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100
Which two scientists discovered the molecular structure of DNA?
Francis Crick and James Watson
100
Which literary heroine drives a blue roadster and lives with her father, a criminal attorney.
Nancy Drew
100
What is 100 divided by 4 times 4 divided by 10 divided by 10?
1
100
Name one country in which you would find the Gobi Desert
China, Mongolia
100
Who is the main character in The Inferno?
Dante
200
Biologist E. O Wilson was known for studying and writing about the habits of which insect?
Ant
200
Who has to tell 1,001 stories to the king to keep herself from being killed?
Scheherazade
200
Which of the following is not a prime number but also is not a perfect square? 1, 16, 19, 21, 25
21
200
Which three major bodies of water border Asia?
Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean
200
The teachings of which Roman Catholic saint were condemned in 1277 by the university masters of Paris?
Thomas Aquinas
300
Who said, "God does not play dice with the universe"? That is, everything in the universe exists for a reason, and not by mere accident.
Albert Einstein
300
What enchantress keeps Odysseus on an island with her for seven years, delaying his return to his long-suffering wife?
Calypso
300
Solve this equation in your head: 2[2(8+3) - 4(9-5)] = x
x = 12
300
What is the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze River
300
Name at least one dynasty of Medieval China (600-1300).
Tang, Song, Yuan
400
Who is considered the "father of the scientific method" by emphasizing experimentation, observation, and mathematical analysis to test hypotheses.
Galileo
400
Which supporting Jane Austen character sees her best friend run off with the heir of her father's title?
Elizabeth Elliot
400
What's the total surface area of this rectangular prism:
158 sq in
400
What country is between Thailand and Vietnam?
Laos, Cambodia
400
Which English king eventually became a saint?
Edward the Confessor
500
Bro Man John Michell figured out way back in 1783 that a star might have an escape velocity greater than the speed of light and therefore preventing light from escaping, a modern phenomenon we now call what?
Black Hole
500
Which rich and clever Shakespearean heroine has to save her lover's and his best friend's neck by impersonating a lawyer?
Portia from The Merchant of Venice
500
Which two quadrants would the graph of this line end up in? y = -x?
II and IV
500
Name at least five of the "-stan" countries of Asia
- Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Pakistan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
500
Which Crusade leader’s death while attempting to swim a stream was regarded by Muslims in the Holy Land as an act of God?
Frederick I