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100

"Where it began, I can't begin to know it."

What is "Sweet Caroline?"

100

"Scoop of chocolate, scoop of vanilla - don't waste my time."

What is City Slickers?

100

This blue and white robot is only selected to work on Owen Lars' moisture farm after another astromech droid's motivator fails, allowing him to deliver an important message from Princess Leia Organa to Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Who is R2-D2?

100

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is written about the meat-packing industry in this Midwestern city, which is also the home city of the current Dean of the University of the Incarnate Word's Rosenberg School of Optometry.

Where is Chicago?

100

These objects at the centers of galaxies are so dense that their gravity prevents even light from escaping beyond their event horizon.

What are black holes?

200

"They had green alligators and long neck geese, some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees."

What is "The Unicorn?"

200

"Even the vegetables don't like him!"

What is The Muppet Christmas Carol?

200

This is the name of the caretaker of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, whose cat is named Mrs. Norris.

Who is Argus Filch?

200

Not only has it seen almost every coronation of the monarchy of England and been the final resting place of Charles Darwin, Oliver Cromwell, and Stephen Hawking, but John also fell asleep here once.

Where is Westminster Abbey?

200

Named for their illuminated, fleshy growth which they shine in deep sea darkness to lure in prey, this type of fish can sometimes reproduce with males latching on to the females as parasites.

What are anglerfish?

300

"The ten dollar founding father without a father got a lot farther by working a lot harder. By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter."

What is "Alexander Hamilton" from the musical Hamilton?

300

"Down, down, down, down, down. QUACK! Down, down, down, down, down. QUACK! QUACK!"

What is Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius?

300

In Doctor Who's second series episode, "Love and Monsters" it is made clear that the twin planet of Clom is this Slitheen homeworld.

What is Raxacoricofallapatorius?

300

Alexander the Great fought the Battle of Jaxartes against the Scythians in this present-day nation state, which is home to the best chocolate in Central Asia, maybe the world.

Where is Kazakhstan?

300

This geological category of rock is formed over time from compacted deposits of silt, sand, and particles on the floors of oceans.

What is sedimentary rock?

400

"Smoke gets in your eyes, but only people make you cry"

What is "Wandrin' Star?"

400

"Because we thought we were in Panama!"

What is Sahara?

400

In Star Trek: Voyager, the titular ship's Chief of Security and "Chief Morale Officer" were accidentally combined in a transporter accident into this singular personality amalgam.

Who is Tuvix?

400

Mieszko I of Poland was said to have been baptized in this city, whose old zoo allows visitors a frighteningly close look at big cats and piranhas.

Where is Poznan?

400

This slippery polytetrafluoroethylene was originally developed in experiments around refrigerants. It serves a much better purpose on your pans than in your refrigerator under this commercial name.

What is Teflon?

500

In Schoolhouse Rock, this high-flying gal "travels like a rocket with her comet team" and helpfully shows you the many bodies that inhabit our solar system.

Who is Interplanet Janet?

500

"Even though we had never before met, I always considered you as a father to me "

What is Galaxy Quest?

500

Buffy Summers' grave in Buffy the Vampire Slayer notably indicates that "she saved the world a lot;" Buffy may have had only one grave, but she actually died this many times.

What is three times?

  1. The Master bites her and she drowns, momentarily, in "Prophecy Girl"

  2. She sacrifices herself for Dawn in "The Gift"

  3. She's shot by Warren and once she's rushed onto the operating table, her heart flat lines momentarily in "Seeing Red"

500

Originally a Tlingit fishing camp site, this Alaskan village has developed into a tourism hub housing canoeing activities which are prone to being commandeered from incompetent teenagers by powerful moms.

Where is Ketchikan?

500

This eukaryotic organelle, often called "the powerhouse of the cell," converts sugars into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which powers many functions of the cell.

What is the mitochondrion?

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