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100

This character lives under a pineapple, under the sea.

Who is SpongeBob?

100

This object carries things around and is commonly found in supermarkets.

What is a shopping cart?

100

This war lasted from 1955 to 1975 and was heavily criticized inside the U.S. The war is closely associated with the hippie movement of the 60's.

What was the Vietnam War?

100

This athlete has the most gold medals in Olympic history.

Who is Michael Phelps?

100

What are the 3 main colors on the American flag?

What is Red, White, and Blue?

200

This 2019 film won a total of 6 Oscars in 2020, including best picture. This psychological horror was the first Korean film ever to win an Oscar.

What is Parasite?

200

This object has straps and is commonly worn on the face.

What is a mask?

200

In 1954, the landmark Supreme Court case ruled against unlawful segregation in schools, stating racial segregation was unconstitutional.

What was Brown v. Board of Education?

200
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Who was Marie Curie

200

These two colors make the color Green

What is Blue and Yellow?

300

____ is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho.

What is Spirited Away

300

This object is worn on the back and carries a specific musical instrument.

What is a guitar case?

300

The Soviet Union launched _____, the first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957

What is Sputnik 1?

300

The U.S. sent these 3 women to the Winter Olympic Games to compete in Ice Skating.

Who are Amber Glenn, Isabeau Levito, and Alysa Liu?

300

These two colors make Purple.

What is Red and Blue?
400

Who are the two main characters of heated rivalry?

Who's Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov

400

This object has straps, is worn on the back, and carries a compressed supply of one thing you need to live. 

What is an oxygen tank?

400

Fidel Castro, the long-time leader of Cuba, was the target of many documented assassination plots.

What was 634?

400

_____ radiation is a theoretical model for the thermal emission of particles from black holes, driven by quantum effects near the event horizon. It is named after this English theoretical astrophysicist.

Who was Stephen Hawking

400

What are the true primary colors for mixing pigments? (Hint: only yellow caries over)

What are magenta, cyan, and yellow?

500

In One Piece, who were the original 7 warlords of the sea?

Who is Dracule Mihawk, Sir Crocodile, Donquixote Doflamingo, Boa Hancock, Bartholomew Kuma, Jinbe, and Gecko Moria?

500

This object has multiple compartments, is strapped to the back, and is designed to keep its contents at a precise temperature. 

What is an organ transport cooler?

500

On 3 December 1984, over 500,000 people in the vicinity of the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in ____, Madhya Pradesh, India, were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, in what is considered the world's worst industrial disaster.

What was the Bhopal gas leak?

500

This Cuban athlete is the first athlete to win the same individual event at five consecutive Olympic Games. (Hint: They wrestle)

Who is Mijaín López Núñez?

500

This color is the most common color across all national flags.

What is Red?