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100
What river flows through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea?
The Nile River
100
What famous passenger ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
Titanic
100
What is the largest organ of the human body?
The skin
100
Who recorded hits including "Jailhouse Rock" and "Blue Suede Shoes"?
Elvis Presley
100
What are the only two Canadian provinces that have no saltwater coastline?
Alberta and Saskatchewan
200
What European city is famous for its canals, gondolas, and St. Mark's Square?
Venice (Italy)
200
Which U.S. president was assassinated in Dallas in 1963?
John F. Kennedy
200
Which blood type is known as the universal red-blood-cell donor?
O negative
200
Who played Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz?
Judy Garland
200
What is Canada's smallest province by land area?
Prince Edward Island
300
In what country would you find the ancient city of Machu Picchu?
Peru
300
What famous nurse became known as "The Lady with the Lamp"?
Florence Nightingale
300
What part of the brain is primarily responsible for balance and coordination?
The cerebellum
300
What television western starring James Arness as Matt Dillon ran for 20 seasons?
Gunsmoke
300
What Canadian city was originally called "Bytown"?
Ottawa
400
What sea separates Europe from Africa?
The Mediterranean Sea
400
Who was Canada's prime minister during the October Crisis of 1970?
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
400
What vitamin can the human body produce when the skin is exposed to sunlight?
Vitamin D
400
Who played Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind?
Vivien Leigh
400
The Bay of Fundy, famous for some of the world's highest tides, lies between which two Canadian provinces?
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
500
What European capital was divided into East and West by a wall from 1961 to 1989?
Berlin (Germany)
500
What major structure fell in 1989, becoming a symbol of the approaching end of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
500
What is the name of the largest artery in the human body?
The aorta
500
Which country singer was famously nicknamed "The Man in Black"?
Johnny Cash
500
What Canadian province was formery known as Upper Canada?
Ontario
