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100
What has hands but can not clap?
A clock
100
For what did Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Ending the Russo-Japanese War
100
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine triphosphate
100
What does IQ stand for?
Intelligence Quotient
100
PEACH is to HCAEP as 46251 is to:
15264
200
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M".
200
Which amendment limits the president to two terms and a maximum of ten years in office?
22nd
200
Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
200
Lake Champlain is located in Vermont and in which other state?
New York
200
Mary, who is sixteen years old, is four times as old as her brother. How old will Mary be when she is twice as old as her brother?
24
300
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
Nothing
300
In December 1937, Japan sunk what American ship in Chinese waters?
Panay
300
True or False: Humans will shrink if they go into space?
False
300
What is the official language of Egypt?
Arabic
300
A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
The third
400
I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
400
Which WWII battle halted Japan's eastern advancement?
Battle of Midway
400
True or false – is lightning 3 times hotter than the Sun?
True
400
How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth?
8 minutes
400
Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was situated approximately 50 miles south of modern Baghdad?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
500
If you look you cannot see me. And if you see me you cannot see anything else. I can make anything you want happen, but later everything goes back to normal. What am I?
Your Imagination
500
Who campaigned for president in 1920 from his jail cell?
Eugene Debs
500
Why do bubbles pop?
They get too dry from the surrounding air.
500
In the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy's slippers are red. What color are her slippers in the novel?
Silver
500
What precious stone's name was derived from the Greek word meaning "unconquerable"?
Diamond
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