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100

What is the name of the coffee shop in the sitcom Friends?

What is Central Perk?

100

Best-selling author of Walk in Their Shoes and the Founder, President and CEO of buildOn. At home or abroad, their goal is to break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy through service and education. Inspired by their own travels to some of the most under-resourced countries in the world and their experiences living in Harlem, quickly derailed his fast-track career in corporate finance at GE to dedicate their life to buildOn.

Who is Jim Ziolkowski?

100

Paul McCartney’s middle name.

What is Paul? —his real name is James Paul McCartney 

100

Which movie is the highest grossing film of all time (not taking into account inflation)?

What is Avengers: End Game?

200

The Netflix dating reality TV show features people falling in love without actually seeing one another at first?

What is Love is Blind?

200

The buildOn movement is powered by passionate people from all walks of life who are committed to ending poverty through service and education was founded in?

What is 1991?

200

Which artist made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammys' four main categories?

Who is Billie Eilish?

200

Which day of the year is known as Star Wars Day?

What is May 4?

300

The first cable television series to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series?

What is The Sopranos?

300

Through our Service Learning Programs, students in some of America’s most under-resourced high schools are empowered to take on the most pressing issues in their communities through direct action. We are?

What is buildOn US?

300

CREAM was an acronym for what in the 1994 Wu Tang Clan hit?

What is Cash Rules Everything Around Me?

300

Who is the first (and so far, only) Disney princess with a tattoo?

Who is Pocahontas?

400

What TV show is based off a Margaret Atwood novel?

What is Handmaid's Tale?

400

We empower villages in some of the world’s economically poorest countries to take the lead in bringing education to their communities. Every two days we’re constructing a new school in eight countries including Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali, Malawi, Nepal, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Senegal. To date, we have built more than 2,000 schools.

What is buildOn Global?

400

In what year did MTV (Music Television) premiere?

What is 1981?

400

Which movie did not debut in 1982: Back to the Future, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist or Porky's?


What is Back to the Future (1985)?

500

The biggest original series ever with 142 million households watching in the first four weeks.

What is Squid Game?

500

Whether you’re spending the day serving locally with buildOn students, or buildOn’s fully immersive experiences to give your organization the opportunity to make a meaningful, lasting impact. By serving with young changemakers, sharing your skills, and serving in your community or abroad, we can build a better future for all.

What is an immersion?

500

Whitney Houston famously covered “I Will Always Love You”—who sang the original?

Who is Dolly Parton?

500

In 1995, the first ever completely computer generated film came out in 1995. What was it?

What is Toy Story?

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