Geography
This continent is home to the Sahara Desert.
What is Africa?
He was the first emperor to unify China in 221 BCE.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
This 1997 film about a doomed ocean liner starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
What is Titanic?
This occurs when someone repeatedly insults, belittles, or criticizes another person to undermine their self-esteem.
What is verbal abuse?
This exercise involves bending the knees and hips to lower the body, then standing back up.
What is a squat?
This is the longest river in China.
What is the Yangtze River?
This ancient trade route connected China with the Middle East and Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
He directed Jurassic Park, E.T., and Schindler’s List.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This tactic makes someone question their own perception, memory, or reality.
What is gaslighting?
This cardiovascular exercise alternates periods of high-intensity effort with rest or low-intensity activity.
What is high-intensity interval training (HIIT)?
This country has the most natural lakes in the world.
What is Canada?
The 1911 revolution led to the fall of this last imperial dynasty of China.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
This film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, the first non-English-language film to do so.
What is Parasite?
This type of abuse occurs when someone alternates between affection and cruelty to create dependency and confusion in their partner.
What is intermittent reinforcement (or trauma bonding)?
This compound lift primarily targets the posterior chain and involves lifting a barbell from the floor.
What is the deadlift?
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this African country.
What is Tanzania?
She is the first female empress of China.
Who is Wu Zetian?
In The Matrix, this character offers Neo a choice between a red pill and a blue pill.
Who is Morpheus?
This behavior involves threatening to harm oneself or others to manipulate someone’s actions or decisions.
What is emotional blackmail?
This term describes the maximum amount of oxygen the body can use during intense exercise and is a key measure of aerobic fitness.
What is VO₂ max?
This narrow strait separates Asia from North America.
What is the Bering Strait?
This 7th-century monk traveled to India to collect Buddhist scriptures, inspiring Journey to the West.
Who is Xuanzang?
This 1941 film, often cited by critics as the greatest movie ever made, was directed by and starred Orson Welles.
What is Citizen Kane?
This covert form of abuse is often used in workplaces or social groups, where someone undermines, isolates, or sabotages a person without obvious confrontation.
What is covert bullying (or relational aggression)?
This term describes the phenomenon where muscles temporarily lose strength and power due to previous intense exercise.
What is fatigue (or exercise-induced muscle fatigue)?