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200

This river, the second-longest in Africa, flows through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt.

Nile River

200

The process by which plants make food using sunlight.

Photosynthesis

200

The actor who played Jack Dawson in Titanic.

Leonardo DiCaprio

200

This green herb is the main ingredient in traditional pesto.

Basil

200

This Japanese company created the first commercial video game console, the Color TV-Game.

Nintendo

400

The tallest mountain in North America, located in Alaska.

Denali (Mount McKinley)

400

The largest planet in our solar system.

Jupiter

400

The actor who played Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption.

Tim Robbins

400

This fermented soybean paste is a staple in Japanese cuisine.

Miso

400

The programming language named after a type of snake.

Python

600

The capital city of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Astana.

Nur-Sultan

600

The type of rock formed from cooled lava or magma.

Igneous rock

600

The science-fiction TV series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s.

Star Trek

600

The Turkish dish of grilled meat, often served on skewers, whose name literally means “roasted.”

Kebab

600

Ethnicity of the tech visionary who co-founded Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk.

South African

800

The strait that separates Russia from Alaska.

Bering Straight

800

The effect by which light bends when passing from one medium to another.

Refraction

800

The director of Jurassic Park and E.T.

Steven Spielberg

800

The spicy Indian dish made with marinated meat in yogurt and spices.

Tandoori Chicken

800

The programming language developed at Bell Labs by Dennis Ritchie.

C

1000

This South American plateau is the world’s highest, averaging over 13,000 feet in elevation.

Altiplano

1000

The second most abundant element in Earth’s crust.

Silicon

1000

The actor who has played James Bond the most times.

Roger Moore

1000

The French dessert made with caramelized sugar and custard.

Crème brûlée?

1000

The co-inventor of the World Wide Web in 1989.

Tim Berners-Lee