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General Knowledge
100

If a $100 item is discounted by 20%, then discounted by another 20%, what is the final price?

64

100

Mike's made-up name for linkedin in the ICON Trailer

Kevin Tan

100

This artist released SOUR in 2021, featuring “drivers license”, “good 4 u” and “deja vu” — making her one of Gen Z's biggest pop stars.

Olivia Rodrigo

100

I was born in Pretoria in 1971. I became involved in companies such as PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX, and I am known for wanting to make humanity a multi-planetary species.

Elon Musk

100

Which country is the only one in the world whose national flag is not rectangular

Nepal

200

The value of the derivative of x2x^2 at x=3  

6

200

The winner of Icon's 2026 Hackathon

COOK PILOT

200

Lead singer of the band QUEEN

Freddie Mercury

200

I overcame disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf.

Hellen Keller

200

Henry VIII had how many wives?

6

300

A pond has lily pads that double in number every day. If the pond is completely covered on Day 48, on what day was it half covered?

Day 47

300

Who Interviewed Samuel Wibawa in Day 1

Krisha Mahbubani

300

This artist's debut studio album was released in 2018. It contains “SICKO MODE,” “STARGAZING” and “YOSEMITE,” and its title references a theme park.  

Travis Scott

300

I was born in 1968 in New Jersey. I studied English at Princeton and later became a filmmaker. My films often combine complex plots with nonlinear storytelling, including Memento, Inception and Oppenheimer. Who am I?

Christopher Nolan

300

What is the world's smallest independent country by population?

Vatican City

400

A train leaves Sydney at 2:00 pm, travelling at 80 km/h. Another train leaves the same station at 3:00 pm, travelling at 120 km/h in the same direction. At what time will the second train catch the first?

5:00 p.m.

400

Mentors who are responsible for giving advice to students on ICON Day 4

Prof. Philip Oldfield, Erin Arthur, Ben Allen, Jessica Tunggono

400

Just put your hands on the glass, I'll be there to pull you through, you just gotta be strong......

Cause I don't wanna lose you now, I'm looking right at the other half of me

400

I studied at Harvard but dropped out before co-founding a company with Paul Allen. I later became one of the world's wealthiest people and established a major philanthropic foundation. Who am I?

Bill Gates

400

In the human body, where does most nutrient absorption take place?

Small Intestine

500

Find the smallest positive integer n such that n leaves remainder 1 when divided by 2, remainder 2 when divided by 3, remainder 3 when divided by 4, and remainder 4 when divided by 5.

59

500

The Executives for ICON Last year

Winston, Gloria, Caren, William

500

This artist acts in a teen drama called Degrassi: The Next Generation for 7 Seasons and now has approximately 94 million monthly listener in spotify

Drake

500

I built my reputation by asking politicians and powerful figures uncomfortable questions on television. I later co-founded a media company (Narasi) that became particularly popular with younger Indonesians.

Najwa Shihab

500

Which element has the highest melting point of all elements?

Tungsten

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