9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
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Which Colombian pop superstar teased a new FIFA World Cup 2026 song called 'Dai Dai' featuring Afrobeats star Burna Boy?
💡 Shakira
A cyberattack knocked down what popular learning management system used by thousands of schools and universities, wreaking havoc during final exam season?
💡 Canvas
Which WNBA team spoiled the Las Vegas Aces' ring ceremony by routing them 99-66 in their season opener?
💡 Phoenix Mercury
Mixed bag
In what year did World War II come to an end?
💡 1945
What is the name of the psychological phenomenon, coined by social psychologist Irving Janis, in which the desire for harmony and conformity within a group overrides realistic appraisal of alternatives — leading to flawed, unchallenged decisions?
💡 Groupthink
In the philosophy of mind, what is the name of the thought experiment imagining a being physically and behaviorally identical to a human in every way — yet entirely lacking any inner conscious experience — used to challenge the view that consciousness can be fully explained by physical processes?
💡 Philosophical zombie
On this date (10 May)
On May 10, 1869, the ceremonial golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, completing which major American railroad project?
💡 First Transcontinental Railroad
On May 10, 1775, American forces led by Ethan Allen captured which British fort on Lake Champlain in one of the first American offensive actions of the Revolutionary War?
💡 Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10, 1857, a major uprising against British rule began in India when sepoys at a garrison in which city mutinied, marking the start of what became known as the Indian Rebellion?