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100
What is it called when you make light change direction by passing it through a lens?
Refraction
100
What is the name of the first successful colony in Virginia?
Jamestown
100
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
100
In which sport is the term “spare” used?
Bowling
100
Which TV show features the fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin?
The Office
150
How many bones are in an adult human body?
206
150
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
150
Which Italian city is famous for its canals?
Venice
150
How often does the World Cup occur?
Every four years
150
Who played the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)?
Heath Ledger
200
How many stomachs does a cow have?
Four
200
What scandal forced U.S. President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974?
Watergate
200
In what country will you find the cities of Alexandria, Giza, and Sharm el-Sheikh?
Egypt
200
Who has won the most Grand Slam titles in tennis history?
Serena Williams
200
Which dance move was brought into the world by Spanish group Los del Rio in 1993?
The Macarena
250
Which blood type is the universal donor?
O negative
250
Who wrote the document known as the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
250
What is the name of this monument and where can you find it in the United States?
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
250
What is it called in volleyball when the ball is hit (spiked) over and in, hitting the ground, on the other team's side?
Kill
250
What musical is set in the Paris Opera House?
The Phantom of the Opera
300
What element is known as quicksilver?
Mercury
300
What name is given to Britain’s policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws on early American colonies?
Salutary neglect
300
Which country has the smallest population in the world?
Vatican City
300
Which baseball team is nicknamed “The Bronx Bombers”?
New York Yankees
300
Which horror game features a character named Pyramid Head?
Silent Hill 2
350
What is Newton’s second law of motion?
F = ma (Force equals mass times acceleration)
350
How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?
Four
350
What is the name of the flattest state in the U.S.?
Florida
350
Who was nicknamed ‘The Worm’ in the NBA?
Dennis Rodman
350
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, what alias does Huck use while dressed up as a girl?
Sarah Mary Williams
400
What is the study of mushrooms called?
Mycology
400
What was the first city to reach a population of 1 million?
Ancient Rome
400
Which country contains the city of Casablanca?
Morocco
400
What is Michael Phelps’ total Olympic medal count?
28 medals
400
What is the name of Simba and Nala’s daughter?
Kiara
450
Gregor Mendel is referred to as the father of which branch of science?
Genetics
450
Which ancient language was written right to left?
Hebrew
450
What country has more pyramids than Egypt?
Sudan
450
Which country invented table tennis?
England
450
Name all the members of The Jackson 5
Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, and Marlon Jackson
600
What is the closest star to Earth (besides the Sun)?
Proxima Centauri
600
Which empire utilized the "Mita" system that required mandatory labor service?
The Inca Empire
600
Which world capital lies nearest the equator?
Quito, Ecuador
600
When did women first compete in the Olympic Games?
1900
600
What did Charlie Brown's father do for a living?
Barber