Words and Meaning
THE NATURAL WORLD
Movies and TV
Popular Culture
COMMON KNOWLEDGE
200

What word means “to briefly look at something”?

Glance

200

What gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere?

Nitrogen

200

Animated TV show featuring a yellow family with a father named Homer?

The Simpsons

200

Long-running Broadway musical that features the song “Memory.”

Cats

200

What color is the circle on the flag of Japan?

Red

400

What does the phrase “on the same page” mean?

In agreement / having the same understanding

400

Which is heavier: a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of steel?

They weigh the same

400

In Die Hard, what is the name of the skyscraper where most of the film takes place?

Nakatomi Plaza

400

In Harry Potter, what is Lord Voldemort’s Muggle birth name?

Tom Riddle

400

How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

26

600

The word “anonymous” comes from Greek roots meaning what?

Without a name

600

Which travels faster: light or sound?

Light

600

What is the name of Ross’s second wife in Friends?

Emily

600

Which singer released the album Thriller in 1982?


Michael Jackson

600

True or False: Champagne can legally be produced anywhere in France

False, only in Champagne region

800

What word can mean both “to guide” and “a type of electrical pathway”?

Conduct

800

How many sides does a hexagon have?

Six

800

Film in which cloned dinosaurs escape a theme park.

Jurrasic Park

800

Which book series features a character named Katniss Everdeen?


The Hunger Games

800

True or False: Peanuts are technically legumes, not nuts.

True

1000

The word “salary” comes from a Latin word referring to payment in what substance?

Salt

1000

Which element has the chemical symbol Na, even though the word doesn’t appear in its English name?

Sodium

1000

Film featuring the quote, “Here’s looking at you, kid.”

Casablanca

1000

Who wrote the line  “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”?


J R R Tolkien

1000

What country produces the most cocoa beans in the world?

Ivory Coast

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