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High School English
Potpourri
100

Who is the former Harvard student whose work is detailed in The "Social Network"?

Mark Zuckerberg

100

Which country singer wrote Whitney Houston's classic, "I Will Always Love You"? 

Dolly Parton

100

What disease commonly infects children with an itchy rash?

Chicken pox

100

What American classic details life in the Roaring 20s?

The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

100

What powerful tool was invented by Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel prizes?

Dynamite

200
Who is the media mogul whose production studio is their first name spelled backwards?

Oprah Winfrey (Harpo Productions)

200

What Prince album shares a name with an Oscar-winning film?

Purple Rain

200

What disease that can cause long term memory issues and fatigue is transmitted by tick bites?

Lyme Disease

200

What Shakespearean classic served as the inspiration for Disney's the Lion King?

Hamlet

200

What country consumes the most chocolate per capita?

Switzerland

300

Which automotive company founder taught himself computer programming at age 9?

Elon Musk

300

What song for the Charles Angels (2001)soundtrack spent 11 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100? 

Independent Women (By Destiny's Child)

300

What disease causes an inflammation of the brain and includes symptoms like the fear of water? 

Rabies

300

What Greek epic follows a man's journey home after the Trojan war?

The Odyssey (Homer)

300

What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?

Aglet

400

Which company that helps customers understand their DNA was founded by Anne Wojcicki and Linda Avey?

23andMe

400

Who recorded two of his best-selling albums in prison?

Johnny Cash

400

What disease famously left Helen Keller deaf and blind?

Scarlet Fever

400

What book's titular character is a pig's head on a spike?

The Lord of the Flies (William Golding)

400

What was the first toy to be advertised on television?

Mr. Potato Head

500

Rowland Hussey, who is also credited with inventing the price tag, founded what famous department store?

Macy's

500

Which artist's album was the first commercial music compact disc (CD)to be sold in the United States?

Bruce Springsteen

500

What disease has been treated by chicken soup since the 12th century?

Common Cold

500

What novel features a one sentence chapter of a boy mourning his mother?

As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)

500

What animal name literally means pig-fish?

Porpoise

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