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How many continents are there on Earth?

7

100

The Salem witch trials of 1692 occurred in which US state?

Massachusetts

100

Who said at the end of the Wizard of Oz ‘Aunt Em! I’m so glad to be at home again!’

Dorothy

100

The most valuable video game character in the world.

Mario

100

The US President is always inaugurated in which month of the year?

January

200

What month does Earth Day happen?

April

200

Mount Vesuvius erupted in which country in 1631?

Italy

200

According to Jane Austen, a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of what?

Wife

200

Mario Kart is a video game series publish by which company?

Nintendo

200

Which word can come after baby, bridal, and meteor?

Shower

300

Stratus, Cirrus and Cumulus are types of what?

Clouds

300

The Great ‘what’ of London occurred in 1666?

Fire

300

Fill the blank in the Wizard of Oz quote: ‘Some people without … do an awful lot of talking, don’t you think’

Brains

300

In the game Scrabble, what is the point value of the letter K?

5

300

Norma Jean Mortenson was the birth name of which movie star?

Marilyn Monroe

400

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed approximately 335 million years ago?

Pangea

400

What was Queen Mary of England’s nickname?

Bloody

400

Two rights don’t equal a ..’ what, according to Roald Dahl’s BFG?

Left

400

In the game of Chess, how many pawns does each player start with?

Eight

400

Which word means a list of things you wish to achieve in your lifetime?

Bucket List

500

What is the world’s largest gold-producing country?

China (as of 2021)

500

Akbar the Great ruled over which country?

India

500

To be, or not to be: that is the question’ is the most famous line in which Shakespeare work?

Hamlet

500

In the classic board game Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy a railroad?

$200

500

A painted lady is a variety of which item?

Butterfly

600

What is the Earth’s atmosphere primarily composed of?

Nitrogen (78%)

600

Which Henry was famous for his six wives?

VIII

600

The great fish moved silently through the night water’ is the first line of what book?

Jaws

600

In the poker game Texas Hold’em, how many cards are dealt to each player?

Two

600

Who wrote ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’?

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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