THIS SINGER/SONGWRITER RECENTLY RELEASED AN ALBUM ENTITLED "1989" WHICH FEATURED THE SONGS "BLANK SPACE" AND "SHAKE IT OFF."
WHO IS TAYLOR SWIFT?
100
HEATH LEDGER WON A POSTHEMOUS ACADEMY AWARD FOR HIS PERFORMANCE AS THE ARCHETYPAL VILLAIN IN THIS 2008 CHRISTOPHER NOLAN FILM.
WHAT IS "THE DARK KNIGHT"?
100
IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS AWARD-WINNING ALBUMS, THIS ARTIST'S VOICE HAS ALSO BEEN FEATURED IN MCDONALD'S AND APPLE COMMERCIALS.
WHO IS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE?
100
THIS CITY, IN ADDITION TO HAVING HOSTED A NUMBER OF WORLD CUP SOCCER GAMES, WILL PLAY HOST TO THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS.
WHAT IS RIO DE JANIERO?
100
THIS SPECIAL CHARACTER IS OFTEN PLACED BEFORE WORDS AND PHRASES TO POPULARIZE SLOGANS AND MAKE POSTS MORE SOCIAL MEDIA FRIENDLY.
WHAT IS THE "HASHTAG"?
200
THIS ACTOR MADE A CAMEO IN THE 2014 FILM, "PK" AND ALSO WON THE FILMFARE IN 2012 FOR HIS PERFORMANCE AS A MUTE MAN.
WHO IS RANBIR KAPOOR?
200
THIS BOLLYWOOD SUPERHIT FEATURED AN HERMES BIRKIN BAG AS A CHARACTER TRAVELING THROUGH THE SPANISH COUNTRYSIDE.
WHAT IS "ZINDAGI NA MILENGI DOBARA"?
200
THIS ALBUM, RECORDED BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE FILMFARE AWARD FOR PLAYBACK SINGER, CHARTED IN FOURTEEN COUNTRIES AND BECAME THE FASTEST-SELLING ASIAN POP RECORD IN THE EARLY 80'S, WHEN THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED.
WHAT IS "DISCO DEWAANE"?
200
THIS CITY IS HOME TO THE COMPANY THAT NOW PRODUCES BEATS IN ADDITION TO APPLES.
WHAT IS CUPERTINO, CA?
200
JON HAMM SERVED AS SPOKESPERSON FOR THIS GERMAN CAR BRAND WHICH HAS THE SLOGAN, "THE BEST, OR NOTHING."
WHAT IS MERCEDES-BENZ?
300
THIS "PARKS AND RECREATION" STAPLE HIT BOX OFFICE GOLD WITH HIS HI-JINKS AND WIT IN THIS SUMMER'S MARVEL CLASSIC.
WHO IS CHRIS PRATT?
300
THIS MOVIE FEATURED A "TRUE DETECTIVE" AND A "30 SECONDS TO MARS" SINGER, BOTH OF WHOM WON ACADEMY AWARDS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES.
WHAT IS "DALLAS BUYERS CLUB"?
300
THE YOUNGEST OF THE DYNAMIC ALPHABET-BELTING QUINTET RELEASED THIS EARLY 80'S CLASSIC ALBUM, WHICH IS STILL THE BEST SELLING OF ALL TIME.
WHAT IS "THRILLER"?
300
THIS CITY, SITTING ON THE EAST BANK OF THE HOOGLI RIVER, WAS THE WORKPLACE FOR THE FAMOUS 19TH CENTURY SAINT OF INDIA, ALSO REGARDED BY MANY AS AN INCARNATION OF GOD ON EARTH.
WHAT IS DAKSHINESHWAR?
300
CURRENTLY THE FURTHEST MAN-MADE OBJECT FROM EARTH, THIS VESSEL IS CARRYING A GOLDEN RECORD WITH THE WORD "HELLO" RECORDED IN THE WORLD'S 55 MOST POPULAR LANGUAGES.
WHAT IS THE VOYAGER 1?
400
BEFORE AISHWARYA RAI, THIS ACTRESS WOOED NAWAAB SULTAN AS THE TITLE CHARACTER IN A 1980'S BOLLYWOOD CLASSIC.
WHO IS REKHA?
400
THIS 1988 HINDI BLOCKBUSTER INTRODUCED TO THE SILVER SCREEN A RECEIPIENT OF SEVEN FILMFARE AWARDS WHO IS STILL REIGNING SUPREME TODAY.
WHAT IS "QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK"?
400
OFTEN SPOTTED ALONGSIDE FREQUENT COLLABORATOR A.R. RAHMAN, THIS SOUTH INDIAN MUSICIAN DELIVERED A TED TALK IN 2009 ON RHYTHYM'S OMNIPOTENCE.
WHO IS SIVAMANI?
400
THIS PROVINCE IS CONSIDERED HOLY LAND BY RABBIS, IMAMS, AND PRIESTS.
WHAT IS JERUSALEM?
400
FEMALES OF THIS SPECIES, KNOWN FOR THEIR INABILITY TO JUMP, SHARE TERMS WITH BOVINE FEMALES.
WHAT ARE ELEPHANTS?
500
THIS METHOD ACTOR WON THE 1991 FILMFARE FOR BEST ACTING IN A NEGATIVE ROLE FOR HIS PERFORMANCE IN "SADAK."
WHO IS SADASHIV AMRAPURKAR?
500
IN THIS BOLLYWOOD CLASSIC, OUR HERO WALKS FROM ALLAHABAD TO BOMBAY AS HE HUMS ABOUT HIS SHOES, PANTS, AND TOP HAT.
WHAT IS "SHREE 420"?
500
THIS ARTIST RECORDED THE ENTIRETY OF HIS RECENT ALBUM IN PARIS, FRANCE, WHERE HE COLLABORATED WITH AN AMALGAM OF FRENCH INDUSTRIAL DJS, CLASSICAL MAESTROS, AND THE FRONT MAN OF A HUGELY POPULAR MIDWESTERN ALTERNATIVE BAND.
WHO IS KANYE WEST?
500
SECOND IN SIZE ONLY TO THE QUIRINAL PALACE OF ROME, THIS RESIDENCE HAS PLAYED HOME TO VICEROYS AND SUBSEQUENT LEADERS AFTER THE CAPITAL WAS MOVED.
WHAT IS THE RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN?
500
THIS EXPENSIVE SPICE IS NATIVE TO GREECE AND SOUTHWEST ASIA AND IS USED IN DISHES RANGING FROM ITALIAN TO FRENCH TO SOUTH ASIAN.