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100
Who’s the famous boxer that says he “Floats like a butterfly and sting like a bee”?
Muhammad Ali
100
Which 20th century Mexican artist contracted polio as a child?
Frida Kahlo
100
In what country was Mahatma Gandhi born?
India
100
"Say 'hello' to my little friend!' is a famous quote from which crime movie?
Scarface (1983)
100
What is the loudest insect in the world?
The Cicada
100
What Canadian retail business, now a department store in modern day Canada, started as a fur trading company that traded with Indigenous Canadians starting in the 17th century? HINT: It was named for a large bay that touches four provinces.
Hudson's Bay Company
200
"The Run for the Roses" and "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" are both colloquial names for a horse race that occurs on the first Saturday of May in which U.S. State?
Hint: The “state name” Derby.
Kentucky
200
Which famous painter painted this painting called Nenuphars?
Claude Monet
200
How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?
Four (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy)
200
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" is a quote from which classic Disney film?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
200
What is the most common type of insect in the world?
Ants
200
What American company is the world's largest pharmaceutical company by revenues? With over $70 billion in 2017 revenues, the company features the stock ticker "JNJ."
Johnson & Johnson
300
Arguably the second-most popular in the world after soccer, what lucky sport has defensive positions named gully, silly mid-off, and deep mid wicket?
Cricket
300
Which Renaissance artist painted this masterpiece 'Salvator Mundi', which sold for $407 million at auction in 2017?
Leonardo da Vinci
300
Where was Adolf Hitler born?
Austria
300
"Hasta la vista, baby' is a famous quote from which movie?
Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991)
300
What is the scorpion's mating dance called? HINT: If you were in Melissa's Bugs class this week, you saw a demonstration!
"Promenade a deux"
300
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger are responsible for launching what website in 2001? The site brands itself on its homepage as "The Free Encyclopedia."
Wikipedia
400
PING, Callaway, Cobra, and TaylorMade are all companies that mainly manufacture equipment used to play what sport?
Golf
400
Which Dutch painter cut off his own ear?
Vincent Van Gogh
400
Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?
Marco Polo
400
"Stupid is as Stupid does!"
Forrest Gump
400
What is the largest type of insect in the world?
The goliath beetle
400
Rice-A-Roni, Cap'n Crunch, and Life Cereals are all food brands owned by what company?
Quaker Oats
500
Although timeouts, clock stoppages, and touchdowns make it last longer, what is the official duration of one quarter of NFL football?
15 minutes
500
Andy Warhol was born in which US state?
Pennsylvania
500
Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
500
"Wilsooonnnnn!!!"
Castaway
500
How much honey can a beehive produce in one year?
a) 60 pounds
b) 12 pounds
c) 48 pounds
a) 60 pounds
500
What hairstyle is popularly associated with the phrase "business in front, party in the back"?
The Mullet