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You're a Wizard, Harry
A Tale of Which Cities
200

This white marble building built by Shah Jahan attracts 8 million tourists annually

What is the Taj Mahal?

200

This film follows a man who develops a relationship with an AI personal assistant personified through a female voice

What is Her?

200

REM sleep when most dreaming takes place stands for this activity

What is Rapid Eye Movement?

200

Dumbledore leaves this book for Hermione in his will

What is the Tales of Beedle the Bard?

200

A prehistoric family lives in this town, and they're a page right out of history

What is Bedrock?
400

You can find the island of Thasos in this European sea

What is the Aegean Sea?

400

This 90s flick tells the story of two people in an online romance who are unaware they are also business rivals

What is You've Got Mail?

400

The D in DC Comics refers to this profession

What is Detective?

400

Harry eats this magical plant which allows him to breath underwater during the second task of the Triwizard Tournament

What is gillyweed?
400

Avatar, which recently took back the title for highest grossing film of all time, is set on this tropical moon which the Na’vi call their home

What is Pandora?

600

Not far from the resort of Cancun, the islands of Cozumel and Mujeres lie off the northeast tip of this peninsula

What is the Yucatan Peninsula?

600

This 90s movie set in a dystopian future suggests we live in a computer simulation meant to keep humanity docile while sentient machines farm our energy to survive

What is The Matrix?

600

NASA, started in 1958 as part of the US government, stands for this

What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?

600

These invisible winged horses, visible only to those who have witnessed death, are referred to as this

What are thestrals?

600

Dare to check into this haunted hotel from Stanley Kubrick’s movie adaptation of a 1977 Stephen King psychological thriller

What is the Overlook Hotel?

800

With a summit elevation of 20,310 ft, this is the highest mountain peak in North America

What is Denali?

800

This is the remake of a 70s cult classic where the wealthy can act out their darkest desires and “live without limits”

What is Westworld?

800

It’s the word that gives “Laser” it’s L

What is light?

800

This spell, invented by the Half Blood Prince and found in his copy of Advanced Potion-Making, is used by Harry on Draco

What is sectumsempra?

800

Famous for its balmy southern climate, this realm is a favorite destination for men, dwarves and adventurous-minded hobbits alike

What is Mordor?

1000

They begin with the same 3 letters: the most densely populated country in Europe & the least densely populated in Asia

What is Monaco and Mongolia?

1000

This series focuses on an introverted programmer who founded a startup company named after a musical character hired to get rid of rats

What is Silicon Valley?

1000

Luxury car brand BMW famously stands for this Motor Works, the B representing its origin in a landlocked state in the southeast of Germany

What is Bavaria?

1000

These are the names of the three Unforgivable Curses

What is Cruciatus, Imperius, and Killing?

1000

A crime novel following this English detective tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a diabolical hound of supernatural origin, the Hound of this

What is Baskervilles?

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