SCIENCE
what shape is the milky way galaxy?
barred spiral (spiral is acceptable)
what game features a yellow ball that eats ghosts?
pac-man
list one coding language (bonus points for multiple).
POSSIBLE ANSWERS: python, javascript, html/css, java, kotlin, golang (go), c#, c/c++, etc.
what are the primary colors?
red, yellow, blue
what is the standard medical word to describe an intense and occasionally disabling fear or reaction to a specific object or situation that often poses little actual danger?
what is the powerhouse of a cell?
mitochondria
nintendo was founded in what country? (bonus points for the city.)
japan (kyoto)
what animal is used for the internet browser firefox?
fox
who painted the mona lisa?
leonardo da vinci
true or false: therapists and psychiatrists are the same (bonus points if reasons for why are given).
false
therapists are licensed counselors who work with patients to help them manage their mental illness. psychiatrists are medical doctors able to prescribe medicines as treatment for mental illnesses.
what percentage of earth is land?
~29%
sun, moon, diamond, pearl, and soulsilver have all been names of games in what iconic video game franchise?
when a password is limited strictly to numeric characters, the secret is often referred to as a PIN. what does that acronym stand for?
personal identification number
what is the name of the triangular museum located in paris, france?
what percentage of the world’s population have depression?
4%, which is still quite a lot (~332 million)—nearly as much as the population of the united states (~340 million)
what is the name of the mineral known as “fool’s gold”?
pyrite
in mario kart, the power-up that seeks out the player in first position and explodes on impact is a shell that is what color?
blue
when was IBM founded?
what artistic technique uses small dots of paint to form an image?
pointillism
xanthophobia is the fear of what?
what does TNT stand for?
trinitrotoluene
what was roblox’s original name?
who invented the first compiler, a program that translates programming code to machine language?
grace hopper
what artist is known for her vibrant paintings of flowers?
georgia o’keeffe
what is the term for the tendency to see patterns in random data?
apophenia