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100
What does the "A" in DNA stand for?
Acid
100
Which English king had six wives?
King Henry VIII
100
What is the name of the only continent without reptiles?
Antarctica
100
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
200
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Marie Curie (won in two fields, Physics and Chemistry)
200
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England
200
What is the currency of Switzerland?
Swiss Franc
200
What country is known as the birthplace of classical ballet?
Russia
300
What is the only letter not used in any U.S. state name?
Q
300
Which world leader's assassination in 1914 sparked World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
300
What is the name of the longest mountain range on Earth?
The Andes
300
What 1960 film is considered one of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces?
Psycho
400
In Greek mythology, who is the god of the sea?
Poseidon
400
Who invented the first practical telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
400
What is the only country to have a flag that is not rectangular?
Nepal
400
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
500
Which famous Greek philosopher was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock?
Socrates
500
What was the name of the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the Moon?
Apollo 11
500
Which country has the most official languages?
South Africa (11 official languages)
500
Which film featured the famous line, "Here's looking at you, kid"?
Casablanca