Esoteric Pop Culture
Chronological Conundrums
Quantum Quibbles
Geopolitical Gymnastics
Arcane Arts & Letters
100

This experimental film director's "Eraserhead" is known for its surreal and unsettling imagery.

David Lynch

100

This treaty, signed in 1814, ended the War of 1812

Treaty pf Ghent

100

This phenomenon describes the ability of a particle to exist in multiple states simultaneously.

What is superposition?

100

This narrow strait connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.

What is the Bosporus Strait?

100

This form of Japanese poetry consists of 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern.

haiku

200

This obscure genre of music blends elements of electronic, ambient, and industrial sounds, often featuring complex soundscapes.

Dark Ambient

200

This dynasty, which ruled China from 618 to 907, is considered a golden age of Chinese civilization.

Tang Dynasty

200

This principle states that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle with perfect accuracy.

What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

200

This disputed territory is claimed by both India and Pakistan.

What is Kashmir?

200

This 14th-century Italian poet wrote the "Divine Comedy."

Who is Dante Alighieri?

300

This cult classic science fiction novel by Frank Herbert explores themes of ecology, religion, and power on a desert planet.

Dune

300

This event, occurring in 1347-1351, decimated Europe's population.

Bubonic Plague 

300

These hypothetical particles are thought to be faster than light.

tachyons

300

This international organization focuses on promoting economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

APEC

300

This philosophical school of thought emphasized skepticism and the pursuit of tranquility.

stoicism

400

This avant-garde performance artist is known for pushing boundaries with her provocative and often shocking acts.

Who is Marina Abramović?

400

This philosophical movement, which peaked in the 18th century, emphasized reason and individualism.

The Enlightenment

400

This theory attempts to unify quantum mechanics with general relativity.


quantum gravity

400

This concept, central to international relations, refers to a state's ability to exert influence through cultural or ideological means

What is soft power?

400

This literary device involves the use of symbols to represent abstract ideas.


  • What is allegory?
500

This specific form of Japanese animation is known for its experimental and often disturbing themes, and its use of rotoscoping.

Experimental Anime

500

This council, convened in 325, addressed the Arian controversy and established the Nicene Creed.

What is the First Council of Nicaea?

500

This thought experiment involves a cat in a box, illustrating the paradoxes of quantum superposition.

What is Schrödinger's cat?

500

This treaty, signed in 1992, established the European Union.

Maastricht Treaty

500

This ancient writing system, used by the Sumerians, involved wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets.

cuneiform