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100

You put these elevated shoes on your feet when you want to look taller or dress up for a fancy night out.


What are high heels

100

Standard models of this six-stringed instrument are traditionally tuned E-A-D-G-B-E.

What is a guitar?

100

This tech giant based in Cupertino, California, became the first U.S. company to reach a $3 trillion market capitalization.

What is Apple?

100

Boasting over 1.1 billion total speakers, this language holds the title of the most widely spoken language in the world when including non-native speakers.

What is English?

100

In this iconic 1996 movie, Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang to defeat the Monstars in a game of basketball.

What is Space Jam?

200

Derived from the Arabic word qutn, this soft, fluffy staple fiber, which grows in a protective case around the seeds of its plant, is the most widely used natural fiber in clothing today.

What is Cotton?

200

Associated with Scottish culture, this woodwind instrument uses a reservoir of air held in a sack to keep a continuous sound flowing through its drones.

What are bagpipes?

200

Though headquartered in Seattle, this e-commerce and cloud computing giant is classified under the Consumer Discretionary sector, not Information Technology.

What is Amazon?

200

Unlike most modern languages, Hangul—the native alphabet of this East Asian country—was intentionally created in 1443 by King Sejong the Great.

What is Korean?

200

Super Bowl halftime shows regularly feature massive music stars; this superstar set the all-time viewer record during her 2023 performance while pregnant.

Who is Rihanna?


300

Originally designed for motorcycle riders and aviators for wind protection, this iconic outer garment was immortalized on screen by Marlon Brando in The Wild One and the Ramones in the punk rock movement.

What is a leather jacket?

300

Belonging to the woodwind family, this double-reed instrument sounds a tuning A note for orchestra musicians before a concert.

What is an oboe?

300

In December 2020, this electric vehicle manufacturer became the largest company ever added to the S&P 500 in a single tranche.

What is Tesla?

300

Boasting over 600 million total speakers concentrated largely in Northern India, this Indo-Aryan language shares official status at the union level alongside English.

What is Hindi?

300

Before starring in blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune, Dave Bautista rose to fame in this professional wrestling promotion under the ring name Batista.

What is WWE?

400

Named after a British lord who commanded a brigade in the Crimean War, this open-front knitted sweater usually fastens with buttons.

What is a cardigan?

400

Played with plectrums attached to the fingers, this traditional Japanese string instrument has 13 strings stretched over movable bridges across a long wooden body.

What is a koto?

400

Co-founded in a Denny's diner in 1993 by Jensen Huang, this company originally built graphics cards for 3D video games before its GPUs became the backbone of the global artificial intelligence boom.

What is Nvidia?

400

Serving as an official language in 29 countries and key international organizations like the UN, this "Language of Diplomacy" originated in Europe and expanded worldwide.

What is French?

400

Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay for 1976's Rocky in just three days after being inspired by a real-life 15-round heavy-weight title fight between Muhammad Ali and this underdog boxer.

Who is Chuck Wepner?

500

This brand became popular among hip-hop and skater subcultures in the 1990s and is credited with pioneering wide-legged jeans.

What is JNCO?

500

Sometimes called the "Chinese fiddle," this two-stringed bowed instrument features a soundbox covered in python skin and a bow hair that passes directly between its strings.

What is an erhu?

500

Joined by Super Micro Computer in March 2024, this social media platform, known for its "front page of the internet" slogan, went public that same month and rapidly grew toward S&P 500 inclusion criteria.

What is Reddit?

500

Famous for its complex syntax and lack of a written alphabet at the time, this Indigenous American language was used by Marine Corps "Code Talkers" to transmit unbreakable secret messages across the Pacific Theater in World War II.

What is Navajo/Dine?

500

This former NFL Oakland Raiders defensive lineman turned actor played the iconic steel-toothed villain "Jaws" in two James Bond films (The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker).

Who is Richard Kiel?