photography
design
writing
general knowledge
fun facts
100

Before taking a photo, you should make sure your main subject appears sharp rather than blurry. What should you check?

what is focus?
100

The part of a publication that usually contains the largest text and introduces the story.

What is the headline?

100

A direct comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

What is a simile?

100

What is the term for the fear of spiders?

Arachnophobia 

100

What is the name of the rat from ratatouille?

Remy

200

Taking a photograph with the camera held vertically is known as this orientation.

What is portrait orientation?

200

Using differences in size, color, weight, or shape to make an element stand out demonstrates this design principle.

What is contrast?

200

Spot the grammatical error and correct it:

This bathroom is poorly maintained. The toilet flushes menacingly and its bidet does not perform it’s function. I’ll have to call my landlord to complain about these issues.


“it’s function” = “it is function”

should be “its”

200

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

200

What was the first Pixar Movie ever released?

Toy Story 

300

A low f-number such as f/1.8 creates this effect, commonly used in portraits.

What is a shallow depth of field/background blur?

300

A designer uses this to maintain consistent placement of text, photos, and other elements across a page.

What is a grid?

300

This is a punctuation mark that links two closely related independent clauses or separates complex items in a list

What is a semicolon?

300

What element are human beings predominantly composed of?

Carbon

300

Which famous artist is an animated character in Coco?

Frida Kahlo 
400

A photographer intentionally follows a moving athlete with the camera while using a slower shutter speed, creating a sharp subject with a blurred background. What technique is this?

What is panning?

400

Fonts with small decorative strokes at the ends of letters are called this.

What are serif fonts?

400

This common grammatical error occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma and no coordinating conjunction.

What is a comma splice?

400

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

400

How many Star Wars movies have been released? (skywalker saga)

9

500

A photojournalist should capture wide, medium, and close-up images of an event. Together, these help accomplish what storytelling goal?

What is visual variety/complete visual storytelling?

500

What is the typographic term for adjusting the space between individual pairs of letters?

What is kerning?

500

This linguistic term describes a word that has a single letter or syllable added to the middle of it, such as changing “absolutely” to “abso-FREAKING!!-lutely”

What is an infix?

500

What does BMW stand for? (English)

Bavarian Motor Works

500

In E.T the Extra Terrestrial, what candy does Elliott use to lure E.T.?

Reese’s Pieces