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100

This 2010 Christopher Nolan film explores dreams within dreams.

What is Inception?

100

This empire was ruled by Genghis Khan in the 13th century.

What is the Mongol Empire?

100

This basketball legend won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.  

Who is Michael Jordan?

100

This gas makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.

What is nitrogen?


100

The more you take away from me, the bigger I get.

What is a hole?

200

This American mockumentary sitcom is set at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

What is The Office?

200

This French military leader crowned himself Emperor in 1804.

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

200

This country hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics.

What is the United Kingdom?

200

This scientist developed the theory of general relativity.

Who is Albert Einstein?

200

I have keys but no locks, space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside.

What is a keyboard?

300

This American talk show host was the first Black woman billionaire.

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

300

This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

This American boxer was nicknamed “The Greatest” and lit the Olympic torch in Atlanta in 1996.  

Who is Muhammad Ali?  

300

This particle, discovered in 2012 at CERN, is often called the “God particle.”

What is the Higgs boson?


300

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind.

What is an echo?

400

This HBO drama, often called one of the greatest TV series of all time, follows Baltimore’s drug trade through the eyes of both law enforcement and dealers.

What is The Wire?

400

This 14th‑century pandemic killed millions across Europe and was known as the “Black Death.”

What is the Bubonic Plague?

400

This tennis player has won the most Grand Slam singles titles in history.

Who is Novak Djokovic?

400

This theoretical physicist is known for his work on black holes and authored A Brief History of Time.

Who is Stephen Hawking?


400

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water.

What is a map?


500

This British band’s 1997 album OK Computer is considered one of the most influential records of the modern era.

Who is Radiohead?

500

This ancient civilization developed cuneiform writing, one of the earliest systems of writing.

What is Mesopotamia?

500

This Brazilian driver tragically died during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Who is Ayrton Senna?

500

This Italian scientist improved the telescope and confirmed that Jupiter has moons.

Who is Galileo Galilei?

500

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for long.

What is your breath?

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