Food
Harry Potter
Movie 2000s
Google History
Tech History
100

These "nuts" are actually seeds that grow on the bottom of a fleshy "apple" of the same name.

Cashew

100

This is the specific platform number at King’s Cross Station where students board the train to Hogwarts.

9 3/4

100

Russell Crowe won Best Actor for playing Maximus Decimus Meridius in this Best Picture winner.

Gladiator

100

In October 2000, Google launched this self-service ad program that eventually became its primary source of revenue.

AdWords (now Google Ads)

100

Apple’s 2001 music player was marketed with the iconic slogan: "1,000 songs in your pocket."

The iPod

200

Botanically a fruit, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1893 that this red item is a vegetable for taxation purposes.

Tomato

200

To "free" a house-elf like Dobby, a master must present them with one of these.

Clothing (specifically a sock)

200

Tom Hanks spent most of the film Cast Away talking to a volleyball he named after this sporting brand.

Wilson

200

Google acquired this mobile operating system in 2005 for an estimated $50 million, a deal now considered one of the best in tech history.

Android

200

Before the first iPhone ever touched a store shelf, it was developed under this secret internal Apple codename, where engineers worked in a locked-down building nicknamed "The Purple Dorm."

Project Purple

300

Real versions of this spicy green paste can take two years to grow; most "fake" versions are just dyed horseradish.

Wasabi

300

In the first film, Harry receives his very first Christmas present at Hogwarts; what is the specific item inside the package?

An Invisibility Cloak

300

This 2003 film is the only "third installment" in a franchise to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture, and it famously won all 11 Oscars it was nominated for.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

300

In June 2000, Google officially became the default search provider for this major portal, cementing its dominance.

Yahoo!

300

In May 2000, this computer worm caused $10 billion in damage by masquerading as a "Love Letter" attachment in emails.

The ILOVEYOU virus

400

This pizza, featuring basil, mozzarella, and tomatoes, was named after an Italian Queen to represent the national flag.

Margherita

400

To enter the Ravenclaw common room, students don't need a password; they must instead correctly answer one of these.

A Riddle

400

In 2002, this Sam Raimi-directed film became the first movie in history to gross more than $100 million in a single opening weekend.

Spider-man

400

In June 2000, Google announced its index had reached this milestone number of web pages.

1 billion

400

This file-sharing service, founded by Shawn Fanning in 1999, was officially ordered to shut down by a federal judge in July 2001.

Napster

500

In 2004, the UN declared the "International Year of" this food, which was the first-ever crop to be successfully grown in space.

The Potato

500

J.K. Rowling has no middle name; the "K" in her pen name stands for this, her grandmother's name.

Kathleen

500

This 2001 DreamWorks film made history by becoming the first-ever winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Shrek

500

When Google went public (IPO) in 2004, they famously declared this three-word phrase as their unofficial corporate motto in their filing.

"Don't be evil"

500

In 2008, the "Format War" for high-definition home video ended when Toshiba officially conceded, leaving this Sony-backed format as the winner.

Blu-ray (vs. HD-DVD)

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