Freshman Biology
2026 TV/FILM
Olympic Moments
Global Getaways
Name that Song
100

Plant cells have this rigid outer layer surrounding their cell membrane that provides structural support, which animal cells lack.

What is the cell wall?

100

Woody and Buzz Lightyear returned to movie theaters in June 2026 for this fifth installment in Pixar's iconic animated franchise, where toys face off against high-tech smart tablets.

What is Toy Story 5?

100

At the 2016 Rio Summer Games, this American swimmer retired as the most decorated Olympian of all time, bringing his career total to 28 medals, including 23 gold.

Who is Michael Phelps?

100

Built across a lagoon on more than 100 small islands, this famous Italian city relies on canals, bridges, and gondolas instead of cars for transportation.

What is Venice?

100

Sabrina Carpenter dominated airwaves with this viral pop anthem featuring the line, "'I can't relate to desperation / My boots are on the bed, 'cause I feel so fine."

What is "Espresso"?

200

In DNA base pairing, adenine always pairs with thymine, while cytosine always pairs with this nitrogenous base.

What is guanine?

200

Catherine Lagaʻaia starred as the titular navigator alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Maui in the July 2026 live-action remake of this Disney animated hit.

What is Moana?

200

At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, this 17-year-old American snowboarder became the youngest woman to win Olympic gold in the halfpipe before defending her title in 2022.

Who is Chloe Kim?

200

Home to the world's largest indoor waterfall inside its Changi Airport, this Southeast Asian destination is one of the world's few surviving sovereign city-states.

What is Singapore?

200

Billie Eilish spent weeks atop the global charts with this heartfelt hit featuring the line, "I don't know what I'm cryin' for / I don't think I could love you more."

What is "Birds of a Feather"?

300

Plants use this green pigment located inside chloroplasts to absorb light energy during photosynthesis.

What is chlorophyll?

300

Din Djarin and his force-sensitive companion brought their bounty-hunting adventures from Disney+ to movie theaters in May 2026 in this feature film.

What is The Mandalorian and Grogu?

300

Returning to the 2024 Paris Games after stepping back in Tokyo to focus on her mental health, this gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history.

Who is Simone Biles?

300

Sitting nearly 12,000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains, this city serves as Bolivia's seat of government, making it the highest administrative capital in the world.

What is La Paz?

300

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars teamed up for this massive duet featuring the emotional chorus line, "If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you."

What is "Die With A Smile"?

400

Found floating in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum, these organelles serve as the site of protein synthesis.

What are ribosomes?

400

Adapted from Andy Weir's bestseller, this March 2026 sci-fi film stars Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, an astronaut fighting to save Earth from an extinction-level solar threat.

What is Project Hail Mary?

400

At the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, this California-born athlete competing for China became the first freestyle skier to win three medals at a single Winter Games.

Who is Eileen Gu?

400

Nestled directly below the famous flat-topped Table Mountain, this coastal destination serves as the legislative capital of South Africa.

What is Cape Town?

400

Chappell Roan rocketed into global stardom with this synth-pop hit featuring the line, "You'd have to stop the world just to stop the feeling."

What is "Good Luck, Babe!"?

500

In Mendelian genetics, if an organism inherits one dominant tall allele (T) and one recessive short allele (t), this physical trait will be expressed.

What is tall?

500

Following its series finale, Netflix expanded this hit 1980s-set sci-fi franchise in 2026 with the animated spinoff series subtitled Tales From '85.

What is Stranger Things?

500

By winning her fourth consecutive gold medal in the 800m freestyle at Paris 2024, this American swimmer tied the record for the most gold medals by any female Olympian in history (9) and became the most decorated U.S. female Olympian ever with 14 overall medals.

Who is Katie Ledecky?

500

Nicknamed the "City of Sails" due to having one of the highest rates of boat ownership per capita in the world, this is the largest metropolitan area in New Zealand.

What is Auckland?

500

Ariana Grande topped the Billboard Hot 100 with this synth-pop track featuring the line, "Me and my heart, we weigh a ton / A million little pixels making up an image."

What is "we can't be friends (wait for your love)"?