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100
A Megacity and Major Global City ... in Japan.
Tokyo
100
About 86 percent of all cars sold in Norway in 2021 were ...
what are electric cars
100
This country became the World's most populous nation in 2023
Where is India
100
Russia invaded this sovereign nation in February 2022.
Ukraine
100
This is the main currency used by members of the European Union
What is the Euro
100
Reindeer-loving indigenous people of Northern Europe
Sami
100
The 2022 Soccer World Cup was held in this country
where is Qatar
100
The boundaries of this city were shaped like a diamond until 1847.
Washington, D.C.
100
Home of the Bánh mì
where is Vietnam
100
Dancehall, Rocksteady, Ska, and Reggae all originated from this island of less than 3m people.
Jamaica
100
Which two countries took home the most gold medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Who are China and the U.S.
200
what is the Capital city of Canada.
where is Ottawa
200
This type of renewable energy completes the following list: hydro, solar, biomass, geothermal, and ...
Wind
200
In late 2022 the World's population passed which milestone?
200
This island nation is officially, if controversially, still part of China.
where is Taiwan
200
Côte d'Ivoire and which other nation, together, produce nearly 60% of the world's cocoa?
Ghana
200
The name for traditional Korean clothing
What is Hanbok
200
The L.A. Lakers were originally from this U.S. State known as the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes'
Minnesota
200
This DC-educated, Silver Spring-raised stand-up who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2019.
who is Dave/David Chapelle
200
Manga character Naruto’s favorite dish
What is Ramen
200
This Spanish city is the home of Rosalía (and a pretty good soccer team)
where is Barcelona
200
Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister of this South Asian country and fled the country.
Where is Bangladesh.
300
The movement of wealthier people and businesses into a poorer neighborhood is known as this.
Gentrification
300
The 2015 Paris Agreement sought to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees (and preferably to 1.5) - but on what temperature scale?
Celsius
300
This African nation is predicted to overtake the United States as the third most populous in the World by 2100.
where is Nigeria
300
The political and economic union of 27 European member states.
What is the European Union?
300
This Europe-Asia network of trade routes was active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century
what is the Silk Road
300
This country is where you would find a Telugu language (or Tollywood) film being made
Where is India
300
Japan's (official) national sport.
Sumo
300
President's rural retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland
where is Camp David
300
This Italian city is widely thought to be the home of Pizza ...
where is Naples
300
This Caribbean person was Spotify’s most-streamed artist worldwide 2020-22
Bad Bunny
300
What did Russia and the U.S. exchange in early August of 2024?
What are prisoners.
400
This city was first known as Byzantium and then Constantinople but what is its name today?
Where is Istanbul?
400
South Asian nation hit with massive floods in September 2022
Pakistan
400
This is the national flag of this country ...
Where is the Republic of South Africa?
400
This Arab nation is split in two and doesn't even have a seat at the United Nations
where is Palestine
400
This body has sought to govern global trade since 1995
what is the World Trade Organization (WTO)
400
The most streamed show ever on Netflix and, in 2022, the First non-English tv series to be nominated for an Emmy award.
Squid Game
400
This UFC Lightweight Champion from the Russian republic of Dagestan is widely considered to be among the greatest MMA fighters of all time
who is Khabib Nurmagomedov
400
This is without question the most boring town in Maryland?
Boring, Maryland
400
This country is the home of Injera
Where is Ethiopia
400
This female Nigerian singer won a Grammy in 2023
Who is Tems (Temilade Openiyi)
400
Pixar released this film about the emotions of 13-year-old Riley Andersen.
What is Inside Out 2.
500
The financial district in which major Global City? (The City of Light)
Where is Paris
500
Measures to reduce global warming, such as cutting greenhouse gas emissions, are known as this.
Mitigation
500
China introduced this population control policy that ran from 1980 to 2015.
One Child Policy
500
President of (the People's Republic of) China
Xi Jinping
500
Name given to customs duties on merchandise imports
Tariffs
500
Colombian-born US actor John Leguizamo voiced which character in Disney's Encanto? name & surname please
Bruno Madrigal
500
Name of this sport
what is Australian (Aussie) Rules Football.
500
Maryland area seen as one of America's best example of greenbelt conservation
Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
500
Refreshing purple-colored beverage from Perú
what is Chicha morada
500
Mexican style of playing music that involves violins, trumpets, guitars, and ornate horseman suits.
what is Mariachi
500
In June, more than 1,300 people died while attending what major event in Saudi Arabia?
What is the hajj (pilgrimage).
600
The slums of Brazil, named after a plant/bush, are known as?
Favelas
600
The Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which meets each year, is better known by what acronym?
What are the COPs?
600
This is the national flag of this country ...
Where is Japan?
600
Prime Minister of India
Who is Narendra Modi?
600
In which country is the emergence of the garment industry seen as a major social and economic upheaval?
600
This American-born, Mexican-heritage comedian is also known as Fluffy
who is Gabriel Iglesias
600
If you found yourself facing the Haka what country's rugby team would you be facing?
Where is New Zealand
600
In which DC suburb would you find the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?
Silver Spring Maryland
600
Another common name for Cassava
What is yuca
600
This Canadian, born to Ethiopian immigrant parents, doesn't just perform on Saturdays and Sundays
Who is The Weeknd
600
In mid-June 17, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced that he would push for a warning label on what?
Social media platforms
700
This American city declined from 1.8m people in 1950 to around 670,000 in 2016.
Detroit
700
This country has been hit with major wildfires in 2023
Where 
is Canada
700
U.S. population in 2021, to the nearest 20 million ...
what is 332 million
700
This building, overlooking New York's East River, houses this global institution
what is the United Nations HQ
700
Transfer of money, often by a foreign worker to family in their home country, is known as ...
Remittance
700
This American space Western television series follows the adventures of a bounty hunter
What is the The Mandalorian
700
What linked the athletes from Syria, South Sudan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Eritrea at the 2021 Summer Olympics?
who are the Olympic Refugee Team
700
The 2-mile strip along Route 40 West in Frederick is better known by what name?
Where is the Golden Mile?
700
A popular cold dessert in the Philippines
what is Halo-halo (Tagalog for "mix-mix“)
700
This female Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter was born and raised in Alexandria, VA
who is Kali Uchis
700
The Boston Celtics N.B.A. victory gave the franchise how many titles?
What are 18.
800
This country is home to the soon-to-be megacity of Luanda
where is Angola
800
This US State is home to an area known as the Badlands
where is South Dakota
800
The national flag of this country.
Where is Cote d'Ivoire
800
António Guterres: what has been his job since 2017?
Secretary-General of the United Nations
800
TNC and MNC stand for Trans-National and Multi-National what?
What are corporations?
800
This scientist and his grandson Morty Smith split their time between domestic life and space travel
Who are Rick and Morty
800
The only NFL team to go a season unbeaten? team and season/year
who are Miami Dolphins (1972)
800
This American talk show host, tv producer, actress, author, and philanthropist used to live opposite Columbia Mall.
Oprah Winfrey
800
This popular drink originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s
what is Bubble Tea
800
This Grammy nominee (and Bowie resident) is the first female artist signed to J. Cole's record label.
who is Ari Lennox
800
On June 2, Claudia Sheinbaum made history as the first woman elected to lead which country?
Mexico
900
This North American city, with a metro population of 21 million and originally located on a lake, is now sinking.
where is Mexico City
900
This is the country you would be in if you were in the Cyclades
Where is Greece
900
The growth in child numbers is mainly increasing on which continent?
where is Africa
900
What links Saudi Arabia, Britain, The Netherlands, Thailand, and Lesotho?
Monarchies
900
Main type of vessel used for ocean transport in the global economy?
Container ship
900
Hello Kitty is an example of this Japanese cultural phenomenon
What is Kawaii
900
Major summer sport in England and former British colonies.
what is cricket
900
This man, born Theophrastos Anagnostopoulos in Greece, is the only Marylander to be Vice-President of the United States
who was Spiro Agnew
900
This nation, over which the Gulf War was fought, has a strong fast food culture.
where is Kuwait
900
The artistic name of Philly rapper Symere Bysil Woods
Lil Uzi Vert
900
Which country joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2024?
Where is Sweden?
1000
Ouagadougou is the national capital of which country?
Where is Burkina Faso?
1000
When the sea around the Diomede Islands freezes, you can walk the few miles between which two countries?
Russia and the United States (Alaska)
1000
The national flag of this country
Where is Saudi Arabia?
1000
The 2022 death, in police custody, of Mahsa Amini occurred in which country?
Iran
1000
After China, this country was the second-largest supplier of goods and services to the U.S. in 2022
Where is Mexico?
1000
Amharic is this country's official language
Ethiopia
1000
This country filled first and second place on the 2022 World Surfing Championship Tour.
Brazil
1000
Badass pesticide campaigner from Maryland
Rachel Carson
1000
This is the third key part of sushi along with raw fish and sushi rice
what is a nori sheet
1000
Chuck Brown is known as the Godfather of this subgenre of music
What is Go-Go
1000
Which singer canceled a concert in Rio, Brazil due to extreme heat in 2023 and Vienna in 2024 due to a terror threat?
Who is Taylor Swift?
1100
What is the only major world capital named after a religion?
Where is Islamabad?
1100
This mountain range, formed by the collision of tectonic plates, is home to the 'Third Pole'.
Himalayas
1100
since 1950 the average number of children a woman will have has roughly ... what?
what is halved
1100
Evo Morales, South America's first indigenous president, led this nation from 2006 to 2019.
Bolivia
1100
Which country bought the most U.S. exports in 2022
Where is Canada?
1100
A name given to young indigenous Bolivian women
who are cholitas
1100
Indianapolis 500 winners traditionally drink this in the winners circle.
Milk
1100
This North West Baltimore neighborhood gave its name to a dance that went viral on Tik Tok in 2022
Where is Park Heights
1100
Famous D.C.-based, Spanish-American chef and humanitarian
who is José Andrés 
1100
Which male singer has been shortlisted for the Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year - each year since 2020
Who is Luke Combs
1100
Which American interviewed Vladimir Putin this year?
Who is Tucker Carlson.
1200
Recep Erdoğan is President of this country.
Where is Turkey.
1200
Which rappers co-recorded "Barbie World”, a heavily sampled version of the Barbie Girl song, for the 2023 Barbie movie?
Who are Ice Spice and Nicky Minaj.
1200
Which country’s team won the Women's Olympic Gold for soccer at the Olympic Games in Paris?
Where is the USA.
1200
Which Maryland-raised swimmer has won nine Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals?
Who is Katie Ledecky?
1200
With which country would you associate the yeast-based spread named Vegemite?
Where is Australia?
1200
What movie won Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars?
Who was Oppenheimer