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100

The novel is about the three sons of a murdered father who share some degree of involvement in the murder. The book has been highly regarded since its publication, with praise from people such as Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein. 

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Doestoyevsky

100

What is the fiery name given to the famous Civil War General Sherman's military tactics?

APUSH APUSH APUSH

Scorched Earth

100

Once strapped in the black costume and helmet of the Darth Vader we saw in Episodes 4-6, what was/were Darth Vader's first word/s?

"Yes, Master. Where is Padme?"

100

How many strings are there on a cello?

4

100

Who was known for asking readers to "believe it or not"?

Robert Ripley

200

This author wrote "Night" (1955) is the most well known of his works and is a autobiographical account of his experiences first in a ghetto in Poland and then at concentration camps - Auschwitz and Buchenwald. He also delivered a speech at the White House in 1999 called "The Perils of Indifference"

Elie Wiesel
200

What future Soviet dictator was training to be a priest when he got turned on to Marxism?

Joseph Stalin

200

A famous jazz drummer movie featuring a psychotic director who throws chairs, this movie was shot in just 19 days.

Whiplash by Damien Chazelle

200

Which of Shakespeare's plays is Taylor Swift's song "Love Story" about?

Romeo and Juliet
200

We know that Henry VIII of England married several times. How many of his wives shared the name Catherine/Katherine?

3 three
300

Series of tales about a group of knights, scholars, merchants and millers as they set out for Saint Thomas Beckett's shrine they trade stories, name this title "The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tales."

Canterbury

300

Launched in 1973, what was the first space station owned and operated by NASA?

Skylab

300

Which actor played Larry Daley in "Night at the Museum" (2006) and "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" (2009)?

Ben Stiller

300

Who sings the song "The Climb", from the film "Hannah Montana: The Movie"?

Miley Cyrus

300

Which British king died in 1952?

George VI

400

This German-born novelist won the Nobel Prize for his writings, he penned "Steppenwolf" and was deeply interested in Buddhism, even writing "Siddartha"

Hermann Hesse

400

The Camp David Peace Accords, signed by Anwar El Sadat and Menachem Begin in 1978, led to a peace treaty between which two nations in 1979?

Israel and Egypt

400

In the hit anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion", Unit 01 is piloted by Shinji, Unit 02 is piloted by _ _ _ _ _ Langley Soryu

Asuka

400

What band's hit songs include "You Give Love a Bad Name," and "Wanted Dead or Alive"?

Bon Jovi

400

There was a legendary queen, Scheherazade, who told 1001 tales to one King Shahryar. In what country did she live (that technically no longer exists)?

Persia

500

This author engaged in a romantic relationship with Jean Paul Sartre but they never married, this author writes that the life of a woman would be dramatically different if women peed standing up (as a man does).

Simone de Beauvoir

500

The Wars of the Roses were fought to control which country's throne?

England

500

Which actor played Robert Langdon in "The Da Vinci Code" (2005) and "Angels and Demons" (2009)?

Tom Hanks

500

What male singer that recorded a cover of "Putting on the Ritz" in 1982 shares the same name as a food dish?

Taco

500

Which Danish navigator and explorer sailed in 1728 from the Pacific Ocean northward to the Arctic Ocean through the sea that now bears his name?

(Vitus) Bering

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