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100

In the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a car from this manufacturer is wrecked in the final scenes.  Bonus (+ 0 points) if you can describe what they were doing that resulted in the car getting wrecked.  

Ferrari.  Ferris and Cameron wrecked a Ferrari 250GT California that belonged to Cameron's dad while trying to reverse the mileage on the car.  They had it up in the air and pinned the throttle in reverse.  

100

This action-adventure gothic-horror video game series about vampires was adapted into a Netflix original series in 2017.  

Castlevania.  

100

How old is LeBron James?  

35

100

In Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist, what food does Oliver famously ask for more of when he says: “Please, Sir, I want some more”?

Gruel
100
Within 5 points, what was the largest margin of victory in an international soccer match? 

31.  The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Australia and American Samoa ended in a 31-0 victory for Australia.  

200

What was the first car launched into space?

Tesla Roadster in February 2018.  

200

Name one of the six horror films that have been nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards

Exorcist, Get Out, Jaws, 6th Sense, Black Swan, Silence of the Lambs 

200

How many times have the Boston Red Sox won the world series? 

9. 2018, 2013, 2007, 2004, 1918, 1916, 1915, 1912, 1903 

200

What decade was the first installment of The Lord of The Rings published?

The Fellowship of The Ring was published in 1954.  

200

This actor/actress from the TV show Parks and Rec was so impressive during auditions that a role was created for him/her in the show.

Aubrey Plaza.  Aubrey Plaza made the casting director so uncomfortable that the director ended up creating the role of April for her.  

300

Which F1 circuit recently became the first since 1995 to host back-to-back races in the same F1 season.

Austria.  The COVID-19 Pandemic resulted in several race cancellations.  F1 decided to hold back-to-back races to make up for the canceled races.  

300

In the 2014 film "The Lego Movie", main character Emmet offers this idea which was criticized as "just the worst". 

The Double Decker Couch

300

What was baseball legend Babe Ruth's real first name?

George

300

The hero Beowulf faces a monster known by this name.

a. Hrothgar

b. Grendel

c. Heorot

d. Minotaur

Minotaur

300

This brand is responsible for creating the most popular  small, plastic skateboards people ride around college campuses in the United States.  

Penny Skateboards

400

This automotive manufacturer held the record for the highest horsepower per liter in a naturally aspirated engine for eleven years before the Ferrari 458 broke the record in 2010.  

Honda.  The Honda S2000 held the record for the highest horsepower per liter in a naturally aspirated engine with the F20C, which made 237 horsepower out of a 2.0L engine, spinning all the way to 9,000 rpm!  

400

Frank Morgan, who portrayed the Wizard of Oz, played how many roles in the film?  

Five.  The Wizard, Professor Marvel (in Kansas), The Gatekeeper (in Oz), The Guard (in Oz), and The Carriage Driver (in Oz). 

400

How many NBA stars play themselves in the 1996 hit film Space Jam?

Six. Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Shawn Bradley, Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson, Muggsy Bogues

400

In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," Boo Radley places several items in a knothole in a tree outside of his house periodically.  Which of these is NOT one of the items that Boo left:

- sticks of gum

- dice

- pocket watch

- twine

Dice

400

According to Wikipedia, Spaghetti is defined as "a long, thin, solid, cylindrical noodle pasta."  If you ask me it should be defined as "the worst kind of pasta."  

Which great explorer often falsely credited with bringing knowledge of spaghetti noodles from China to Italy? 

Marco Polo.  

500

WITHOUT USING A CALCULATOR SOLVE THIS MATH PROBLEM LOL WHOEVER IS CLOSEST GETS POINTS

A transmission output shaft spinning at 2000rpm is connected to a driveshaft which is mated to a differential with a 4:1 gear ratio.  The axles are connected to tires that are 600mm in diameter.  How fast are the tires spinning in m/s, assuming no slip occurs at the interface between the tire and the ground?

15.7 m/s
2000 rpm at 4:1 ratio means axle rotational speed is 500 rpm. a 600mm tire has 1.884m of circumference.  1.884 m/rev * 500 rev/min * 1min/60sec = 15.7 m/s, or ~35 mph

500

The Canadian-American DJ Duo "Duck Sauce" named a song after this famous actress, who famously cloned her dog.  

Barbra Streisand created a clone of her dog Samantha after she passed away at 14.  Barbra stated her friend had cloned his beloved dog and she was very "impressed" with that dog.  

500

Jason Lee, who plays Earl Hickey in the popular TV Series "My Name is Earl" was a professional athlete for this sport.  

Professional skateboarder.  

500

How many vertices (connection of two lines) does Harry Potter's lightning bolt scar have in the cover art?  

Three

500

In the terrible TV series Friends, what was Joey's folkloric nickname while working at Alessandro's? 

Dragon