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100
This is the colour of the sunset on Mars.
What is Blue?
Dust in the Martian atmosphere has fine particles that permit blue light to penetrate the atmosphere more efficiently than longer-wavelength colors.
100
The 4 American presidents assassinated in office were Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, William McKinley, and James A. Garfield. These are the names individuals that assassinated President Lincoln and President Kennedy.
Who is John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald?
100
The 5 colours of the Olympic rings
What is Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, and Red?
100
A pile of 15 boxes is 3 metres high. This is the height of each box in mm.
What is 200 mm?
100
This is the amount of bones the adult human skeleton is made up of.
What is 206 bones?
(206-213 is acceptable due to some humans having varying number of ribs, vertebrae, and digits)
200
This year boasted the first woman in space.
What is 1963?
The first woman in space was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova in Vostok 6 (U.S.S.R.).
200
Built around 700-900 AD it was the focal point of the Maya empire. Located on Yucatan Peninsula in modern day Mexico. It's about a 2.5 hr drive from Cancun and a popular destination for tourists
What is the Chichen Itza?
200
This was the first rookie QB to surpass 3,500 passing yards and throw fewer than five interceptions
Who is Dak Prescott?
200
A tennis ball has a radius 'r' cm and a football has a radius '3r'. This is the ratio of the volume of the tennis ball to football:
What is 1:27?
200
The human thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate the body's metabolic rate, muscle and digestive function, brain development and bone maintenance. Its correct functioning depends on a good supply of what from the diet
What is Iodine?
300
This planet has a hexagonal-shaped storm.
What is Saturn?
Saturn's northern hemisphere has a raging six-sided storm nicknamed "the hexagon." Why exactly it's that shape is a mystery. But what is known is that this hexagon has been there for at least decades -- if not hundreds of years
300
This is the amount of years the Hundred Years’ War lasted…
A: 99 Years,
B: 86 Years,
C: 100 Years,
D: 116 Years
What is D: 116 years?
The Hundred Years' War, a conflict between England and France, actually lasted 116 years. It began in 1337 and ended in 1453. The fighting involved disputed claims to the legitimate succession of the French crown between the English royal House of Plantagenet and the French royal House of Valois. Over time, the war encompassed a broad power struggle, involving factions from across Western Europe, and was fueled by emerging nationalist sentiment on both sides.
300
These two team have won the 5th most Stanley Cups from 1915 to 2020 (They have won 6 cups)
Who are the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburg Penguins?
300
The second order derivative of the function
f(x) = x * log (x)
What is 1/x?
300
This is the largest known animal to have ever lived.
What is the Blue Whale?
The blue whale was much larger than any dinosaur, growing up to a massive 30m long and weighing more than 180,000 kg. This is about 30 Tyrannosaurus Rex’s!
400
It is the term for the condition when three celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line...
A: Occultation,
B: Parallax,
C: Syzygy,
D: Triple Transit
What is C: Syzygy?
Syzygy is the condition when three celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line--as, for example, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned during solar and lunar eclipses
400
The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by the Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by this city-state (aka Lacedaemon)
What is Sparta?
400
Throughout his decorated career, Muhammad Ali fought in 61 boxing matches, winning 56 and losing 5. These are the names of 4 of the 5 boxers he lost to.
Who is Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks, Larry Holmes, and Trever Berbick?
Notably, 3 of his 5 defeats came in the last 4 fights of his career during the onset of his Parkinson’s disease
400
This is the integral solution for
f(x)= x5 * sqrt(2-x3)
What is
400
Located at the base of the brain, where the brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord, it plays an essential role in passing messages between the spinal cord and the brain. It also regulates cardiovascular and respiratory systems
What is the Medulla Oblongata?
500
It is common knowledge that the first two humans to set foot on the moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. This astronaut set foot on the moon 4 months later and is known as the third individual to set foot on the moon…
Who is Pete Conrad?
Pete Conrad and Alan Bean voyaged to the moon on November 19, 1969 in Apollo 12
500
This fleet of 130 ships that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588 under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.
What is the Spanish Armada?
500
The Sacramento Kings (basketball) and Los Angeles Kings (hockey) are North American sport franchises that share the same name (“Kings”). These are the 6 other active franchises in Canada and America that have a shared name. (Football/Hockey/Baseball/Basketball/Canadian Football/Soccer)
What is the Cardinals, Giants, Jets, Lions, Panthers, and Rangers?
Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants and New York Giants
New York Jets and Winnipeg Jets
Detroit Lions and BC Lions
Florida Panthers and Carolina Panthers
New York Rangers and Texas Rangers
500
This is the next number in the following series:
4, 6, 12, 18, 30, 42, 60, 72, 102, 108, …
What is 138?
The series lists numbers that are flanked by two prime numbers.
4 (3 and 5 are prime)
6 (5 and 7 are prime)
12 (11 and 13 are prime)
18 (17 and 19 are prime)
30 (29 and 31 are prime)
42 (41 and 43 are prime)
60 (59 and 61 are prime)
72 (71 and 73 are prime)
102 (101 and 103 are prime)
108 (107 and 109 are prime)
500
Scientists have determined that the Corona Virus genome was originally discovered in horseshoe bats in the Yunnan province of China, however, this animal is what researchers believe was the intermediary animal host that enabled the virus to transfer to humans
What is Pangolins?
Scientists in China have found Malayan pangolins that are the only known wild mammals besides bats to be living with coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2. Trading Pangolins is illegal in China