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This city-state was the birthplace of the Renaissance and home to the powerful Medici family
What is Florence?
This coiled organ is where most chemical digestion and the absorption of nutrients take place
What is the small intestine?
This is the next Language of the Moment
What is Spanish?
This streaming service is home to the very popular supernatural drama Stranger Things
What is Netflix?
This catastrophic event, often involving bombs or widespread disease, is the point when civilization officially ends.
What is the apocalypse?
This technique creates the illusion of depth on a flat surface and was mastered by Renaissance artists like Leonardo da Vinci.
What is perspective (or linear perspective)?
This accessory organ produces bile, which emulsifies fats in the small intestine.
What is the liver?
What major specialized agency of the United Nations, which coordinates international public health and health emergencies, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland?
The World Health Organization (WHO)
These 2 numbers are now being banned in middle school classrooms across the English speaking world
What are 6 & 7
This general term describes the type of fictional society that is deeply flawed, frightening, or oppressive, often found after the collapse.
What is a dystopia?
This Italian artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted David.
Who is Michelangelo?
These small, finger-like projections line the inside of the small intestine, increasing its surface area for absorption.
What are villi (or microvilli)?
What is the name of the currency used in Japan?
What is the Yen?
This character is a beloved blue hedgehog known for his super speed and rivalry with Dr. Robotnik
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog?
In post-apocalyptic settings, the need for this basic resource often replaces money as the primary source of conflict.
What is food, water, or medicine?
This 1495-1498 fresco by Leonardo da Vinci depicts Jesus and his apostles at a final meal.
What is The Last Supper?
The buildup of this acidic compound in human muscle cells can cause temporary burning and soreness during intense exercise.
What is lactic acid?
Who holds the record for being the youngest person ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which she received in 2014 at the age of 17 for her advocacy for girls' education?
Who is Malala Yousafza?
The 2023 movie, directed by Greta Gerwig, that led to a massive trend of pink outfits and sold-out showings.
What is Barbie?
This is the term for the literary technique used when an author shows the reader a brief look into the future, like the final chapter of Children of the Dust.
What is a flash-forward?
The dome of the Florence Cathedral, or Duomo, was designed by this architect, who rediscovered the principles of linear perspective.
Who is Filippo Brunelleschi?
This two-word term describes the type of respiration that occurs without the presence of oxygen.
What is anaerobic respiration?
The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in 2024 by defeating which team in overtime?
The San Francisco 49ers
This animal is used in the viral "Distracted Boyfriend" meme template, often representing something new and exciting.
What is a girl/woman?
This is the term for a scene that temporarily shifts back in time to reveal past events, often used to explain a character's present actions.
What is a flashback?