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STEM
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Euler's characteristic states for convex polyhedra V - E + F = 2. E = edges and F = faces. What does V represent?
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Vertices
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The Haber-Bosch process, the subject of the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is an industrial process to produce what simplest pnictogen hydride?
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Ammonia
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What painful condition is caused by a buildup of needle-shaped uric acid crystals in joints?
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Gout
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What mineral, a form of mercury sulfide, is an ore for elemental mercury and historically was used to produce the brilliant red vermilion color?
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Cinnabar
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What element, atomic number 46, is a catalyst in many reactions including the Suzuki, Heck and Tsuji-Trost reactions?
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Palladium
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What term is used for antibodies that are made from exact replicas of a single white blood cell and therefore can only bind to one specific part of one antigen?
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Monoclonal
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Often the subject of conspiracy theories, what law states that many datasets of seemingly random numbers are more likely to have numbers starting with 1 than with 9?
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Benford's Law
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What mathematician, who contributed to various fields of stochastic and mathematical noise processes, is considered the originator of cybernetics?
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Norbert Wiener
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What term is used to describe a substance which has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers? The same term describes an acid produced by grapes with only right-handed versions of the acid.
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Racemic
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From Latin for hiding, the longest vein in the body, which extends from the foot to a junction with the Femoral Vein is the Great what Vein?
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Saphenous
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Arts & Lit
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What tall growing grass and member of the "Four Gentleman" of traditional Chinese art represents Summer?
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Bamboo
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In a rousing speech given by Henry V on St. Crispin's Day he calls his colleagues, "We few, we happy few, we" what? The same three-word phrase was used by historian Stephen Ambrose in a book about a parachute infantry company in WWII.
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Band of Brothers
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A love triangle between Belly Conklin and brothers Conrad and Jeremiah is the main plot point of what Jenny Han series (and subsequent TV adaptation)?
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
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The femme fatale Milady de Winter is one of the primary antagonists in what 1844 work?
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The Three Musketeers
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Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga and We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo are two acclaimed literary works set (at least partially) in what country?
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Zimbabwe
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What work by Virgil, written after Eclogues, is a four-book poem describing rural life? The name can also be used to describe any rural-themed work of art, especially in 18th century England.
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Georgics
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What is the Persian name of the national epic of Iran, written sometime around 1000 by the poet Ferdowsi, tells of the history of from the creation of the world to the Muslim conquest of Persia in the 7th century?
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Shahnameh
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From 1971 to 1985 Andrew Wyeth surreptitiously painted 247 paintings of a woman with what first name?
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Helga
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In the New Testament, Pontius Pilate allows the crowd to release one prisoner from execution and the crowd chooses to release what bandit over Jesus?
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Barabbas
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What 1969 Natalya Baranskaya work describes seven days of a research scientist trying to juggle her full-time career and domestic obligations?
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A Week Like Any Other
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Movies & TV
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From 1971-2015 Sonia Monzano played a character named Maria on what TV show? Although rarely showing his face, Caroll Spinney played two iconic characters (and many more less iconic characters) on the same show from 1969-2018.
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Sesame Street
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What prequel to "The Mummy" was the first leading role of Dwayne Johnson, who was credited as "The Rock"?
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The Scorpion King
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The Sundance Festival was started by what actor? He never won a Best Actor Oscar, although he did win an Oscar for Best Director for Ordinary People?
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Robert Redford
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What Canadian TV sitcom features the 20-something Canadian-Korean Janet, her mother and father and the title family business in the suburbs of Toronto?
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Kim's Convenience
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The minimalist masterpiece Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell serves as a leitmotif in what depressing 2000 film that has Ellen Burstyn getting attacked by a toothed refrigerator?
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Requiem for a Dream
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What Mesopotamian deity possesses Regan MacNeil's body in 1973's The Exorcist?
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Pazuzu
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What 2019 film (with a worldwide smash 2025 sequel) is an animated fantasy film titled after a mythical Chinese protection deity?
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Ne Zha
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"Pretty Baby", "Atlantic City" and "My Dinner with Andre" are all works by what French Director?
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Louis Malle
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What eggshell-wearing animated chicken, the only black one in a family of yellow chickens, first appeared in Italy in 1963 before getting a Japanese adaptation in the 70s
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Calimero
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What brutal, historical Elem Klimov film features a Belarusian teenager Flyora who is conscripted by Partisans to fight against the Nazi occupation?
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Come and See
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Music
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The title dedicatee is unknown in what posthumously published Beethoven piano work that is a staple of the beginner-intermediate piano repertoire?
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Für Elise
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"The Gales of November" is a recent non-fiction book that took its title from a Gordon Lightfoot song about the Wreck of what?
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Edmund Fitzgerald
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The surdo, agogo and pandeiro are all instruments used in what Brazilian dance?
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Samba
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"Lady Marmalade" was a 1974 hit, partially in French, sung by Cindy Birdsong, Nona Hendryx, Sara Dash and what fourth woman after which the group is named?
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Patti LaBelle
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What sister of Lata Mangeshkar has won a record seven Filmfare awards for Best Female Playback Singer?
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Asha Bhosle
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The country music festival held in Indio, California is named after what obsolete vehicle?
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Stagecoach
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Camille Saint-Saëns' most successful opera, both in his time and today, is named after what biblical duo?
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Samson and Delilah
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What anti-apartheid advocate nicknamed Mama Africa is best known for the 1967 song Pata Pata?
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Miriam Makeba
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Identify (2014), Flight Log: Turbulence (2016), Present: You (2018) were country-topping albums by what boy band known for their live performances featuring martial arts tricks?
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Got7
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First performed in 1945, what name is given to the set of twelve pieces by Mary Lou Williams where each piece is dedicated to different jazz legends based on when they were born?
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Zodiac Suite
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Sports & Games
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Korobeiniki, a 19th century folk song, is best known worldwide as the theme song for what abstract video game?
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Tetris
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The iconic Adidas soccer-ball design shares a name with what 1960s US communication satellite and an instrumental by the Tornados
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Telstar
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What boxer, the first to win titles in four of eight divisions, also served as a Senator in the Philippines from 2016-2022
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Manny Pacquiao
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What island nation won the men's rugby gold medals in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, but lost to France in the 2024 games?
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Fiji
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What Paradox grand strategy series released its fifth game in 2025? In the game, you take control of a kingdom, city or tribe and try to shepherd it through the early-modern period starting from April 1, 1337?
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Europa Universalis
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Although sumotori and osumosan are sometimes used, what Japanese word is most often used to describe a professional sumo wrestler?
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Rikishi
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A goat carcass needs to be placed in a goal to score in what Afghan equestrian sport?
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Buzkashi
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What German term is used for a feature of bobsledding courses where the track makes a full 360 degree turn and passes under itself?
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Kreisel
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What Japanese figure skater is the first to win three consecutive world titles (from 2022-2024) since Peggy Fleming did it in the 60s?
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Kaori Sakamoto
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The ancestor of western chess as well as shogi and xiangqi is what Indian board game?
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Chaturanga
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Geography & Language
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What is the English name of the feature called Huriǂoaxa in Khoekhoe and Tafelberg in Dutch?
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Table Mountain
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The Willamette river flows through what major city before it empties into the Columbia river by Vancouver, Washington?
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Portland
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The city of Arica was transferred from one country to another country after the War of the Pacific. What two countries, in order, was it located in prior to 1883 and after 1883?
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Peru, Chile
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Meaning "goddess of the sky" what is the Nepalese name for Mount Everest, which is also the name of the national park in which Mount Everest is located?
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Sagarmatha
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The Philippines is divided into three principal geographical divisions, Luzon in the north, Mindanao in the south, and what middle group that includes the islands of Panay, Cebu, Bohol, and Samar?
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Visayas
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What capital of Saxony-Anhalt on the Elbe river suffered a massacre during the 30 Years War that reduced its population by over 80%?
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Magdeburg
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What archipelago, the largest fluvial-maritime archipelago in the world is split between the states of Amapá and Pará? The same name is also given to the main island of the archipelago, which is the 35th largest in the world by area.
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Marajó
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What Mandarin word is used to denote written vernacular Chinese that was developed in the early 20th century to contrast with the older literary Chinese used during the Ming and Qing dynasties?
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Baihua
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What Armenian lake, the largest body of water in the Caucasus region was the subject of a 1960s tunnel project to replenish an ecosystem damaged by Soviet overusage?
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Lake Sevan
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What river connects Lake Peipus to the Baltic Sea and makes up the northern part of the Estonia/Russia border?
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Narva
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History
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Anger at Operation Blue Star carried out at the Golden Temple at Amritsar led to the 1984 assassination of what politician? (first and last name please)
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Indira Gandhi
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In 1932, Australia lost a war against what earthbound "enemy"?
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Emus
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The Niagara Movement, formed in 1905 by William Monroe Trotter, Mary Burnett Talbert and others, was the immediate predecessor of what oldest civil rights group in the United States?
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NAACP
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A February 313 agreement that allowed Christians in the Roman empire to practice freely is known as the Edict of what city?
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Milan
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What was the short-lived period between 1956-1957 where citizens in China were encouraged to offer criticism and advice to the ruling Communist Party? The anti-government sentiments shared by the populace led to a crackdown.
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Hundred Flowers Campaign
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What Austrian statesman served as the foreign minister for the Austrian Empire from 1809-1848 after which continent-wide revolutions forced his resignation?
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Klemens von Metternich
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The oldest known civilization in the Americas lasted from 3500-1800 BCE is named after what site in coastal central Peru?
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Caral-Supe
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What is the last name of sisters Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and were assassinated in 1960, 6 months before Trujillo himself was killed?
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Mirabal
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Named after Genghis Khan's second son, what Khanate stretched from the Aral Sea to the Altai mountains?
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Chagatai Khanate
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The father of Venezuelan Democracy, and a Venezuelan novelist both were President of Venezuela in 1948 and both shared what first name?
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Rómulo (Betancourt and Gallegos)
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Food & Drink
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Peri-peri sauce is the main flavoring for chicken from what restaurant chain that began in Johannesburg in 1987 and now exists in over 30 countries?
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Nando's
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Passyunk Square in South Philadelphia is known for a rivalry between two restaurants that specialize in what sandwich?
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Cheesesteak
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Throughout the Lusophone world, a bean stew with beef or pork and often served with rice is known as what?
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Feijoada
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Sold in Tim Horton's what are the Canadian equivalent to Dunkin Donuts' "Munchkins"?
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Timbits
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A Piedmontese concoction known as gianduja was adapted by Ferrero to become what sweetened spread sold internationally?
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Nutella
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With lower alcohol and higher sugar content than the otherwise similar saké, what rice wine is commonly used in Japanese cooking?
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Mirin
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The vine "smilax ornata" is more commonly known by what name? An extract from the plant is used to flavor a soft drink of the same name common in East and Southeast Asia that is similar in taste to the American root beer.
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Sarsaparilla
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What two-word name is given to a black tea made from tea leaves smoke-dried over a pinewood fire? The tea originated in the Wuyi mountains of Fujian province.
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Lapsang Souchong
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Mashed plantains with chicharron or bacon inside make up what traditional Puerto Rican dish?
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Mofongo
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A snail porridge is one of the well known dishes at what three-star restaurant in Berkshire England owned by chef Heston Blumenthal
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The Fat Duck
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World Culture
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Although all of the "Nine Worlds" of Norse mythology are not mentioned in any one work, it's generally agreed that the world that is equivalent to Earth is known as what?
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Midgard
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What difficult to define Sanskrit term refers to one's moral responsibilities? The adjectival form is used to classify a group of religions including Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism and Sikhism.
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Dharma
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In October 2025, Sarah Mullally was named as the first female archbishop of where?
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Canterbury
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Viracocha the creator gave birth to what sun god, the national patron of the Inca state?
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Inti
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead describes a judgment in the afterlife where ones heart is weighed up against what object of Ma'at?
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Feather
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What name is given to divine spirits in the Yoruba religion and includes members such as Orunmila, Ogun, Shango, and Eshu?
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Orisha
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What Islamic ablution involves washing the body in a specific order and usually precedes praying or reading the Koran?
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Wudu
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A dance performed by North American First Nations women wearing clothing with multiple metal ornaments sewed on. The sound of these ornaments gives the dance what name?
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Jingle Dance
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What is the traditional red or maroon cosmetic powder worn by married women in Hindu communities along part of their hairlines?
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Sindoor
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What Roman purification festival was celebrated on February 15? It featured young men running naked through the city and using thongs to hit women (with consent) who wish to conceive or have an easy delivery.
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Lupercalia
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Miscellaneous
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Bronx activist Tarana Burke and Brooklyn-born actress Alyssa Milano are both strongly associated with what hashtag?
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#MeToo
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What philosopher, the founder of Utilitarianism, has his mummified severed head on display at the University College of London?
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Jeremy Bentham
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What electrical component could also describe Bumblebee, Shockwave and Ironhide and is also the title of Lou Reed's debut album after he left The Velvet Underground?
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Transformer
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What legal writ, from the Latin for "command" is used to require a government entity to perform (or not perform) some task?
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Writ of Mandamus
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"Obsessed" and "Diet Pepsi" are two singles released by what Tiktok sensation and low-rise jeans enthusiast?
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Addison Rae
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Announced in January 2025 by Donald Trump, what is the name of the LLC created by OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle with plans to invest $500 billion in AI by 2029?
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Stargate
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Originating from Usenet in the 90s, what subculture represents people who identify as partially or entirely nonhuman?
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Otherkin
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A 2025 innovation in what 1978 musical has leading actress Rachel Zegler step outside onto the balcony of the London Palladium theatre to perform a famous song at the start of Act Two for crowds assembled in the street?
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Evita
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A "Two Ronnies" comedy routine has a man entering a general store asking for "fork handles" but is understood as wanting what, the title of the skit?
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Four Candles
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What French perfume and cosmetics house, a subsidiary of L'Oreal, gets its name from a forest near the center of France?
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Lancôme
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