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100

What is the study of fungi called?

Mycology

100

This British artist uses a loop pedal and is most famously known for his songs like "Thinking Out Loud" and "Perfect".

Who is Ed Sheeran?

100

In What state was President Barack Obama born?

Hawaii

100

This is NYC's smallest borough geographically.

Manhattan

100

What is the surname of the Italian educator who gives her name to a method of child education emphasizing self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play?

Montessori

200

What is the largest desert in the world?

Antarctica

200

How many books are there in the Twilight Series?

Four

200

Which constitutional amendment banned the consumption of alcohol?

18th

200

Fortitude and Patience are the two stone lions guarding the entrance to the Bryant Park location of what New York City institution?

New York Public Library

200

The American teacher Anne Sullivan was best known as both the instructor and lifelong companion of what famous pupil?

Helen Keller

300

What element is the most commonly used to create nuclear energy?

Uranium

300

Who are the six main characters in the show Friends?

Joey, Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Monica, and Phoebe

300

What year saw the fall of the Berlin wall?

1989

300

One of Broadway's longest-running musicals, what Jonathan Larson show featured characters singing about how they couldn't afford to pay their New York City landlord?

Rent

300

What D.C. school was the first college in the United States to be dedicated to the education of the deaf and hard of hearing?

Gallaudet University

400

Who was the first American in Space?

Alan Shepard, Jr.?

400

Which historical document does Nicholas Cage’s character steal in National Treasure?

The declaration of independence

400

Who became both a vice president and president of the United States without ever being elected to either office?

Gerald Ford

400

What New York City beach neighborhood gave its name to a 1977 hit by the band the Ramones?

Rockaway Beach

400

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think” is a quote attributed to which man, who was named Time magazine person of the century?

Albert Einstein

500

What animal kills the most humans each year?

The mosquito

500

La La Land was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner at the 2017 Oscars. Which film was the actual winner?

Moonlight

500

What 1963 book is credited with launching the 2nd wave feminism movement?

Feminine Mystique

500

The 106-acre reservoir at the center of Central Park was renamed in 1994 after what former first lady, in honor of her contributions to preservation in New York City?

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

500

After the United States and China, which country has the third-largest higher education system in the world?

India
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