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100

This planet appears red because it is covered in rust. 

What is MARS?

100

One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in this city.

What is BABYLON.

100

This famous author wrote the novel Anna Karenina.

Who is COUNT LEO TOLSTOY.

100

This famous inventor is credited with inventing scissors.

Who is LEONARDO DA VINCI?

100

The capital of Japan.

What is TOKYO.

200

The largest variety of black hole.

What is a SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE.

200

 In this year, John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

When is 1963.

200

These fantasy characters of J. R. R. Tolkien's inhabit the world of Middle Earth.

What are the HOBBITS.

200

This machine was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. 

What is the MICROWAVE.

200

The length of an Olympic swimming pool (in meters).

What is 50 METERS.

300

In Earth years, this is how old the universe is.

What is 13.8 BILLION years

300

This famous battle took place on Sunday, June 18th, 1815.

What is THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.

300

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, this was the name of the farm's pig leader.

What is NAPOLEON.

300

Alexander Graham Bell's rival for the patent for the telephone. 

Who was ELISHA GRAY.

300

The largest French speaking city outside of France.

What is MONTREAL?

400

The antimatter opposite of a neutron. 

What is an antineutron?

400

In this country, the Easter Rising took place in 1916?

What is IRELAND.

400

In L. Frank Baum’s original 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this was the color of Dorothy’s shoes.

What is SILVER.

400

Thomas Edison received a patent for a unique type of cigar with this special quality. 

What BURNS FOREVER? (It didn't work):

400

The captain on Cap’n Crunch cereal.

Who is Horatio Magellan Crunch?

500

The coldest known place in the universe.

What is the Boomerang Nebula?

500

These seven U.S. states seceded and formed the original Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.

What are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas.

500

This is the first line of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

What is, "Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes."

500

These objects, most often used in circuses or street performances, were invented by French shepherds to move through the marshlands. 

What are STILTS?

500

The technical name for the hashtag symbol. 

What is an OCTOTHORPE? 

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