Nepal
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100

This animal is Nepal’s national animal.

What is the cow?

100

This is the year UVA was founded by Thomas Jefferson.

What is 1819?

100

This reality TV family, led by a “momager,” turned their E! series into a global brand starting in 2007.

Who are the Kardashians?

100

This 1803 deal with France doubled the size of the United States.

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

100

What gets wetter the more it dries?

What is a towel?

200

Nepal’s centuries-old monarchy was officially abolished in this year, making the country a federal democratic republic.

What is 2008?

200

This social media platform, now one of the most visited sites in the world, was co-founded by a UVA alum.

What is Reddit?

200

Before becoming a solo superstar, Justin Timberlake was a member of this boy band.

What is NSYNC?

200

Alexander the Great founded more than 20 cities during his conquests, the most famous of which was this Egyptian city that became a center of learning.

What is Alexandria?

200

The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

What are footsteps?

300

After Kathmandu, these two cities are the next most populous in Nepal.

What are Pokhara and Bharatpur?

300

As of 2025, UVA has won this many NCAA team national championships across all sports.

What is 35?

300

This 2010 Rihanna album includes the hits S&M, What’s My Name?, and Only Girl (In the World).

What is Loud?

300

This ancient Mesopotamian king created one of the world’s earliest written legal codes around 1750 B.C.

Who is Hammurabi?

300

I’m always in front of you but can never be seen. What am I?

What is the future?

400

This district in Province No. 1 is Nepal’s easternmost district, bordering India’s West Bengal and Bihar states.

What is Jhapa?

400

Though it is a UVA nickname, a “Wahoo” is actually this type of creature.

What is a fish?

400

This 2013 film became the highest-grossing movie worldwide that year.

What is Frozen?

400

This Allied commander on D-Day later became the 34th President of the United States.

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

400

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

What is the word “ton”?

500

This engineer, rapper, and independent politician has been serving as Mayor of Kathmandu since May 2022.

Who is Balen Shah?

500

This tragic event in 1842 prompted the creation of UVA’s Honor Code.

What is a professor’s murder by a student?

500

In 2020, this artist became only the second person in history to win the “Big Four” Grammys, Album, Record, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist, all in the same night.

Who is Billie Eilish?

500

Besides Donald Trump, this U.S. president is the only other one to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.

Who is Grover Cleveland?

500

The one who makes me doesn’t want me. The one who buys me doesn’t need me. The one who uses me doesn’t know it. What am I?

What is a coffin?

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