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This penguin species is the smallest of its kind, with an intuitive name.

What is the little penguin?

400

This Greek philosopher is considered the father of marine biology, as he recorded many observations about the marine life around the island of Lesbos.

Who was Aristotle?

400

Now a multinational consumer electronics and video game company, this Japanese company was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, and it originally sold hanafuda playing cards.

What is Nintendo?

400

This alternate to the Roman Catholic Church is headquartered in Istanbul, but the church still calls it Constantinople.

What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?

400

It is illegal to own only one of this animal in Switzerland, as they are prone to loneliness.

What is a guinea pig?

800

This New Zealand-based bird's name comes from the Maori language. Their eggs are about six times the size of those of other birds of the same size.

What is the kiwi?
800

Phytoplankton are microscopic autotrophs that obtain their energy through this biological process.

What is photosynthesis?

800

This best-selling 1984 video game has two rare versions that are widely sought by collectors: the Tengen edition, of which there were only 100,000 produced, and the Sega edition, of which there are only 10.

What is "Tetris"?

800

This paganistic religion is categorized both as a new religious movement and an occultist branch of Western esotericism. Though it had a High Priestess in its early years, it no longer has any central authority or set of rules.

What is Wicca?

800
Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin plotted to assassinate this star of American western films.

Who was John Wayne?

1200

This bird's name may be construed as humorous, but they come in six different species, two of which are denoted by the color of their feet.

What is a booby?

1200

These horror movie-esque fish have an astonishing level of sexual dimorphism: the females are large and can grow to up to 39 centimeters long, while males rarely exceed 3 centimers.

What is the anglerfish?

1200

This world-famous fighting game franchise was originally developed by four developers in only ten months' time. 

What is "Mortal Kombat"?

1200

These groups of African-Americans believe themselves to be the true descendants of the ancient Israelites, and they often practice a syncretism of Judaism and Christianity.

Who are the Black Hebrew Israelites?

1200
This electronic reading device is also an alternate term for a litter when it comes to cats.

What is "kindle"?

1600

Though the Linnean classification system, the fact that they lay eggs and are descended from dinosaurs classifies birds as these according to the Phylogenetic taxonomic system.

What are reptiles?

1600

This phylum contains over 9,000 species, including jellyfish, corals, and anemones. It is generally divided into two body types: polyps and medusae.

What is Cnidaria?

1600

This 1982 Atari video game was so widely hated that copies of it were found buried in the New Mexico desert.

What is "E.T the Extra-Terrestrial"?

1600
This ancient Iranian religion may have influenced the messianism and monotheism of the Abrahamic religions.
What is Zoroastrianism?
1600

Despite supplying 95% of the world's bourbon, Kentucky's state drink of choice is this.

What is milk?

2000

A baby puffin is called this.

What is a puffling?

2000

These vibrantly-colored fish produce up to 85% of the sand that builds up reef islands, such as those in the Maldives. There are 80 identified species of them.

What are parrotfish?

2000
This Oscar winner for Best Actor in 1994 and 1995 was considered for the role of Luigi in the 1992 "Super Mario Bros." film, but a string of box office failures prevented him from landing the role, which ultimately went to John Leguizamo.

Who is Tom Hanks?

2000

This Hinduism-based new religious movement moved from India to Wasco County, Oregon, where they were an immediate source of controversy. They became especially infamous for poisoning 751 people with salmonella in an attempted bioterror attack intended to rig the local election in favor of their party. They also ran the largest wiretapping operation ever unearthed.

What is the Rajneesh movement?

2000

The strategy-based board game Chinese checkers was actually invented in this Western European country in 1892.

What is Germany?

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