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This canyon system is one of the deepest in the world, carved primarily by the Colorado River in the United States.

What is the Grand Canyon?

100

This individual's revolutionary printing process dramatically accelerated the dissemination of information and knowledge, fundamentally altering education and public discourse across continents.

Who is Johannes Gutenberg?

100

This small, triangular fried pastry, often filled with spiced potatoes and peas, is a beloved savory snack served throughout India and beyond.

What is a Samosa?

100

This film industry, based primarily in Mumbai, is globally recognized for its elaborate musical numbers, vibrant costumes, and often dramatic storylines, making it the world's largest producer of films by volume.

What is Bollywood?

100

This Dutch Master is renowned for his dramatic use of light and shadow, and his emotionally resonant portraits and self-portraits, including "The Night Watch."

Who is Rembrandt?

200

The Brandenburg Gate is an iconic landmark located in this European capital city.

What is Berlin?

200

This British mathematician is considered by many to be the first computer programmer.

Who is Ada Lovelace?

200

 This savory pastry, often crescent-shaped, is a common snack in Latin America, filled with various ingredients like meat, cheese, or vegetables. 

What is an Empanada?

200

This iconic 1990s sitcom, primarily set in a New York City coffee shop, chronicled the lives of six young adults navigating friendship, careers and romance.

What is Friends?

200

This French master's sculptural forms captured raw human emotion and profound psychological states. His most iconic figure became a universal symbol of intellectual contemplation.

Who is Auguste Rodin?

300

This vital artificial sea-level waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

What is the Suez Canal?  

300

This Polish-French physicist and chemist was the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields.

Who is Marie Curie?

300

This South Asian rice dish, often considered a complete meal, is characterized by its distinct layers of flavored basmati rice and marinated meat or vegetables, slow-cooked together using a "dum" technique.

What is Biryani?

300

This South Korean film became the first non-English language movie to win the Academy Award for best picture in 2020.

What is Parasite?

300

Following a critical reception of his First Symphony, this Russian composer and virtuoso pianist suffered a significant creative block, from which he recovered after undergoing hypnotherapy and psychological treatment.

Who is Sergei Rachmaninoff?

400

Often called the "Roof of the World," it is located in Central Asia and is bordered by the Himalayan Mountain range to its south.

What is the Tibetan Plateau?

400

First emerging in the late 16th or early 17th century, this invention dramatically expanded the limits of human perception, fundamentally transforming the fields of biology, medicine and material science.

What is the microscope?

400

This traditional Moroccan stew gets its name from the earthenware pot it's cooked in, typically containing meat, poultry, or fish, along with vegetables and spices.

What is Tagine?

400

First launched in 2008, this annual event transformed cricket into a global pop culture event by fusing professional sports with Bollywood celebrity, high production value and a dynamic, short-format game.

What is the Indian Premier League (IPL)?

400

This Baroque painter's dramatic use of chiaroscuro profoundly influenced Western art.

Who is Caravaggio?

500

These two rivers make up the “Cradle of Civilization.”

What is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

500

This foundational treatise, compiled in ancient Greece, systematically developed geometry, profoundly shaping scientific thought and educational curricula for over two millennia.

What is Euclid's Elements?

500

This hearty soup from West Africa, particularly popular in Nigeria and Ghana, is made with groundnuts (peanuts) and various meats or fish. 

What is Groundnut Soup (or Peanut Soup)?

500

Released in 2016, this mobile game had players walking around real locations to catch creatures using augmented reality.

What is Pokémon GO?

500

This English playwright and composer is known for his operettas, including "The Pirates of Penzance" and "H.M.S. Pinafore."

Who is Arthur Sullivan?

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