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Fiction
200

This city hosts the most famous colosseum, which you'll likely see in travel brochures

What is Rome?

200

It's the first show nominated for both outstanding comedy (2014) and outstanding drama (2015)

What is Orange Is the New Black?

200

This U.S. state, the largest by area, lies far to the west of the continental U.S

What is Alaska?
200

In 1969, astronauts transmitted the message “The Eagle has landed” during this mission

What is Apollo 11?

200

This starship is commanded by Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series

What is the Enterprise?

400

hese ancient Roman fighters, often slaves or prisoners of war, battled in arenas like the Colosseum for public entertainment

What is a Gladiator?

400

To shape molten metal, or the furnace used to melt metal

What is Forge?

400

After World War II, the western half of this country became a capitalist democracy aligned with the U.S. and NATO

What is Germany?

400

This inventor made the first successful telephone call in 1876

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

400

This wizard guides the Fellowship and returns after falling in Moria

Who is Gandalf?

600

This French city’s Roman amphitheater is one of the best-preserved in Europe and still hosts events today

What is Nimes?

600

Fill in A D _ _ T and you're this skillfull word

What is Adept?

600

This mountain range forms a natural barrier along the eastern edge of California and Nevada

What is the Sierra Nevada?

600

Secretly recorded conversations in the Oval Office helped expose this 1970s political scandal

What is the Watergate Scandal?

600

This kingdom of men, ruled by Aragorn, is the primary human stronghold in The Lord of the Rings

What is Gondor?

800

Roman emperor Vespasian began construction of the Colosseum, but it was completed under this emperor

Who is Titus?

800

The Credit Mobilier Scandal involved this "Oceanic" railroad company

What is the Union?

800

This alliance of the United States, Canada, and European nations was created to counter Soviet expansion after WWII

What is NATO?

800

This 2021 phone call involved a U.S. president asking Georgia officials to “find” votes

Who is Donald Trump?

800

In Star Trek: The Next Generation, this omnipotent being frequently tests humanity

Who is Q?

1000

The Colosseum’s inaugural games reportedly lasted this many days, the longest known for a Roman amphitheater

What is 100 days?

1000

In 1980 this bureau of the government reported that the west was so settled that no frontier could be said to exist

What is the Census?

1000

In 1944, Allied forces landed on this north western european coast to liberate occupied Europe

What is Normandy?

1000

This phrase, transmitted by Samuel Morse in 1844, was the first official telegraph message

What is "What hath God wrought?"

1000

This creature awakened in the Mines of Moria is described as a “demon of the ancient world.”

What is Balrog?

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