Pop Culture
Which one is the most popular social networks worldwide as of April 2024?
A. TikTok
B. Instagram
C. Facebook
D. YouTube
Name three principal architectural orders of ancient architecture.
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
What produces more than half of the oxygen used by humans on Earth?
What is the largest island in the world that is not a continent, and which country governs it?
Greenland; governed by Denmark.
Name at least 3 athletes who have won the Laureus World Sportsman of The Year Award in the past 5 years (2020-2024).
Novak Djokovic (Tennis, 2024), Lionel Messi (Football, 2023), Max Verstappen (F1, 2022), Rafa Nadal (Tennis, 2021), Lionel Messi and Lewis Hamilton (Football and F1, respectively, 2020)
Name the legendary music band associated with the conspiracy theory that one of its members allegedly died in a car crash and who was secretly replaced by a lookalike.
The Beatles.
In which decade did Picasso paint his renowned work "Guernica"?
1930s.
Often associated with horses but also used as an anesthetic on many types of animals, what drug is often nicknamed as "Special K"?
Ketamin
What U.S. state is home to no documented poisonous snakes?
Alaska.
Sort the countries based on the number of medals won at the 2024 Olympic Games:
Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Spain
Australia (53), Italy (40), Netherlands (34), New Zealand (20), Spain (18).
In which television drama series did Meghan Markle star before marrying into the British royal family?
Suits.
Which ancient empire was known for creating the world's first written legal code, and what was it called?
The Babylonian Empire; the Code of Hammurabi.
How many net ATP molecules are produced during glycolysis per molecule of glucose and during which steps?
2 ATP (4 ATP are produced, steps 7 and 10, but 2 are used in the process, steps 1 and 3, resulting in a net gain of 2 ATP)
What is the name of the largest city in Australia?
Brisbane.
Point Bob and the Northwest Angle are both areas of the United States that are:
A: More easily accessible by traveling through Canada
B: The largest forests in the country
C: Not technically US territory
D: Deepest parts of American lakes
More easily accessible by traveling through Canada.
List the name of the VIPs whose real names are:
- Robyn Fenty
- Norma Jean Mortensen Baker
- Mark Sinclair Vincent
- Peter Gene Hernandez
Rihanna
Marilyn Monroe
Vin Diesel
Bruno Mars
Who wrote 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?
Victor Hugo
During which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope break down, and what protein complex is responsible for this process?
The nuclear envelope breaks down during prophase. The protein complex responsible is the nuclear pore complex.
How many time zones does Russia have?
11.
Who was the first "Man of the Year" on Time magazine (1927)?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Winston Churchill
C. Franklin D. Roosvelt
D. Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh.
What is the only film to have won all "Big Five" Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay)?
The Silence of the Lambs, 1991.
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
What is the significance of the G2 checkpoint in the cell cycle, and which protein plays a crucial role in regulating this checkpoint?
The G2 checkpoint ensures that DNA is fully replicated and undamaged before the cell enters mitosis. The protein p53 plays a crucial role in regulating this checkpoint.
Which two countries share the longest international border in the world, and approximately how long is it (estimated)?
Canada and the United States; approximately 8,891 kilometers (5,525 miles).
What did Gene Cernan write on the Moon?
His daughter's initials — TDC