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100
In which city was Pope Leo XIV born?

Chicago

100

The catastrophic nuclear disaster occurring in 1986 took place in which country?

Ukraine (Chernobyl)

100

Who played one of the lead roles in the popular Disney movie Frozen, also starring in the original broadway cast of Wicked?

Idina Menzel

100

What is the name of the highest mountain in Africa?

Mt Kilimanjaro

100

Which element on the periodic table is also known as the king of poisons

Arsenic

200

The first animal to orbit the earth in space was...? 

Laika - a dog from Russia

200

Australia went to war with which native bird in 1932?

Emu

200
Which Jane Austen book recounts the story of Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth?

Persuasion

200

The Mekong Delta is a complex river system in which country?

Vietnam

200

Crepuscular animals, such as lions or kangaroos, are most active when?

Dawn and dusk


300

Where was William Shakespeare from? (not just country)

Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

300

Who assassinated John F Kennedy?

Lee Harvey Oswald

300

What was the name of Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee?

Bubbles

300

Tripoli is the capital city of which country?

Libya

300

A diamond is composed of which element?

Carbon

400

Who was the longest serving Australian prime minister?

Sir Robert Menzies (18 years, 163 days)
400

What were the names of Christopher Columbus' three ships?

The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

400

Who is the highest selling female artist of all time?

Madonna

400

What country is known as the land of a thousand lakes?

Finland

400

How many bones are in a typical adult human body?

206

500

Who is often called the "father of the atomic bomb"?

J.R Oppenheimer

500

What were the names of King Henry VIII's wives?

Catharine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Katherine Howard, Anne of Cleves, and Katherine Par

500

Who played the titular character in Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman?

Michael Keaton

500

Which sea, located in the Altantic ocean is bordered by only ocean currents (no land boundaries)?

The Sargasso Sea

500

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Venus

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