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Ithaca
100

This phenomenon occurs due to gasses like carbon dioxide trapping heat in earth's atmosphere, and is exacerbated by things like deforestation and burning fossil fuels.

What is Climate Change? (also What is Global Warming? or What is the greenhouse gas effect?)

100

The winning country in the Summer 2024 Olympics (total medal count).

What is the United States of America?

100

The highest grossing book adaptation movie series.

What is Harry Potter?

100

The #1 musical artist in the world last year, according to Billboard.

Who is Taylor Swift?

100

The county Ithaca is in.

What is Tompkins County?

200

This practice involves turning food scraps and organic waste into nutrient-rich soil, reducing landfill waste.

What is composting?

200

This player led the NBA in three pointers scored last season (2023).

Who is Stephen Curry?

200

This author is famous for writing the classic books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Who is Mark Twain?

200

The lead singer of the band Queen, famous for songs like "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Under Pressure".

Who is Freddie Mercury?

200

The finger lake next to Ithaca.

What is Cayuga Lake?

300

This process captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or industrial sources and stores it underground to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

What is carbon capture and storage (CCS)?

300

The number of teams in the NFL.

What is 32?

300

This character is known as "the godfather" in the movie adaptation, The Godfather.

Who is Vito Corleone?

300

This popular and sometimes controversial podcast was the most streamed podcast on Spotify in 2023.

What is The Joe Rogan Experience?

300

The length in feet of all the waterfalls in Ithaca combined.

What is 7,342 ft?
400

The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to below this number of degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels.

What is 2 degrees Celcius?

400

This young tennis star from Italy won the US Open this past summer (2024).

Who is Jannik Sinner?

400

This film starring young Leonardo Di Caprio was nominated for the most amount of Oscars of all time in 1997.

What is Titanic?

400

This 1982 pop album is the highest selling album of all time and featured 7 top 10 hits for its famous '80s artist.

What is Thriller, by Michael Jackson?

400

Ithaca was known for being a hub of this industry between 1913 and 1920.

What is the film industry?

500

This international protocol established in 1997 was the first legally binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

500

This soccer player from Cameroon saved the most amount of goals in the Premier League last season.

Who is Andre Onana?

500

This text from Mesopotamia is considered the most ancient piece of literature in the world.

What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?

500

The original name of the band The Beatles.

What is the Quarrymen?

500

Which famous novel did Ithaca's brick roads inspire in 1900?

What is The Wizard of Oz?

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