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Who is often called "the father of the atomic bomb"?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
100
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
100
What do you call a volcano that’s not currently erupting?
Dormant
100
What was the first food ever officially microwaved?
Popcorn
100
In 2000, who starred in the live-action remake of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas?” (Hint: Oddly, not the first time he had a green face in a film!)
Jim Carrey
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What famous Dutch painter cut off his ear during a heated argument with a fellow artist?
Vincent Van Gogh
200
Which US state with two names stretches the farthest South?
New Mexico
200
What do you call the study of weather, climate and the atmosphere?
Meteorology
200
What was the first text message ever sent on December 3, 1992?
"Merry Christmas"
200
Worn regularly by Paris Hilton in the 2000s, the fashion brand Juicy Couture is best known for producing what rhinestoned, velour, two-piece outfits?
Tracksuits
300
How many years did the Hundred Years War last?
116 years
300
What is the second-largest island in the world and is part of Indonesia?
New Guinea
300
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
300
What was the first country to use paper currency?
China
300
Founded by an Australian surfer in California who longed for the soft sheepskin boots of his youth, what American boot brand took off in 2003 after being featured as one of Oprah's "favourite things"?
Ugg
400
Which pandemic affected a third of the world’s population near the end of World War I?
The Spanish Flu
400
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
400
How long is the memory of a goldfish?
At least six months
400
Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?
New Zealand, on September 19, 1893
400
He did not pick up the award in person, but in 2003, Eminem won an Oscar for what song from the movie "8 Mile"?
Lose Yourself
500
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Operation Barbarossa
500
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
500
What are the 4 most common elements in the human body?
By mass, about 96% of our bodies are made of four key elements: oxygen (65%), carbon (18.5%), hydrogen (9.5%) and nitrogen (3.3%).
500
What was the first video on YouTube?
Either title of video or describe the video
On April 23, 2005, “Me at the zoo” went live. It’s a 18-20 second video of YouTube's co-founder Jawed Karin at the San Diego Zoo explaining that elephants have long tusks.
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Real-life Vogue editor Anna Wintour is said to be the inspiration for Miranda Priestly, the HR nightmare of a boss in what 2003 Lauren Weisberger novel that was adapted into a Meryl Streep film?
The Devil Wears Prada
