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The capital city of Indonesia

Jakarta

100

The element which diamonds are composed of

Carbon

100

Mexican painter known around the world for creating thought-provoking works grounded in magical realism. Her self-portrait, was the first work by a 20th-century Mexican artist to ever be featured in the Louvre.

Frida Kahlo 

100
20 time Grand Slam winner born in Basel

Roger Federer

100

Name 2 spices used to make gingerbread cookies.

Ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg

100

March 14th, to a mathematician

Pi day

100

On January 2, a third state of emergency was called in this country, as bushfires threatened the south coast

Australia

200

The capital city of New Zealand

Wellington

200

The month when the Earth is farthest from the Sun

July

200

The first man to walk on the moon

Neil Armstrong

200
What is the name of the airtight bag used for swimming in the summer?

Wickelfisch

200

How Many Candles On a Menorah (Chanukiah)?

Nine

200

The world's most expensive spice by weight

Saffron

200

A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.

Tiger King

300

The capital city of Venezuela

Caracas

300

The sixth planet from the sun

Saturn

300

 Known as the "Queen of Salsa", this Latin American singer championed the cause of her fellow Cubans during the regime of Fidel Castro, speaking out against the violence of his government

Celia Cruz 

300

What is the name of the point at which Germany, France and Switzerland converge?

Border Triangle / Dreilandereck

300

Name the first company to use Santa Claus in its advertising

Coca Cola

300

The national animal of Scotland

Unicorn

300

In which month did WHO declare COVID-19 as a pandemic

March

400

The capital city of Afghanistan 

Kabul

400

How many bones are there in the average, adult human body?

206

400

Polish-french scientist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity

Marie Curie 

400

Gustav's favorite place in Basel, is also the oldest in Switzerland of its kind. 

Basel Zoo 

400

What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?

The Nut Cracker

400

The location of the world's tallest artificial structure

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

400

This movie won the Best Movie and Best Director awards at the Oscars

Parasite

500

The capital city of Chile

Santiago

500

A semi-metal in the periodic table (#14) that is used in a lot of electronics.

Silicon

500

Name the first climbers to summit Mt.Everest

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

500

How many current powered ferries exist to take pedestrians across the river?

Four

500

Name the most recorded Christmas song/carol?

Silent Night

500

The only two countries where you cannot legally buy Coca-Cola

North Korea and Cuba

500

This Tennis player was disqualified in 4th round of US Open after hitting a ball in frustration, striking a line judge

Novak Djokovic

600

The capital city of Belarus

Minsk

600

The name of the first ever clone of a living creature, born in 1996

Dolly

600

This sport personality famously said "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

Muhammed Ali

600

Known as a city for Art lovers, it has a high quantity of museums for it's size, how many exactly?

40
600

In which country did the tradition of decorating Christmas tree originate?

Germany

600

Name the most viewed Youtube Video of all time

Baby Shark Dance

600

This Supreme Court Justice and unrelenting trailblazer for gender equality died Sept. 18 at the age of 87. She was the second-ever woman appointed to the high court.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

700

The capital city of Senegal

Dakar

700

Name the four pure metals used in making the Olympic Medals?

Gold Silver Copper Tin

700

Polish revolutionary socialist woman who said: "Those who do not move, do not notice their chains"

Rosa Luxemburg

700

What does the Lällekönig sculpture, placed in Gross Basel, show to the people of Klein Basel? 

It's tongue 

700

Name Grinch's pet dog from the movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

Max

700

How many bones does a shark have?

Zero

700

Name the zoo animal species with the first reported case of COVID-19.

Malayan Tiger

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