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100
What animal has three hearts?
Octopuses—two for gills, one for the body.
100
Which ancient civilization-built Machu Picchu?
The Inca Empire
100
What is the warmest continent?
Africa
100
Who wrote The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart?
Edgar Allan Poe
100
What musical has the lyric, "Oh Moon grow bright and mate this endless day endless night"
Westside story
200
What’s the only mammal that can’t jump?
Elephants.
200
Which river was central to the development of the Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilization?
The Indus River
200
Which is the smallest country by land area that is still considered a continent?
Australia
200
Which Shakespeare play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Hamlet
200
Who played Forrest Gumps Mother
Sally Field
300
What animal has fingerprints nearly identical to humans?
Koalas.
300
Which revolution replaced a lunar calendar with a decimal one?
The French Revolution.
300
Which famous monument is nicknamed "Iron Lady"?
Eiffel Tower -- The iconic wrought-iron tower was the tallest structure in the world when completed — measuring 1,063 feet to its tip.
300
The Age of Innocence won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. Who wrote it?
Edith Wharton
300
What BBC movie was based on the first of three books by veterinarian James Heriot?
All Creatures Great and Small
400
What’s the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth?
The Krakatoa volcanic eruption (1883)—heard over 4,800 km away.
400
What was the official language of administration in the Holy Roman Empire?
Latin
400
Which island is the largest in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
400
Which novel begins with the line: “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen”?
1984 by George Orwell
400
Who played Cap Sully Sullenberger in the true story of miracle on the Hudson?
Tom Hanks
500
What happens to time at higher speed?
It slows down (Einstein’s time dilation).
500
Which war saw the first use of tanks in combat?
World War I (Battle of the Somme, 1916)
500
What river flows between Nebraska and Iowa?
Missouri River
500
Who was the first woman to win a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical?
Julie Taymor for The Lion King (1998)
500
What movie followed the career of Ray Charels, played by Jaime Foxx?
Ray
600
What is a light-year a measure of?
Distance, not time.
600
Which empire ruled the largest contiguous landmass in history?
The Mongol Empire
600
The Congo River flows into which body of water?
Atlantic Ocean
600
Which 20th-century author wrote The Trial and The Metamorphosis?
Franz Kafka
600
What movie starring a colligate Dustin Hoffman has the lyric, "Heaven a place for those who pray"?
The Graduate
700
What atmospheric layer contains the ozone maximum?
The stratosphere.
700
During the Cold War, what crisis in 1962 nearly brought the US and USSR to nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
700
Which island nation is made up of over 17,000 islands?
Indonesia
700
What is the oldest Broadway theater still in operation?
The Lyceum Theatre (opened 1903)
700
Who joined Morgan Freeman on this pursuit of his bucket list?
Jack Nicholson
800
What quantity does the wavefunction’s squared magnitude represent?
Probability density.
800
Which ancient civilization first developed a lunar calendar?
Babylonians
800
Which US state is known as the “Land of Enchantment”?
New Mexico
800
In which novel does the character Heathcliff appear?
Wuthering Heights (by Emily Brontë)
800
What Sci-Fi movie has the lyric, "Fly me to the moon"?
Space Cowboys
900
What is the strongest intermolecular force present in water?
Hydrogen bonding.
900
Who wrote The Histories, often called the “Father of History”?
Herodotus
900
What is the only country that is also a city-state located on an island?
Singapore
900
Which Broadway show famously opened in 1968 and includes the song “Aquarius”?
Hair
900
In what movie did Clint Eastwood play Robert Stroud, a federal inmate with any unusual hobby?
The Birdman of Alcatraz
1000
What parameter describes the universe’s expansion rate?
The Hubble constant.
1000
The Opium Wars were fought between China and which country?
Britain
1000
Which country has two capitals—one for administrative purposes and one for the judiciary?
South Africa (Pretoria – administrative, Bloemfontein – judiciary, Cape Town – legislative)
1000
Which Broadway musical is adapted from a T.S. Eliot poem?
Cats
1000
What Disney movie has the lyric, "that once you pass its portal, you may never return again"?
Babes in Toyland