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100

The number of bones in the human body.

206

100

The president who liked to conduct meeting in the bathroom.

Lyndon B. Johnson

100

The name of Captain Kirk's Star Trek starship.

USS Enterprise

100

An inverted flower thought of as a fruit and eaten by humans.

Figs. Fig trees have flowers that bloom inside the pod, which then matures into the fruit we eat. 

100

What is Rupert the Bear’s middle name?

The

200

The smallest bone in the body.

The stapes (stirrup bone in the ear).

200

The French Emperor attacked by a horde of rabbits.

Napoleon.

In 1807 Napoleon and his army were celebrating his victory with a rabbit hunt. Rather than run away, the bunnies began swarming Napoleon and his men.

200

The name of Dorothy's dog in "The Wizard of Oz."

Toto

200

John Steinbeck's dog Toby, left alone one night at half of this manuscript.

"Of Mice and Men"

200

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

Darkness
300

The largest species of shark.

The Whale Shark

300

This president's parrot was kicked out of his funeral for swearing.

President Andrew Jackson's parrot Poll.

300

This animal begins each MGM movie.

Lion

300

This aquatic animal is older than trees.

Sharks

Sharks have been swimming in Earth's oceans for roughly 400 to 450 million years, while the earliest species of trees didn't evolve until about 350 million years ago.

300

I follow you all the time, but you can never catch or touch me. What am I?

Your shadow

400

Most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere.

Nitrogen

400

This Louve Museum gave this painting it's own mailbox.

The Mona Lisa.

People love her smile so much she receives thousands of letter every year.

400

Debbie Reynolds was the mother of this Star Wars actress.

Carrie Fisher

400

This external body part has no biological purpose. While they are rich in nerve endings and may play a role in social bonding, many scientists argue that they don’t have any true biological purpose. 

Earlobes

400

What’s clean when it’s black and white when it’s dirty?

A chalkboard

500

A worker honeybee has how many pairs of wax glands on its abdomen?

Four

500

This French king was known to have no fewer than 413 beds.

King Louis XIV.

Lavish beds were often used by the king for official business and were seen as a status symbol.

500

This band was originally called Starfish.

Coldplay

500

Wearing this can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5%.

Neck tie

500

Which tire doesn’t move when a car turns right?

The spare tire

600

The absolute zero in Cleisus.

-273.15 degrees

600

Faberge' did not just make eggs, there is one unexpected object which he created that stands out.

The Faberge' Potato

600

This was Sherlock Holmes's address.

221B Baker Street, London

600

This tool was first invented for childbirth. It was developed in Scotland in the late 18th Century to help aid and speed up the process of symphysiotomy (widening the pubic cartilage) and removal of disease-laden bone during childbirth. It wasn’t until the start of the 20th Century that we started using them for woodchopping.

Chainsaw

600

What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

A deck of cards

700

States of matter commonly recogonized.

Four: solid, liquid, gas, plasma

700

This method of sculpting was used by Ancient Romans demonstrated thier practical and clever process.

Removable heads.

Whenever a new emperor took power, instead of carving a whole new statue, they only replaced the head.

700

This member of the band The Beatles was the first to be married.

John Lennon

700
  1. Football teams wearing this color play better. 

Red

The colour of your clothes can affect how you’re perceived by others and change how you feel. A review of football matches in the last 55 years showed that teams wearing red consistently played better in home matches than teams in any other color.

700

What has a tail but no body?

A coin

800

Define simulotoxicosis.

The negative reaction to the saliva of black flies.

800

This orchestra asked their audiences to refrain from knitting during their live performances. 

New York Philharmonic

In 1915 the clacking of needles in Carnegie Hall was distracting to performers and audience members.

800

Marilyn Monroe sang "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" in this movie.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

800

This aquatic animal wear other animals as hats. 

Orcas

Scientists have observed dolphins playing catch with pufferfish and octopuses, and orcas wearing dead fish as hats. No one knows why.

800

What animal is named after the animal it eats?

An anteater

900

The first food in space eaten by an American.

Applesauce

900

When running for the Virginia House of Burgesses, this American President spent an entire campaign budget on liquor.

George Washington

900

This comedy duo starred in the 1930's film "The Music Box."

Laurel & Hardy

900

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, classified as the world's longest hill, is located in this country.

New Zealand

900

What vehicle is spelled the same forward and backward?

Racecar 

1000

The name of NASA's most powerful space telescope launched in 2021.

The James Webb Space Telescope

1000

In 1897, William James Morrison, created a type of candy called "Fairy Floss," using a spinning machine.

The exact name "cotton candy" originated in the 1920s. Joseph Lascaux, a dentist from New Orleans,  patented a similar spinning machine in 1921 and began selling the sugary treat to his patients.

1000

This was Walt Disney's first animated film.

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"

Produced by Walt Disney in 1927 and released by RKO Radio Pictures.

1000

These toys can withstand compression better than concrete. 

LEGO bricks

An ordinary plastic LEGO brick is able to support the weight of 375,000 other bricks before it fails. This, theoretically, would let you build a tower nearing 3.5km in height.  

1000

What kind of coat is best put on wet?

A coat of paint