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100
What is the chemical symbol for iron?
Fe
100
Who delivered the speech with the iconic words "I have a dream"?
Martin Luther King Jr
100
Who was known as the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
100
Which 1997 film features the hit single 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion?
Titanic
100
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
200
What number is considered to be a neutral PH value?
7
200
What conflict was known as 'The War to End All Wars'?
World War I
200
What is the pitch-correction software called which is now seen as the industry standard?
Auto-Tune
200
What is the name of the fictional land in which Frozen takes place?
Arendelle
200
The tale of which mythological Greek character coined the phrase 'flew too close to the sun'?
(+100 bonus points if you can also name the father of this character)
Icarus
Bonus points: Daedalus
300
What branch of biology studies animals?
Zoology
300
Which invention from 1440 led to the accelerated production of of books, pamphlets and the like?
The Printing Press
300
Which band's famous album features a prism refracting light on the cover?
(+100 points if you can name the album's name as well.)
Pink Floyd
Bonus points: Dark Side of the Moon
300
From which film is the quote "You're gonna need a bigger boat"?
Jaws
300
What was the first animal to be cloned?
A sheep
400
What is an indirect reference to another work or person called?
(recall the lesson on literary techniques...)
Allusion
400
Who was the first human in space?
Yuri Gagarin
400
Dave Grohl, the guitarist and singer of the Foo Fighters, played the drums in which famous grunge rock band?
Nirvana
400
What is the highest-grossing movie of all time?
James Cameron's Avatar
400
Which country has the highest amount of islands in the world?
Sweden (counting 267.570 islands)
500
In what exact year did the Berlin wall fall?
1989
500
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the east to the west?
The Silk Road
500
Which correctional facility did Johnny Cash famously perform for?
Folsom Prison
500
Which non-Western film won the 2020 Oscars for best picture? (+100 points if you can name the director)
Bong Joon-Ho's Parasite
500
How do we call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
(Alternatively: a 'colony' or 'stand' of flamingos)