Movies and TV
In 2016, who finally won the Academy Award for Best Actor after being heavily memed for not having one?
Leonardo DiCaprio
What food is known to keep the Doctor away?
Apple
Which animal helped Schrodinger come up with his famous equation?
His Cat
True or false, the rotation of the Earth about its axis is one of the causes of ocean currents
True
What is the largest marine mammal that can weigh as much as 180 metric tons?
Blue Whale
Ken Jennings, a contestant on which popular quiz show, won over 2.5 million dollars in 2004?
Jeopardy
What is the familiar Japanese name of the golden oak mushroom?
Shiitake Mushroom
What is the SI units for momentum (p) given that its formula is mass * velocity?
Kg * m/ sec
The process of wear and tear of rock to form soil is called?
Weathering
Medically known as conjunctivitis, what disease is known for its symptoms of inflammation and itchiness of the eye?
Pink Eye
Who is the entomology-themed superhero alter ego of Scott Lang and is featured in 4 Marvel films?
Ant-Man
What food translates to "little donkey" in Spanish?
Burrito
Which cell organelles is commonly called the 'suicide bags of the cell'?
Lysosomes
What is the deepest trench in the world?
Mariana Trench
Famous for their hits like “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling”, what American music group originally consisted of stars Fergie and will.iam?
The Black Eyed Peas
In November 22, 1968, what sci-fi TV showed aired the first interracial kiss on American television?
Star Trek
What food is known as Chicken of the sea?
Tuna
Gregor Mendel discovered genes by cultivating and researching this plant. What is its common and scientific name?
Garden peas (Pisum sativum)
All rocks are classified into 3 categories on the basis of structure and composition. What are they?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
What is the nickname of Manfred von Richthofen, a German World War I pilot who Snoopy Dog dressed as for Halloween?
Red Baron
Starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, what was the first Pixar film to be made?
Toy Story
What is the name of the soup that is made of beets?
Borscht
Name the isotope of cobalt that is commonly used to treat cancer?
Cobalt 60
The wet sand in the beaches of La Jolla shimmer like gold due to the abundance of a particular mineral in the sand. What is it?
Quartz
What movie won 2019’s Academy Award for Best Picture and sparked controversy due to the director’s sexual assault allegations against him?
Green Book