than 50 pounds.
Who is Tom Hanks?
This scientist arranged the elements into the first periodic table.
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
In this game from FromSoftware, “Praise the Sun” became an iconic meme.
What is Dark Souls?
Known as “The Great,” this 18th-century empress modernized Russia and corresponded with Enlightenment thinkers.
Who is Catherine the Great?
This monstrous creature from the Upside Down has a face resembling a flower made of teeth.
What is the Demogorgon?
This actor lost 63 pounds for his role in “The Machinist”, then, in only 6 months, gained 100 pounds of muscle for “Batman Begins”.
Who is Christian Bale?
This element’s name comes from the Greek word for “green twin,” because of its pale green gas form.
What is chlorine?
This sandbox game created by Markus Persson lets you build, mine, and survive in a blocky world.
What is Minecraft?
This last ruler of the Romanov dynasty was executed with his family in 1918.
Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
This heavy metal–loving Dungeons & Dragons master quickly became a fan favorite in Season 4.
Who is Eddie Munson?
During the filming of Fury, this actor reportedly didn’t shower and ate poorly to stay in character.
Who is Shia LaBeouf?
This law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an ordinary chemical reaction.
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
In this 2015 open-world RPG, you play as Geralt of Rivia hunting for his adopted daughter, Ciri.
What is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
This 1942–43 World War II battle, one of the bloodiest in history, marked a turning point in favor of the Soviets.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
This sinister scientist, often called “Papa,” ran the experiments at Hawkins National Laboratory.
Who is Dr. Martin Brenner?
For Dallas Buyers Club, he dropped nearly 50 pounds to portray a man diagnosed with AIDS — and won an Oscar for it.
Who is Matthew McConaughey?