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100

What does the A in DNA stand for?

acid

(deoxyribonucleic acid)

100

On which continent would you find the country of Togo?

Africa

100

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, what did the letter A stand for?

Adultery

100

How many different colors are on a Rubik's cube?

6-white, yellow, red, blue, orange, green

100

What is the first book of the Old Testament in the Bible?

Genesis

200

There are three main types of clouds. The high cirrus clouds, the layered stratus clouds, and what third type of puffy clouds? 

Cumulus clouds

200

What are the five states east of New York? 

Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine

200

What author wrote the Harry Potter books?

J.K. Rowling

200

In 2010, James Cameron's Avatar became the highest grossing film of all time. Which other James Cameron movie did it knock off the top of that list?

Titanic, 1997
200

What unit of currency is used in Japan?

Yen

300

There are three types of rocok.  Igneous, sedimentary, and this type, named because it comes from changing one of the other two types.

metamorphic

300

There are three countries of the world that located entirely inside another country.  Name any one of them.

The Republic of San Marino (inside Italy), Vatican City (inside Italy), Kingdom of Lesotho (inside South Africa)


300

Peter Roget created what type of reference book that was released in 1852 with 15,000 words in it?

Thesaurus

300

In which series of horror movies are people terrorized by Michael Myers in a mask?

Halloween

300

In music, a note on sheet music can be designated as a natural, sharp, or what third type of note?

flat

400

What is the name of the largest artery in the human body?

Aorta

400
Name either of the authors of the Communist Manifesto.
Karl Marx or Friedrich Engels
400

Who was Romeo's love interest before Juliet?

Rosaline

400

In the game Monopoly, what is the most expensive property to purchase in the American version?

Boardwalk

400

Wayne Gretazky, Gordie Howe, and Brett Hull are the three of the four greatest scorers in NHL (hockey) league history.  What country are they all from?

Canada

500

In chemistry, a positive ion is called a cation.  What is a negative ion called? 

Anion. 

500

Who is the current prime minister of the United Kingdom?

Boris Johnson

500

What 19th century writer and poet is famed for his dark works like The Raven, The Tell-tale Heart, and Annabel Lee?

Edgar Allen Poe

500

How many different Pokemon are there in Generation 1 of the game?

151

500

An otolaryngologist is a doctor who treats people who have problems with their ears, noses, and what other body part?

throat