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100
Which enormous extinct bird lived in Madagascar and produced eggs far larger than an ostrich egg?
A. Haast’s eagle
B. Elephant bird
C. Passenger pigeon
D. Carolina parakeet
B. Elephant bird
100
Which country is home to the world’s only national flag that is not a rectangle or square?
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Sri Lanka
D. Mongolia
B. Nepal
100
The 1618 “Defenestration of Prague,” in which officials were thrown from a window, helped trigger which major European conflict?
A. Seven Years’ War
B. Thirty Years’ War
C. War of Spanish Succession
D. Napoleonic Wars
B. Thirty Years’ War
100
Who played Gretchen Ross in the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko?
A. Clea DuVall
B. Jena Malone
C. Fairuza Balk
D. Thora Birch
B. Jena Malone
100
Which social-media app originally limited videos to six seconds?
A. Vine
B. Dubsmash
C. Musical.ly
D. Periscope
A. Vine
200
Which brightly colored amphibian from Costa Rica was last seen in 1989 and is now considered extinct?
A. Golden toad
B. Poison dart frog
C. Glass frog
D. Harlequin frog
A. Golden toad
200
Which country has no permanent rivers despite being one of the world’s larger countries by land area?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Egypt
C. Iran
D. Pakistan
A. Saudi Arabia
200
Which civilization developed quipu, a system of knotted cords used to record information?
A. Aztec
B. Maya
C. Inca
D. Olmec
C. Inca
200
Who played El Pachuco in Zoot Suit?
A. Edward James Olmos
B. Daniel Valdez
C. Cheech Marin
D. Luis Guzmán
A. Edward James Olmos
200
Which 2016 mobile game caused crowds of people to walk around real-world locations hunting virtual creatures?
A. Clash Royale
B. Pokémon GO
C. Fortnite Mobile
D. Ingress
B. Pokémon GO
300
Which freshwater fish from the Great Lakes became extinct in the 1950s, partly after introduced fish altered its ecosystem?
A. Deepwater cisco
B. Blue walleye
C. Lake sturgeon
D. Paddlefish
A. Deepwater cisco
300
Which country contains Socotra, an island famous for bizarre-looking Dragon’s Blood trees found naturally in very few places?
A. Oman
B. Yemen
C. Madagascar
D. Tanzania
B. Yemen
300
Which American city served as the national capital immediately before Washington, D.C.?
A. Boston
B. Philadelphia
C. Baltimore
D. New York City
B. Philadelphia
300
Who played Harry Burns in When Harry Met Sally…?
A. Billy Crystal
B. Tom Hanks
C. Steve Martin
D. Richard Gere
A. Billy Crystal
300
Which celebrity’s 2014 magazine cover helped popularize the phrase “Break the Internet”?
A. Nicki Minaj
B. Kim Kardashian
C. Beyoncé
D. Rihanna
B. Kim Kardashian
400
Which tiger population once ranged from Turkey through Central Asia before disappearing during the 20th century?
A. Bali tiger
B. Caspian tiger
C. Javan tiger
D. South China tiger
B. Caspian tiger
400
Which country has a region where residents traditionally use whistles to communicate across deep valleys, with the whistled language taught in schools?
A. Spain
B. Portugal
C. Peru
D. Greece
A. Spain
400
Which U.S. spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960, creating a major Cold War incident?
A. SR-71
B. U-2
C. B-52
D. RC-135
B. U-2
400
Who played Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring?
A. Vera Farmiga
B. Rose Byrne
C. Toni Collette
D. Naomi Watts
A. Vera Farmiga
400
What was the name of the luxury music festival whose disastrous 2017 launch became the subject of multiple documentaries?
A. Firefly Festival
B. Fyre Festival
C. Rolling Loud
D. Day N Vegas
B. Fyre Festival
500
Which extinct Australian marsupial looked somewhat like a small rabbit crossed with a kangaroo and disappeared during the 20th century?
A. Desert rat-kangaroo
B. Tree kangaroo
C. Potoroo
D. Quokka
A. Desert rat-kangaroo
500
Which country has approximately one lake for every 26 residents and is commonly called the “Land of a Thousand Lakes”?
A. Norway
B. Canada
C. Finland
D. Iceland
C. Finland
500
Which military commander crossed the Alps with war elephants to attack Rome?
A. Scipio Africanus
B. Hannibal Barca
C. Pyrrhus of Epirus
D. Julius Caesar
B. Hannibal Barca
500
Who played Laurie Strode in the original Halloween?
A. Jamie Lee Curtis
B. Sigourney Weaver
C. Linda Blair
D. Heather Langenkamp
A. Jamie Lee Curtis
500
Which song became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views?
A. “Baby” — Justin Bieber
B. “Gangnam Style” — PSY
C. “See You Again” — Wiz Khalifa
D. “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi
B. “Gangnam Style” — PSY
