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What is the more popular name for the portrait officially titled “La Gioconda,” painted in Florence in 1503?

The Mona Lisa

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What is the most commonly spoken language in Brazil?

Portuguese

100

What temperature does water boil at?

212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius

100

What was the better-known name of the actress born Norma Jeane Mortenson?

Marilyn Monroe

100

Which bone are babies born without?

Knee cap

200

At a restaurant, you’ll see deer meat on the menu under what name?

Venison

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Which famous art movement did Pablo Picasso co-create?


Cubism

200

In what city and state is Harvard University located?

Cambridge, Massachusetts

200

What dish featuring minced meat, onions, and oatmeal is the national dish of Scotland?

Haggis

200

Where is the world’s tallest roller coaster?


New Jersey (at Six Flags Great Adventure — it’s the Kingda Ka roller coaster, with a height of 456 feet)

300

Where was the hottest-ever temperature on Earth recorded, per the World Meteorological Organization?

Death Valley, California (where it hit 134 degrees Fahrenheit in July 1913)

300

For how many nights is Hanukkah celebrated?

Eight

300

Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

Japan

300

What was Princess Diana's maiden name?

Spencer

300

What type of flower was once used as money?

Tulips, whose bulbs were once used as a form of currency in Holland!

400

What is the capital of Singapore?

Singapore (it’s an island city-state)

400

What religious and political organization did Malcolm X join in 1952, helping it to grow exponentially before cutting ties with it in 1964?

The Nation of Islam

400

How many ribs are in a human body?

Twenty-four

400

What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sicily

400

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery, if only in name and not in influence?

The 13th Amendment

500

In Greek mythology, who was known as the messenger of the gods?


Hermes

500

What is the name for the solar event that occurs on March 20th or 21st of each year?

The Vernal Equinox

500

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was written by which writer?

Arthur Conan Doyle

500

In what year did the Titanic sink?

1912

500

What famous Texan-born singer was popularly called the "Queen of Tejano” during her too-short lifetime?

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez