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100

This river runs through Paris and is central to French history.

What is The Seine

100

What force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

What is Gravity

100

Who was the first man to walk on the Moon

Neil armstrong

100

What word means “a word with the opposite meaning”

Antonym

100

What movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1994?

Forrest Gump

200

This country has the most natural lakes in the world

What is Canada 

200

What organ pumps blood throughout the human body?

What is The heart

200

What war ended with the Treaty of Versailles

World War I

200

Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

200

What TV series features the fictional continent of Westeros

Game of Thrones

300

Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this African country.

What is Tanzania

300

What part of the eye controls how much light enters?

The iris

300

What wall fell in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War in Europe?

The Berlin Wall

300

What term refers to the main character of a story

Protagonist

300

What musician is known as “The Boss

Bruce Springsteen

400

This capital city sits at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers.

What is Khartoum

400

What process do plants use to convert sunlight into energy?

What is photosynthesis 

400

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Margaret Thatcher

400

What novel by George Orwell features Big Brother

1984

400

What 1977 science fiction film introduced the character Darth Vader

Star Wars 

500

What mountain range separates Europe and Asia in Russia?

What is The Ural Mountains

500

What type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms?

A covalent bond

500

What empire was ruled by Genghis Khan

The Mongol Empire

500

What Shakespeare play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

Hamlet

500

What long-running TV show is set in the town of Springfield

The Simpsons

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