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100

Consulting detective and his flatmate, a war veteran and doctor

Who is Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?

100

It stands for LOL

What is Laugh Out Loud?

100

A unit that is used to measure the power of engines and motors or the power that a horse gives when pulling

What is a horsepower?

100

The movie where he said: "ET phone home."

What is ET?

100

This event is the center of the best supported theory of our universe's origin which was born of the observation that other galaxies are moving away from our own at great speed in all directions, as if they had all been propelled by an ancient explosive force. 

What is the Big Bang?

200

A sponge and a starfish under the sea

Who are Spongebob and Patrick?

200

A close non-sexual relationship between two men

What is a bromance?

200

This vehicle component takes power from the engine and delivers it to the wheels to help power your vehicle. It is responsible for making sure the right amount of power goes to the wheels so it can operate at a given speed. There are 2 types of this vehicle component. Which type requires extensive driver input, such a stepping on a clutch pedal and using a stick shift to accelerate and decelarate their vehicle? 

What is a manual transmission?

200

It means "No worries."

What is Hakuna Matata?

200

This technology company started in a garage, based on the friendship between college dropouts Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs 

What is Apple?

300

The dark knight and boy wonder

Who are Batman and Robin?

300

 It is a type of metadata tag used on social networks such as Twitter and Instagram and other microblogging services. It lets users apply dynamic, user-generated tagging that helps other users easily find messages with a specific theme or content.

What is a hashtag?

300

A fictional character in the Star Wars franchise designed as a protocol droid intended to assist in etiquette, customs, and translation, boasting that he is "fluent in over six million forms of communication"

What is C3PO?

300

This 34-letter word was the title of a song in a musical fantasy movie about a nanny who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's dynamic.

What is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?

300

This invention has a tempestuous reputation as a symbol of male dominance today, forcing women to wear an uncomfortable piece of clothing. Ironically, they were originally invented by a woman, Mary Phelps Jacob to liberate women. She'd had enough of wearing a corset--an incredibly stiff article of clothing designed to slim the waist, accentuate the breasts, and making normal breathing impossible. 

What is a bra?

400

They are jumping plumbers in Mushroom Kingdom

Who are Mario and Luigi?

400

A pictorial representation of a facial expression using characters—usually punctuation marks, numbers, and letters—to express a person's feelings or mood, or as a time-saving method

What is an emoticon (or emoji)?

400

Simple machines are devices or tools with few or no mechanical moving parts or tools that make work easier. A door on hinges is this type of machine.

What is a lever?

400

Gollum referred to the One Ring as "My Precious." in this movie.

What is Lord of the Rings The Two Towers?

400

The scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection is in this piece of scientific literature and is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.

What is On the Origin of the Species?

500

Rolling Stone ranked them number 3 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time, and won a Grammy Record of the Year in 1969 for "Mrs. Robinson"

Who are Simon and Garfunkel?

500

If you’ve kept up with the latest political headlines and aren't afraid to have an opinion against them, you’re likely “_________.”

What is woke?

500

Magnetrons were used in World War II to detect enemy ships. Dr. Percy Spencer, an engineer with Raytheon Corporation, was testing a magnetron for defense research when he discovered that the candy bar in his pocket melted. This intrigued him and led him to experiment with popcorn, eggs, etc. Magnetrons today are common in households. Where can you find one?

What is a microwave oven?

500

In the movie Dead Poet's Society, Mr. Keating tells his students to call him by a particular phrase. Near the end of the film, as he leaves the classroom for the last time, his students stand on their desks and pay him tribute by saying these famous words, based on a Walt Whitman poem about Abraham Lincoln.

What is "Oh Captain, my captain"?

500

From Greek Mythology, she was one of the primoridal elemental deities born at the dawn of creation--the great mother of all creation, goddess of the earth. The heavenly gods were descended from her through her union with Uranus (Sky), the sea-gods from her union with Pontos (Sea), the Gigantes (Giants) from her mating with Tartaros (the Pit), and mortal creatures born directly from her earthy flesh.

What is Gaia?

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