Films and Series
In Stranger Things, this terrifying parallel dimension shares its name with a dark, inverted reflection of the real world.
What is Upside Down?
Known as the "powerhouse of the cell," this organelle is responsible for generating most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's reactions.
What is the mitochondria?
Pressing Ctrl + V on Windows or Cmd + V on a Mac performs this essential editing action.
What is Paste?
That tiny, plastic, clear tip on the end of your shoelace that stops it from fraying has this specific 5-letter name.
What is aglet?
This is the next term in the sequence: Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, ____.
What is Mars? (Furthest Distance from the Sun)
In Harry Potter, Hogwarts students board the Hogwarts Express to school from this secret train platform at King's Cross Station.
What is Platform 9 ¾?
This invisible force of physics keeps our feet on the ground and causes dropped objects to fall toward the center of the Earth.
What is gravity?
Holding down the Shift key while pressing the 3 key on a standard US keyboard produces the "octothorpe," colloquially known as this term.
What is hashtag (or pound sign or number sign)?
The traditional, traditional Sardinian cheese Casu Marzu is famous—and illegal—because it is intentionally infested with thousands of these living creatures to break down the fats.
What are maggots?
This is the next term in the sequence: Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, ____.
What is Boron? (Periodic Table of Elements)
In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang's loyal, six-legged flying bison who serves as the group's primary transport goes by this name.
Who is Appa?
Humans typically have this total number of bones in an adult skeleton.
What is 206?
In mechanical keyboard enthusiast culture, tactile mechanical switches made by Cherry MX are categorized by color; this color signifies a "clicky" switch that makes an audible snap when pressed.
What is Blue?
To make Philippine paper banknotes exceptionally durable and resistant to tropical humidity, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas uses a blend of 80% cotton and 20% this native plant fiber, also known as Manila hemp.
What is abaca?
This is the next term in the sequence: Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, ____.
What is Foxtrot? (NATO Phonetic Alphabet)
In The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen hails from this impoverished region of Panem, known for its coal mining industry.
What is District 12?
The red color of human blood comes from this iron-rich protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body.
What is hemoglobin?
Pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc in Windows opens this tool directly, bypassing the Ctrl + Alt + Del menu screen.
What is the Task Manager?
If you dig a straight hole down through the solid center of the Earth from Manila, Philippines, you will pop out on the other side of the world near this South American country.
What is Brazil?
This is the next term in the sequence:
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,
Rodrigo Duterte,
Benigno Aquino III,
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,
____.
Who is Joseph Estrada? (Philippine Presidents in Reverse)
In Pixar’s Finding Nemo, the dental office where Nemo ends up is located at "42 Wallaby Way" in this Australian city.
What is Sydney?
At sea level, pure water reaches its boiling point at this temperature on the Kelvin scale.
What is 373.15 K?
What is 373 K?
Tapping this function key in most major web browsers instantly toggles your browser window into full-screen mode.
What is F11?
Coined by scientists in 1964, this 9-letter word is the official name for the distinct, earthy smell that accompanies the first rain on dry ground.
What is petrichor?
This is the next term in the sequence: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, ____.
What is Leo? (Zodiac signs in chronological order)