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How well do you know your home nations?
100

Can you hear anything in space? 

No 

100

What is this?

Big Mac 

100

Which basketball team did Michael Jordan play for from 1984-1993 and again from 1995-1998? 

Chicago Bulls

100

Name this man.

Che Guevara

100

What do German and English speakers call this mountain? Hint: It was an answer in last week's trivia. 

Matterhorn 

200

What is the hardest known natural material? 

Diamonds 


200

What are the little white sweets that Americans love put on top off their hot chocolate?

 Marshmallows 

200

Who is Amber Heard divorced from? 

Johnny Depp 

200

What is another name for Iran?

Persia

200

Many tourists flock to this beautiful island on the south coast of Korea every year. It is often called the "Hawaii of Korea."

Jeju Island 

300

What phenomenon keeps the planets in orbit around the sun? 

Gravity 

300

Name this British dish.


Fish and chips

300

Where is Rafael Nadal from? 

Spain

300

What is one of the names of the plague that killed an estimated 50 million people in the 14th century? 

Bubonic Plague or Black Death

300

Saudi Arabia is home to Al-Masjid al-Haram in ________ and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in ________, the two holiest sites in Islam

Mecca and Medina 

400

The oldest tree is a 4,843-year-old bristlecone pine and can be found where? 

California 


400

This Italian dessert is composed of vanilla ice cream/gelato and espresso. What is it?

Affogato 

400

Name the album. 

Thriller 

400

Finish the poem: In fourteen hundred ninety-two/
________ sailed the ocean blue.

Columbus 

400

The 2017 report from Small Arms Survey has estimated that the number of civilian-held firearms in ____________ is 2,332,000, which given a population of 8.4 million corresponds to a gun ownership of around 27.6 guns per 100 residents.

Switzerland

500

What is the largest planet in the solar system? 

Jupiter

500

The Japanese alcoholic beverage sake is made by fermenting what? 

 Rice

500

Which celebrity announced her alter ego, Sasha Fierce, in 2008?

500

When was World War I? 

1914-1918

500

What is the most popular traditional sport in Korea? 

T'aekwondo

600

Oncology focuses on what disease? 

Cancer 

600

What is this dish? 

Kimchi 

600

Who is the oldest Kardashian sister?

Kourtney 

600

Name the three world leaders in this image. 

Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin 

600

Saudi motorists have developed "sidewalk skiing," a dangerous driving stunt where the car is driven while balanced only on ________ __________. 

Two wheels 

700

What part of a plant conducts photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar

The leaf 

700

This liquor was created in the United States in the 1700s and is named for a famous French dynasty.

Bourbon (whiskey)

700

Who was Brad Pitt married to in 2000?

Jennifer Aniston 

700

In 1517, a German priest published The Ninety-five Theses, allegedly posting the list on the door of churches in Wittenberg, Germany, an action which sparked the Protestant Reformation. What was his name? 

Martin Luther

700

What is the Italian culinary term for very thinly sliced raw meat or fish? 

Carpaccio 

800

Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what? 

Omnivores 

800

Which classic cocktail can be made "dirty" by adding olive juice? 

Martini 

800

Name this director. 

Steven Spielberg

800

Name one of the 13 original colonies represented on the American flag with stripes. 

Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia. 

800

In Abruzzo, Italy, there is a fountain that flows continuously with _______ __________. 

900

What is the name of the most recent supercontinent? 

900

What is the name of a side dish made of finely cut cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria? Hint: It's associated with European countries, mostly Germany. 

Sauerkraut

900

Who are these singers?


 Britney Spears and Madonna 

900

Which two languages were featured on the Rosetta Stone?

Egyptian and Greek 

900

 Saudi Arabia boasts the largest ________ market in the world. Hint: Not oil. 

1000

Where is the world’s most active volcano located?

Hawaii 

1000

What are the little "pearls" found in Bubble or Boba tea made of?

Tapioca

1000

Former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly became Princess Grace of which tiny European country? 

Monaco

1000

What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected Europe to Asia? 

The Silk Road

1000

What were the names of the two brothers who founded Rome? 

Romulus and Remus