What's your major?

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Why it worked

The video leverages the 'person on the street' interview format, which is highly engaging due to its authentic, unscripted nature and the relatable curiosity of testing someone's intelligence.

Summary

A creator approaches a student on a college campus to test her knowledge with five biology-related trivia questions. The student correctly answers all five questions, revealing her interest in becoming a pediatrician.

Structure

1Creator approaches student
2Explains trivia challenge
3Asks five biology questions
4Student answers correctly
5Student shares career goal

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Transcript

What's your major? Biology. Do you think you can answer five questions about biology, you know? Um, I don't know. You want to try? Sure. Okay, cool. Any specific area of biology or just general? General. Okay, cool. And what year are you? Freshman. Okay, I'm going to ask you five questions, each one will get harder if you get it right. Okay. Number one, what is photosynthesis? Plants turning sunlight into glucose. Yeah, good job. One for one. What is mitosis? Cells dividing. Good job, two for two. What is homeostasis? Um, like a natural process to get the body back to a state of like regulation. Good job, three for three. What is the function of enzymes? They speed up reactions. Yeah, good job, four for four. What is epigenetics? Um, is that like modifying genes? Yeah, good job, five for five. And why are you studying biology? Um, I'm pre-med. Okay, nice. What type of doctor do you want to be? Pediatric. Cool, nice. Have a good one. Thank you.