The 50 Stars
Basketball
A Week of Books
2026
Freebies
100

Which state is known as "the music state" due to its rich history of country and blues and contains the cities of Memphis and Nashville?

Tennessee 

100

How many positions are there in Basketball? 

A) 4

B) 6

C) 11

D) 5

D) 5

100

The highest selling book series of all time, written by English author J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter

100

Which 3 countries will the 2026 World Cup take place in?

The USA, Mexico, and Canada

100

This central Spanish university city is known for speaking the 'cleanest,' or most clear, Spanish in the country 

Valladolid 

200

Before the English owned all of the country, Spain and ______ also owned large parts of it.

France


*** Bonus *** 

Name a state that was originally French 

200

Basketball matches have 4 quarters, each consisting of ___ minutes

A) 8

B) 12

C) 15

D) 6

B) 12

200

This horror themed series of books translates into "piel de gallina" in Spanish 

Goosebumps 

200

This year is the 10th anniversary of this online mobile game that caused massive crowds to appear in random places around the world. Everyone was tryina' catch 'em all! 

Pokemon Go

200

Pau Gasol is most famous for teaming up with which all time great player on the Los Angeles Lakers?

A) Stephen Curry

B) Luka Doncic

C) Kobe Bryant 

D) LeBron James

C) Kobe Bryant 

300

People use this hard to spell state to accurately count to 10 

Mississippi

300

 Stephen Curry, Magic Johnson, and Ricky Rubio all play which position?

HINT: This position usually are the shortest players on the team, and you must be good at passing to play it.

A) Shooting Guard

B) Center

C) Point Guard

C) Point Guard 

*** Bonus ***

Shaquille O'Neal, Marc Gasol, and Nikola Jokic all play which position? They are usually the tallest players on the team. 

300

__________ wrote the books that would become the most viewed TV series of all time, Game of Thrones 

A) Ernest Hemingway

B) Geroge RR Martin

C) Will Smith

D) Celine Dion 

B) George RR Martin

300

Israel and the USA's war against Iran caused Iran to close the _________________, resulting in sharp price increases in fuel worldwide.

A) Strait of Hormuz 

B) Bay of Kuwait

C) River of Tehran 

D) The Cyprus Dam 

A) Strait of Hormuz

300

How old is Marc the teacher

A) 27

B) 30

C) 33

D)25

30

400

This state has recently been on the news for having huge anti-ice protests in it's largest city

Minnesota 

400

When you get fouled, you are allowed to take two uncontested shots called what?

A) Penalty Shots

B) Foul Throws

C) Alley Oops

D) Free Throws 

D) Free Throws

400

The most famous English writer. He is credited to have invented close to 2,000 words that English speakers use every day

Shakespeare 

400

Sam Altman and Co. started a company called OpenAI that has taken over much of the internet and daily life. What is the name of the application that most people know OpenAI for? 

ChatGPT

400

This hat is now an international symbol of French culture, but it actually has origins in Basque Country\

A) Fedora

B) Beret 

C) Beanie 

D) Turban

B) Beret 

500

It wasn't the English, French, or Spanish that originally colonized modern day New York. Who was it?

The Netherlands 

500

There are 3 main ways to score near the basket. There are lay-ups, dunks, and _________. 

Floaters 

500

This Sci-Fi subgenre is about futuristic worlds referred to as "dystopias" where rich companies control everything from politics to your own thoughts.

HINT: In 2020, a video game of this genre released that takes place in the year 2077. 

Cyberpunk

500

On April 1st, Nasa launched the first human carrying spacecraft to the moon since the Apollo in 1972. What was the name of the mission?

A) Prometheus 

B) Calipso IV

C) Artemis II

D) DART


C) Artemis II

500

This Spanish actor played the character of Anton Chigur in "No Country for Old Men" or, "No es pais para viejos."

Javier Bardem 

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