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100
The sphygmomanometer, invented in 1881, is used for what?
What is taking blood pressure?
100
Which country produces the most coffee in the world?
Where is Brazil?
100
What Hollywood movie star plays himself in the movie Zombieland?
Who is Bill Murray?
100
What year was the very first model of the iPhone release?
When was 2007?
100
Which singer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Who is Lady Gaga?
200
Mary Mallon was an asymptomatic carrier of which disease?
What is typhoid fever?
200
What is the most expensive home in the world?
What is Buckingham Palace? (2.9 Billion)
200
Who in Hollywood is known as "The Voice of God?"
Who is Morgan Freeman?
200
What studio would have this play before a movie that you were watching on DVD?
200
Who was the very first American Idol winner?
Who is Kelly Clarkson?
300
Who was the first woman to practice medicine in the United States?
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded her degree in 1849. Rebecca Crumpler is the first black female physician. Born during slavery, she earned her degree in 1864.
300
Zurich is the largest city in what country?
Where is Switzerland?
300
For what movie did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar in for Best Director?
What is Schindler's List?
300
What was limewire?
What is an illegal music download application?
300
What one hit wonder act is behind "Barbie Girl"?
Who is Aqua?
400
How did John Snow halt a cholera epidemic in London?
What is breaking the handle off a water pump?
Snow didn't truly understand the cause of cholera, as microbiology wasn't sufficiently advanced by 1854. But he observed a pattern in the location of the cholera cases, interviewed those families about where they got their drinking water, and acted accordingly.
400
Alnwick Castle in England is used for exterior shots in which film series?
What is Harry Potter?
400
Who actually drew the sketch of Rose in Titanic?
Who is James Cameron?
That famous sketch of a naked Rose wearing the Heart of the Ocean diamond was actually drawn by James Cameron. The film's writer/director is left-handed so he flipped the film to match the right-handed DiCaprio.
400
Who was the first friend everyone made on MySpace?
Who is Tom Anderson?
Thomas Anderson is an American technology entrepreneur and co-founder of the social networking website Myspace, which he founded in 2003 with Chris DeWolfe. He was later president of Myspace and a strategic adviser for the company.
400
What Rolling Stones song title is also a restaurant chain?
What is Ruby Tuesday?
500
What drug was isolated in 1820 from the bark of the cinchona tree?
What is quinine?
Quinine is used to treat malaria, and is on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines. It's also what gives tonic water its bitter flavor.
500
What is the world's longest river?
What is the Nile? Nile travels 6,650km (Amazon is longest river by volume, but falls just short in length to the Nile at 6,436km)
500
Who is the all-time highest grossing Hollywood actor in the United States and Canada (per domestic box office reports)?
Who is Samuel L. Jackson?
The cumulative lifetime box office revenue of all movies in which he has had a starring role amounted to about 5.7 billion U.S. dollars as of February 2021, owing mostly to his role as Nick Fury in the Marvel film franchise. Robert Downey Jr., also famous for his leading role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, followed closely behind in the ranking of the world’s top-grossing actors at 5.4 billion.
500
This digital game became a global phenomenon after hitting the shelves in Japan in 1996 and required kids to care for a virtual pet and tending to its every needs, with often times the pet dying and game needing to be reset.
What is a Tamagotchi?
500
Which country singer recorded two of his best selling albums while in prison?
Who is Johnny Cash?
He began performing concerts at prisons in the late 1950s. He played his first famous prison concert in January 1958, at San Quentin State Prison. His performances led to a pair of highly successful live albums, "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison" (1968) and "Johnny Cash at San Quentin" (1969). Both live albums reached number one on the Billboard country album music chart and the latter crossed over to reach the top of the Billboard pop album chart.