Pop Culture
Which fashion magazine is known for its September issue?
Vogue
What is the correct use of (1) Neurodivergent and (2) neurodiversity/neurodiverse?
Neurodivergent: A singular person or group that has a neurotype/ cognition that differs from the societal expectation
Neurodiversity/neurodiverse: the concept of many variations in human cognition, the world is neurodiverse, a person is not neurodiverse, a group made up of all Autistic people is not neurodiverse
How many hearts does a shrimp have?
One
Ireland suffered the Great Famine beginning in 1845 due to the collapse of what crop?
Potato, caused by blight (Phytophthora infestans)
What is the name of the famous robotic telescope that orbits the Earth?
Hubble Space Telescope
This famous actor had a rap persona called “Lil’ Timmy Tim” in high school?
Timothée Chalamet
In the fantasy series Percy Jackson & The Olympians, demigods often have which neurodifferences?
ADHD & Dyslexia
What do you call a female peacock?
Peahens, and both male and females are technically called peafowl.
Who was the first billionaire in the United States?
John D. Rockefeller
Each of a classic Rubik’s Cube six faces is covered by how many stickers?
Nine
Which company manufactured the Game Boy?
Nintendo
What percent of the world population is neurodivergent?
An estimated 15–20%, There are many different answers but this seems to fall in the middle of the high and low ends answers.
Which animal has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom?
Colossal squid
Who was the first president of the United States to live in the White House?
President John Adams
Which country has the highest beer consumption per capita in the world?
Czech Republic
What actress has a habit of falling on the red carpet, most famously on her way to collect her first Oscar?
Jennifer Lawerence
According to the 2023 Neurodiversity at Work report, what accommodation was most popularly chosen as most effective for them to do their best work?
Flexible work schedule (73.1%) Some other included working from home (60.8%), and paid time off or mental health/wellness days (48.8%).
What animal have the strongest bite force?
The saltwater crocodile, In a 2012 the bite of one was recorded at 3,689 pounds of force—making it the strongest recorded bite of any individual animal.
New York City was originally known by which Dutch name?
Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam)
In our solar system which two planets rotate clockwise?
Venus & Uranus
What song has spent the most weeks atop the Billboard 100?
“Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X and “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” - Shaboozey are tied for the most weeks at number one (19)
Who first coined the term "neurodiversity"?
Judy Singer, in her thesis in the late 90s
What is the world's most trafficked animal?
Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters. Pangolins are about the size of a house cat and covered in scales, with small heads, long snouts, and thick tails.
In 1898, Bayer & Co. marketed a cough, cold & pain remedy that contained what narcotic?
Heroin
What is the lightest metallic element that floats in water?
Lithium