Are you smarter than a 5th grader? (science edition)
When in "Rome"
Um, Actually...
Real Life Skills
Jeopardy Potpourri
100

This is the powerhouse of the cell

The mitrochondria

100

 You can visit this monument, also called the Flavian Amphitheatre

The Colosseum

100

"Wicked" takes place at Shiz University, headed by Madame Morrible, a witch with weather powers who creates the cyclone that kills the Wicked Witch of the East. Another faculty member is Doctor Dillamond, a goat-man (or satyr) who teaches history and warns Elphaba that half-animals like him are somehow being transformed into unintelligent, regular animals.

Doctor Dillamond is a full goat, not a half-goat.

100

Canada and the United States have the world's longest shared border, so, of course, Americans like you know basic facts about our friendly neighbors in the north. For example, their Prime Minister is Mark Carney (2025), their capital city is Toronto, and their official languages are English and French.

Ottawa is the capital

100

In 2024, she definitely had some "Good Luck Babe!", taking the pop world by storm

Chappell Roan

200

This invention is credited to have kick-started the Industrial Revolution

The Steam Engine

200

This Vegas resort has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows, including "Ocean's Eleven" and "Entourage"

Caesars Palace

200

Unown, the symbol Pokémon, is a psychic-type Pokémon first discovered in the Ruins of Alph, that is only capable of learning one move: Hidden Power. Unown's primary appeal is as an alphabet. Though it has no evolutions, this one Pokémon has 26 different forms, one for each letter of the Roman alphabet.

There are question mark and exclamation mark Unown forms

200

While it's totally possible to cook meat solely by roasting in the oven, or boiling in liquid, many recipes will suggest that you first sear the meat in a pan over high heat in order to seal in the juices and keep your cut juicy and delicious.

You lose juices when searing. Searing is for flavor and appearance.

200

A 1940 ad in the Australian Women's Weekly recommended one teaspoon of this spread "for good health & digestion" though many might disagree over its palatability

Vegemite

300

Represented by this symbol, Ω, this unit is used to measure electrical resistance

The ohm

300

Beyond Kentucky, there are this many legally recognized places named Rome in the United States (closest answer gets points)

18

300

When dragons return to Skyrim, most of them are itching for a fight with the Dragonborn. One notable exception is Miralax, a wise old dragon who aids the Dovahkiin in their quest to defeat Alduin and the other dragons.

The dragon's name is Paarthurnax. MiraLAX is an over-the-counter laxative medication.

300

The federal trade commission requires that nearly every piece of clothing you buy come with instructions for proper care. Many of these take the form of symbols such as the square to indicate dry cleaning, the triangle to indicate bleach, and the circle in the square to indicate tumble drying.

The symbol for dry cleaning is a circle

300

Hypocycloid is one of the three shapes seen on this city's NFL team helmets to represent the three elements used to make steel

Pittsburgh

400

Substances that help speed up chemical reactions without sustaining any permanent chemical change themselves are called this. Talk about resilient!

Catalysts

400

In 2015, this man with some degree of pull in the Rome area inaugurated a year of jubilee which drew 20 million pilgrims

Pope Francis

400

In "DragonBall," Earth's Moon has the potential to transform those of Saiyan heritage into their powerful Great Ape form. In order to transform, someone of Saiyan heritage must absorb 17 million zeno units of Moon-reflected sunlight, aka Blutz Waves, through their eyes. Though adopting the Great Ape form was temporarily impossible after the Moon was destroyed, it was made possible once again after Goku permanently restored it by removing his tail.

The Moon has been destroyed multiple times over the course of the series.

[Bonus Correction] Saiyans have a way to create an artificial moon. 

400

Venomous creatures are on of the most serious risks facing those who spend a lot of time outdoors. Since you can never be sure what may bite you, those most concerned about risk can spend several hundred dollars for universal antivenom, that will neutralize venom from all spiders, insects and snakes.

Universal antivenom does not exist. Your best chance is to remember as much about the creature (color, size, etc.) that bit you to tell medical professionals.

400

Dinar is served in many countries including this small oil-rich one; in the '90s the Iraqi dinar briefly replaced its own dinar

Kuwait

500

These three gases, excluding water vapor, make up 99.964% of the Earth's atmosphere

N2, O2, Ar

Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon

500

The War of Actium was the final civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony and Octavian. Subsequently, the victor of this war was named this as the new leader of Rome

(Gaius Julius Caesar) Augustus

500

Until 2018, the single longest work of literary fiction was a piece of Star Trek fan fiction, known as "The subspace Emissary's World Conquest," which followed the story of an original character named Chris who befriended and adventured with a variety of canonical characters. It has since been surpassed by a piece of fan fiction set in the universe of "Kantai Collection," a digital card game featuring WWII ships personified as anime girls.

The longest piece of fan fiction prior to 2018 was set in the universe of "Super Smash Bros."

500

When lightning strikes, it's generally safer to be in your car than wandering around outside, thanks to the vehicle's rubber tires which ground it. But there are some caveats. It's best to pull over in a safe location and turn the car off with the windows rolled up. And whether driving or not, you should minimize contact with metal or electronic parts of your car like door handles, window controls, or even iPhones connected to a car charger.

It is safe to be in your car because the metal frame acts like a Faraday cage.

500

If you come to work at this campus, you'll be part of a history predating Google; this city, which has a strange name for part of a valley, was the home of Shockley Semiconductor, the area's first high-tech silicon-based manufacturer

Mountain View