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100

This word for a line of people waiting is pronounced like one letter but spelled with five.

→ What is queue?

100

Piano, map, keyboard, Florida.

→ What are things that have keys?

100

Simba's story and the giant ape who climbed the Empire State Building.

→ What is The Lion King Kong?

100

How many players from one team are on court in basketball?

Answer: Five

100

This director made Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.

→ Who is Quentin Tarantino?

200

This silent letter starts "knight," "knee," and "knot."

→ What is K?

200

Tree, car, elephant, suitcase.

→ What are things that have trunks?

200

The 1987 film starring Baby and Johnny, and the celebrity ballroom competition show. 

→ What is Dirty Dancing with the Stars?  

200

In tennis, what word means a score of zero?

Answer: Love

200

This is the last word spoken by Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane.

→ What is "Rosebud"?

300

This six-letter word for a beat has no a, e, i, o, or u.

→ What is rhythm?

300

Comb, saw, zipper, gear.

→ What are things that have teeth?

300

Julia Roberts' 1990 hit and the Wakandan-inspired 2022 film about warriors.

→ What is Pretty Woman King?

300

Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Brazil

300

In 2020, this South Korean film became the first non-English-language Best Picture winner.

→ What is Parasite?

400

This nine-letter word meaning "jokey" contains all five vowels in alphabetical order.

→ What is facetious?

400

Chinese, hearth, shipment.

→ What are words hiding body parts (chin, ear, hip)?

400

The Spielberg dinosaur movie and a famous Manhattan street.

→ What is Jurassic Park Avenue?

400

How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

 Answer: Five

400

This Kubrick film features the sentient computer HAL 9000.

→ What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?

500

At nine letters, this is often cited as the longest English word with only one vowel and one syllable.

→ What is strengths?

500

Nose, guitar, ship, eyeglasses.

→ What are things that have bridges?

500

The Brad Pitt film about the first rule of which you don't talk about, and a toasted triple-decker lunch.

→ What is Fight Club Sandwich?

500

In soccer, what is a hat-trick?

Answer: Three goals by one player

500

This Japanese director made Seven Samurai and Rashomon.

→ Who is Akira Kurosawa?

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