Lovely and The Liminal

The End is Nearish

Next Year in Futurism

Going Pains
Wild Card
100

This kind of music is commonly played in the airport.

A. Pop music

B. Silence 

C. Classical music

D. Random theme song music

E. Ambient music

What is ambient music/ambience?

100

This smoke is dispelled from the Vatican when a new pope has not yet been elected:

A. Fumata Nera (Black)

B. Fumata Bianca (White)

C. Fumo Grigio (grey)

D. Fumo Alpaca (Alpaca)

E. Fumo 67 (67)

What is Fumata Nera?

100

Why did the Warencryffe Tower project fail?


A. Lack of funding

B. Energy failure

C. Miscommunication of leadership 

D. Small civil war

What is lack of funding?

100

According to newer studies, the frontal lobe actually stops developing by the age of:

A. 21

B. 25

C. 30

D. 18

E. 29

How old is 30?


Age “25” was a myth. Older brain scanning studies stopped tracking participants by the age of 25, leading scientists to use it as a general placeholder. The newer studies show that um stabilization yadayada ends around the 30s

100

Who delayed naming her successor? And why did she do it?  What is a lame duck?

“Dislike the present government and have their eyes fixed upon the person who is next to succeed.” - Queen Elizabeth the 1st


In politics, a lame duck is an elected official who is nearing the end of their term, specifically after a successor has been elected, resulting in reduced influence.

200

This is a common memory lapse where you walk into a room and instantly forget why you went in there.

A. Dementia’s side effect 

B. Alzheimer’s consequence

C. Amnesia aftermath

D. Doorway effect

E. Ptsd response

 

What is the doorway effect?

200

Which character calculated the end of the world, and had an episode dedicated to them?
A. Homer Simpson

B. Spongebob

C. Shaggy

D. Gumball

E. Idk bro

Who is Homer?

200

Who are the presidents who wanted to use organ transplants to lengthen their lives?

A. Donald Trump & Tharman Shanmugaratam

B. Edward Jung & Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

C. Vladimir Putin & Xi Jinping

D. Mikheil Kavelashvili& Donald Trump

Who is Putin and Jinping?

200

A professor once stated that non-human species also experience adolescence; a common observation of this is when they leave their nests to avoid inbreeding. Who said this?

A. Linda Wilbrecht

B. Peter Marler

C. One Direction

D. Jean Hobbes

E. Jean Cleland

Who is Linda Wilbrecht?

200

Who made the poem “We Real Cool” and What is it about?

Gwendolyn Brooks 


black, rebellious teenagers and their short-termist lifestyle

300

If you’ve ever gone to the doctor, the odds are good you’ve sat in this room.

A. classroom

B. Emergency room

C. Waiting room

D. Bedroom

E. Bathroom


What is the waiting room?

300

Odd one out! Name the odd country out:

- China

- Belarus

- Azerbaijan

- Guatemala

- North Korea

What is Guatemala?

Why? Guatemala is the only country w/ a presidential term limit

300

What is cellular senescence?

A. When specialized cells stop performing their intended purpose and act like “Dead” cells

B. When muscle cells need to be put through a relaxation cooling process to prevent severe muscle spasms

C. When Ceramides and Niacinamides are used on skin cells to prevent aging 

D. When old cells stop reproducing but are still metabolically operational

What is When old cells stop reproducing but are still metabolically operational

300

This is a spiritual journey and rite of passage where a person goes into nature alone to fast, pray, and seek guidance from the spirit world.


A. Sweet Sixteens

B. Fasting

C. Fieste de Quinceanera

D. Vision Quests

E. Guan Li

What is Vision Quests?/D

300

This artist painted the famous works depicting Paris’ Gare Saint-Lazare railway station.

Who is Claude Monet?

400

This horror game was inspired by a yellow-walled space.

What is Pools?

400

_____ has publicly predicted the end of the world as many as 12 times based on his interpretations of biblical numerology.

Who is Harold Camping?

400

How long did Google say it would take them to complete the world’s most powerful supercomputer?

How long is 10,000 years?

400

This is a natural tendency to seek out new experiences, ideas, and stimuli. In teenagers, this is particularly pronounced.

What is Neophilia?

400

This artist created a woodblock print depicting a railway at Takanawa during Japan’s modernization.

Who is Tsukioka Yoshitoshi?

500

Living in one’s world seems so fun unless you are living in this painting’s world.

What is Christina’s world?

500

In Albrecht Dürer’s “The Four Horsemen,” what are the defining accessory/ies of the horseman of Pestilence?

What is a crown and a bow?

500

What is Gabriel’s Rebellion about?

What is slavery in the 1800s?

500

This country became the first to lower the voting age to 18 after World War II.

What is Czechoslovakia?

500

Four genes (Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, c-Myc) are used to reset cells toward a younger state. What are they collectively called?

What are the Yamanaka factors?