In the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, Jack Sparrow searches for cursed pirate treasure hidden on a small Caribbean island. The crew of the Black Pearl had stored their stolen loot there, including the cursed Aztec gold at the center of the story. What is the island called?

The 1993 film Jurassic Park is set in a modern theme park where dinosaurs have been brought back to life. For safety, the park is placed on an island off the coast of Costa Rica. What is the name of this fictional island?

Every reflex consists of a stimulus and a response, while a conditioned reflex is learned from an existing one. In experiments with dogs, salivation was the natural response to food, but a Russian scientist trained the dogs to salivate in response to a sound instead. What was the name of this scientist?

Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution sparked a revolution in the study of life on our planet. What was the name of Charles Darwin’s book that marked a new era in the understanding of the evolution of the organic world?

Gregor Mendel’s experiments on reproduction and the inheritance of traits laid the foundations for the science of heredity. By what other name is this science known?

The first known system for classifying animals goes back to antiquity, when one philosopher divided them into flying, land-dwelling, and aquatic types. What was the name of the philosopher behind this early classification?

Cell research reached a major turning point in the nineteenth century. In 1838, Matthias Schleiden concluded that all plant tissues are made of cells and that the plant embryo develops from a single cell. A year later, another German scientist reached similar conclusions about animal tissue, disproving older ideas that plants and animals were structurally different. What was his name?

Lenses are shaped pieces of glass or another transparent material that gather or spread light. Among spherical lenses, some are concave, some are plane, and some bulge outward. What are these outward-curving lenses called?

What is the name for the emission of light caused by mechanically crushing, scratching, or rubbing a material, a phenomenon often observed in certain non-metallic minerals such as fluorite and calcite?

Spain’s national football league was founded in 1928, and the first season was played in 1929 with ten clubs. Which team became the first champion of the Spanish league?

At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Germany beat England 4–1 in the round of 16, but the match is also remembered for a clear English goal that was not awarded. The shot came from around twenty meters, hit the crossbar, and bounced well over the line, yet play continued. Which English player was denied that goal?

Instead of an eagle, Bolivia placed a condor on its national emblem, and with it another animal strongly associated with the country. Which animal is shown?

Here is one for true flag experts. Fiji’s flag also includes two animals. One is the British-style lion, but which other animal appears on the Fijian flag?

Football indirectly cost the world one of the great music legends of the twentieth century. Bob Marley died on May 11, 1981, from cancer that began in his toe after a football injury. In which city did Marley die?

The frightening raptor noises in Jurassic Park were created using the mating sounds of a real animal. Which animal was used?

One day is traditionally seen as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, when many stores advertise major discounts and sales. Which day is it, if its name includes the color black?

Blue Monday is a 1983 song remembered for one of the most recognizable intros in popular music. Which band performed this hit?

Robinson Crusoe eventually frees a native man from cannibals and gives him the name Friday, because that was the day of his rescue. This character came from the imagination of the writer behind Robinson Crusoe. Who wrote the novel?

Pancho Villa is one of the most recognizable Mexican revolutionaries and freedom fighters, but Pancho itself is only a nickname. What first name stands behind that nickname?

Which New York band is associated with the hits “Denis,” “Hanging on the Telephone,” and “Heart of Glass”?

The words Love Will Tear Us Apart appear as the epitaph on the grave of a musician who died in 1980. Who was he?

In Coyoacán, the famous Blue House is home to a museum dedicated to which artist?

Imagine not being primarily known as a musician, yet having the words “I may be gone, but Rock and Roll lives on” written on your tombstone beside the year 1982. Whose grave is this?

3.14159265358979323846264338327950288… This sequence was engraved on the tombstone of a mathematician who died in 1610 and was buried in Leiden in the Netherlands. What was his name?

What name connects the Canadian film director Egoyan with a particle made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons?

In 1961, around 1,400 Cuban exiles, backed by the CIA, attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro. They landed in a bay, but the operation ended in complete failure. Which animal gives that bay its name?

Between 1921 and 1927, the world chess champion was a Cuban grandmaster remembered as one of the greatest natural talents in the history of the game. What was his name?

A famous American producer, composer, and musician died in 2021 after leaving a major mark on twentieth-century pop and rock music. His first name was Phil, and he worked with artists such as Ike & Tina Turner, the Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Ramones. What was his surname?

Peter Dinklage became world-famous as Tyrion in Game of Thrones, appearing in more episodes than any other character. What is the surname of the powerful family to which Tyrion belongs, even if he is not exactly loved by them?

Saint Peter is remembered as one of the twelve apostles, the first bishop of Rome, the first pope, and a Christian saint. What did he do for a living before he met Jesus?