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Which holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in America but on the second Monday of October in Canada?

Thanksgiving

100

In March of 1938, which famous Abbott and Costello comedy sketch about baseball was nationally broadcasted on the radio?

"Who's on First?"

100

Which Star Wars film had the best opening weekend in the franchise?

Episode VII:  The Force Awakens

($247,966,675)

100

What is the name of a traditional Venetian rowing boat?

Gondola

100

The part of the World Wide Web that is only accessible by means of special software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable.

Dark Web

200

Which Swedish holiday celebrates the summer solstice with activities such as maypoles and eating pickled herring?

Midsummer

200

The Netflix docuseries "Conversations with a Killer" presents the recorded conversation between Special Agent William Hammier of the FBI Behavior Analysis Unit and which serial killer that confessed to murdering more than 30 women?

Ted Bundy

200
Which 1997 global hit song was almost omitted from the Titanic soundtrack?

"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion

200

Which automobile company was named after a famous electrical engineer?

Tesla

200

The "Kingdom of Hyrule" is the main setting for which classic video game franchise?

The Legend of Zelda

300
This (newest) federal holiday celebrates the end of slavery in Texas which occurred two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. 

Juneteenth (June 19th)

300

The release of a "smoking gun tape" from a sound-activated taping system installed in the Oval Office destroyed which former president politically?

Richard Nixon (Watergate Scandal)

300

DAILY DOUBLE:  Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland have all portrayed which superhero on the big screen?

Spider-Man

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300

This road racing cyclist won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but had his titles revoked after a doping scandal.

Lance Armstrong

300
In a 1999 science fiction action film of the same name, humans are unknowingly trapped in simulated reality called...  

The Matrix

400
Which federal holiday always occurs on the first Monday of September?

Labor Day

400

What is the title of Nirvana's debut album which famously cost only $606 to record in the studio?

Bleach

400

What is the (lifetime) highest grossing movie of all time? 

Avatar

400

Who was the first woman in space as a crew member on the Space Shuttle Challenger?

Sally Ride

400

Facebook recently teased their plans for making a social environment using augmented and virtual reality to connect people in a digital space called... 

the Metaverse

500
This annual 15-day festival in China begins with the new moon that occurs sometime between January 21st and February 20th and ends with the following full moon. 

Lunar New Year 

(Chinese New Year)

500

What is the name of the recording technique used in which a message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward?

Backmasking

500

This 1975 Steven Spielberg film is often referred to as the "first Summer blockbuster film" and proved the effectiveness of heavy television advertising prior to release. 

Jaws

500

What aircraft is commonly known as a "Jumbo Jet," has four engines and uses a double deck configuration?

Boeing 747

500

This popular third-party game development software used by AAA studios and indie developers alike was used to create games such as Cuphead, Hearthstone, Hollow Knight, Rust, and Escape from Tarkov.

Unity

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