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100

Stretching more than 20,000 kilometres across northern China, state the name of this defensive structure.

The Great Wall of China.

100

This 1982 Steven Spielberg film follows a boy who befriends an alien stranded on Earth.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

100

The theme of Q1 and Q2 this year.

Spring Forward (Q1) and Cirque (Q2).

100

The loon appears on this Canadian coin.

The loonie.

100

[DOUBLE POINTS] This is the longest river in the world.

The Nile River.

200

State the year and the country: this European nation unified under Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Germany and 1871.

200

In this movie, dinosaurs are brought back to life through genetic engineering.

Jurassic Park.

200

Close your eyes and name all current team members in HR/Talent, L & D and Internal Communications.

Andrea, Candace, Jodie, Rose, Benji, Michelle, Megan, Sharmela, Nikita, Cecilia, and Ivy.

200

[DOUBLE POINTS] Before becoming The Sovereign General Insurance Company, Sovereign operated under this name when it was founded in 1953.

Merit Insurance Company.

200

Anne of Green Gables is set here.

Prince Edward Island.

300

This British Prime Minister led the United Kingdom through most of World War II and famously promised "blood, toil, tears, and sweat."

Winston Churchill.

300

This actor is in the following movies: Shutter Island, Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street.

Leonardo DiCaprio.

300

Who said the following: "Best part is right after this when Martin Short has a full water jug and pours it all over himself without sharing."

[+ 300 POINTS IF YOU NAME THE MOVIE]

Michelle.

BONUS: Three Amigos.

300

This document signed in 1215 limited the powers of the English king.

The Magna Carta.

300

This planet is known as the "Red Planet" because of the iron oxide, or rust, on its surface.

Mars.

400

Together, these six women are remembered by the rhyme: "Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. [+ 100 POINTS FOR EACH WIFE LISTED] 

The six wives of King Henry VIII.

Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr

400

In this 1994 film, someone famously says, "Life is like a box of chocolates."

Forrest Gump.

400

This term refers to the portion of the total insurance premium needed to pay expected losses and does not include money for company expenses.

Pure premium.

400

"May the Force be with you" is a famous quote from this franchise. "Live long and prosper" is from another. Name both.‌

Star Wars and Star Trek.

400

The human body has this many bones in adulthood.

206.

500

This pair of wars saw Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro drive the Ottoman Empire from most of its European territory before turning on one another over the division of Macedonia.

The Balkan Wars.

500

[DOUBLE POINTS] Four of these musicals take place in the same city. Name the city and identify the outlier: Hamilton, West Side Story, Rent, The Outsiders, The Great Gatsby.

New York City and The Outsiders.

500

This fast-growing racket sport combines elements of tennis and squash and is played in doubles on an enclosed court with glass walls that can be used during rallies.

Padel.

500

In Hadestown, this musician travels to the Underworld to rescue the woman he loves. What are their names?

Orpheus and Eurydice.

500

State the first 5 elements of the periodic table, in order, with their chemical symbols.

Hydrogen (H), Helium (He), Lithium (Li), Beryllium (Be), Boron (B).

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