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100
The Great Pyramid of _________ is the oldest and best preserved of the seven wonders of the world
Giza
100
The popular American song entitled," Hot N Cold" was made famous by this artist?
Katy Perry
100
Carolyn Davidson created this "Swoosh" logo for this company and as compensation she was paid $35 and a diamond ring engraved with the logo.
Nike
100
This country first created fireworks?
China
100
What can a star turn into after it goes supernova, other than a black hole?
Neutron star, when light is being emitted as eletrons are being fused with protons.
200
This legendary city was said to have sunk into the ocean circa 9000 BC
Atlantis
200
This person is best known as the author of the "Harry Potter" fantasy series
J.K. Rowling
200
The company entitled "British Petroleum" is more commonly known as this for short
BP
200
What is the name and location of the Holiest city in the religion Islam?
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
200
What is the chemical symbol for Copernicium?
Cn
300
This circular collection of large, six ton stones set in a circle sits in Salisbury Plain, England.
Stonehenge
300
Which member of the popular boy group N'Sync launched a solo career, making popular the songs, "Cry Me a River" and "Senorita"
Justin Timberlake
300
This search engine got its names accidently; a spelling mistake made by the original founders who thought they were going for ‘Googol'
Google
300
In which country did Chess and Yoga originate?
India
300
Between a ribosome, golgi apparatuse, mitochondria, which organelle in cells is responsible for constructing proteins?
Ribosomes. rRNA (ribosomes) processes mRNA from the nucleus into nucleotides, then tRNA constructs the desired protein.
400
What ancient Eqyptian structure asked Oedipus this riddle? What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?
The Sphinx
400
After legally changing his name in September 2011 from Ron Artest, this professional athlete currently plays for the New York Knicks.
Metta World Peace
400
What are the three main brand created by Quicksilver?
Quicksilver, Roxy, and DC
400
Which country has the largest Muslim population
Indonesia
400
A cool flame is defined by having a maximum flame temperature below a certain point. What is this maximum temperature (round to the nearest 100)?
400 degrees Celcius. Cool flames usually require special fuel and produce little light, heat, and carbon dioxide.
500
Name at least two of the of the seven wonders of the world?
The Great Pyramid of Giza The Colossus The Hanging Gardens The Lighthouse The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Statue of Zeus The Temple of Artemis
500
This reality star bought her recently entitled fiancee a rare $750,000 Lamborghini for his 35th birthday
Kim Kardashian
500
This Japanese company, produced Hello Kitty designed by Yuko Shimizu. She is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow
Sanrio
500
How many states have names which originate from Native American Languages?
26
500
How many cups of coffee can you heat if you yelled for 9 years straight?
1 Cup of Coffee
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