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Bookish Banter
The Subcontinent
No Boys Allowed
100

In 2008 which company launched the first commercially successful smartphone that revolutionized mobile technology?

Apple

100

What is the only country that is also a continent?

Australia

100

Who was Harry Potter's first relationship?

Cho Chang

100

Sarah Syed's grandparents migrated to Pakistan from this region in present day India shortly after Partition

Bihar

100

Name the term refers to prejudice, dislike, or discrimination against men.

Misandry

200

The handover of this former British colony to the People’s Republic of China on July 1, 1997, ended 156 years of British rule, which began in 1841.  Name the former colony.

Hong Kong

200

What country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

Japan

200

Name the 2018 book that tells the story of an Indian-American Muslim family reuniting for a wedding, where long-held tensions, fractured relationships, and the struggle between tradition and modernity come to light.

A Place for Us

200

Name the Bangladeshi prime minister who was ousted from office in 2024

Sheikh Hasina

200

Name the American activist who co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association and played a key role in securing women’s right to vote in the U.S.

Susan B. Anthony

300

Which country voted to leave the European Union in a 2016 referendum?

United Kingdom (Brexit)

300

Which two countries share the longest international border in the world?

Canada and the USA

300

Name the popular 2023 series, that follows the journey of a young woman at a military academy where dragons and warfare intertwine, and she must fight for survival and love.

Fourth Wing

300

How many wars have India and Pakistan fought against one another?

4

300

Name the 2024 song & artist who said the lyric:

"It's not an act of love if you make her"

Labour by Paris Paloma

400

In 1999 the world prepared for potential technological chaos due to a computer bug associated with the date change to the year 2000.  Name the bug.

Y2K

400

What is the smallest country in the world by land area?

Vatican City

400

Name the famous author who's first book was rejected 27 times before it was published in 1937.

Dr. Seuss

400


What kingdom/empire in India was considered the last major defense against British invasion of the subcontinent?

The Sikh Empire

400

In Greek mythology, name the race of warrior women supposedly wanted nothing to do with men, except for reproduction

Amazons

500

In 2019, which country became the first to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon?

China

500

Which country has the most time zones?

France

500
Name the children's horror series by R.L. Stine featuring spooky scenarios with young protagonists. 

Goosebumps

500

Name the ancient city of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Pakistan, is famous for its advanced drainage system and the Great Bath.

Mohenjo-Daro

500

What was the 2023 movie, that was considered controversial for its perceived misandrist or feminist themes, despite its satirical tone?

Barbie

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