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100

The square of the hypotenuse in a right angle triangle is equal to the squares of the other two sides, says this theorem.

What is Pythagoras?

100

PDA is short for this, like smooching at the movies.

What is Public Displays of Affection.

100

In the Epilogue to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", she's married to Ron.

Who is Hermoine?

100

Before they were the Brisbane Lions, they were a team based out of This Melbourne suburb.

What is Fitzroy?

100

A computer engine defeated the reigning World Champion Kasparov at this game in 1997.

What is Chess?

200

He was influential in the development of theoretical computer science, and cracked the infamous Enigma code.

Who is Alan Turing?

200

Prove you're not a robot by performing a CAPTCHA. A Completely Automated Public 'This test' to tell Computers and Humans Apart.

What is Turing?

200

J.R.R Tolkien said he envisioned this wizard as an "Odinic wanderer"

Who is Gandalf?

200

The longest surviving AFL club in history.

What is Melbourne?

200

This tile-based game was developed in 19th century China.

What is Mahjong?

300

Each number in This sequence is the sum of the previous two numbers.

What is Fibonacci?

300

Take a dive and tell us what SCUBA is an acronym for.

What is Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

300

He's the third of Dumas' Characters: Athos, Porthos and "Him"

Who is Aramis?

300

He won a premiership with West Coast in 2006 before moving on to Richmond FC and ultimately retiring in 2010.

Who is Ben Cousins

300

Believed to be the oldest boardgame continuously played to the present day, this territory control game was invented in China more than 2500 years ago.

What is Go?

400

He formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Who is Isaac Newton?

400

NASA is an acronym for this.

What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

400

S. E Hinton's "The Outsiders" Sees this character die  from: 'Suicide by Cop' when he pulls out his unloaded gun.

Who is Dally?

400

As of 2023 This many 'field umpires' will be present on the oval.

What is 4?

400

Despite popular belief, the first mention of this "point"ed game was in a letter dated 1635. Emerging as a variant of the game "Irish"

What is Backgammon?

500

A Beautiful Mind is a biographical film about this mathematician.

Who is John Nash?

500

B.C Stands for Before Christ, B.C.E Stands for "Before" this.

What is Common Era?

500

This Dan Brown character is a professor of Religious Iconology & Symbology. Portrayed by Tom Hanks in the adaptions.

Who is Robert Langdon?

500

Collingwood, Carlton and This team share the most grand finals won between the AFL/VFL history with 16 each.

What is Essendon?

500

Popular across the middle east, a board from this game is held by the British Museum and is dated at 2600 - 2400 BC

What is Royal Game of Ur?