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100

Power outages in the US are mostly caused by --? 

SQUIRRELS! 

100

This company's IPO debut more than doubled on Thursday.

Airbnb -- The stock began trading at $146 on Thursday on the Nasdaq Stock Market, higher than its initial-public-offering price of $68 a share. 

100

What was the name of the Benedictine monk who pioneered many winemaking techniques and is often credited with inventing champagne? 

Dom Perignon

100

What type of companies started Silicon Valley in the 1970's? 

Semiconductor companies

100

The human body contains how many pints of blood? 

9 pints

200

What popular children's book only uses 50 different words? 

"Green Eggs and Ham"  Dr. Seuss

Suess's editor bet him after "The Cat in the Hat", which used 225 words, that he couldn't write a book using fewer. 


200

The price of this commodity topped $50 per unit for the first time since March

Crude Oil topped $50 per barrel on Thursday. 

200

On average, how many grapes does it take to make a bottle of wine? 

400

200

Who is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter?

Jack Dorsey

200

What US state drinks the most alcohol per person? 

Nevada

300

Who was originally cast to play 'The Terminator'? 

OJ Simpson

300

This streaming service just reached 86.8 million subscriptions, a level not expected by the company until 2024. 

Disney+

Netflix still has more than 2x as many subscribers, with nearly 200 million around the globe. 

300

What would be the term to describe a dry champagne?


Brut

300

The co-founder of which Silicon Valley company donated the funding to build the Monterey Bay Aquarium?

Hewlett - Packard. 

 David and Lucile Packard created the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, and eventually donated the $55 million to build the aquarium. 

300

In a bar, if you order a boilermaker what would you get? 

A shot of whiskey, followed by a pint of beer. 

400

Which bone are babies born without? 

Knee caps

400

Which company announced its decision to stop publishing its annual catalog? 

At its peak, about 200 million copies were distributed, with 69 versions in 32 languages. 

IKEA

400

Which scientist discovered that yeast causes fermentation?


Louis Pasteur


400

What does 'http' stand for? 

Hypertext Transfer (or Transport) Protocol

400

'Alcohol' is a word derived from which language? 

Arabic

500

What US President put a Twinkie in the country's millennium time capsule?

Bill Clinton

500

Who is the former US ambassador to the United Nations selected by President-elect Joe Biden to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council? 

Susan Rice

Biden's transition team also announced four other nominees on Thursday. 

500

What do the British normally call red Bordeaux wines?

Claret

500

The Air Force has issued a first-of-its-kind safety endorsement for what type of electric powered equipment?

Flying Taxis! 

Joby Aviation will become the first maker of novel vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft providing transportation for U.S armed service

500

In which year did Prohibition end? 

1933

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