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100

Tiramisu, which means “pick me up,” comes from this country.

What is Italy?

100

In 1971, a hijacker who gave this alias parachuted out of a Boeing 727 with $200,000 in ransom money and was never found.

Who is D.B. Cooper?

100

“I’ll be back” is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signature line in this 1984 sci-fi film.

What is The Terminator?

100

A ballpark snack served in a bun; a fenced area where pets run off-leash.

What is Hot Dog Park?

100

In platformers, this grace period lets a player still jump for a split second after running off a ledge.

 What is coyote time?

200

Tahini, the paste in hummus, is made from grinding these.

What are sesame seeds?

200

In 1982, cyanide-laced capsules of this pain reliever killed seven people in the Chicago area, leading to tamper-evident packaging.

What is Tylenol?

200

“Hakuna Matata” is taught to young Simba by this meerkat and warthog duo.

Who are Timon and Pumbaa?

200

A famous guitarist or singer; George Lucas’s space saga with Luke Skywalker.

What is Rock Star Wars?

200

This free Unity-made Augmented Reality game has earned an estimated $9 billion from the App Store and Google Play over its first ten years.

 What is Pokémon Go?

300

This Southeast Asian fruit is known as the "king of fruits".

What is durian?

300

The unsolved 1930s “Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” case, which Eliot Ness worked on, happened in this Ohio city.

What is Cleveland?

300

“Wax on, wax off” is the training advice of this martial arts teacher in The Karate Kid.

Who is Mr. Miyagi?

300

A tiny collector who places money under kid's pillows; a story with magic.

What is Tooth Fairy Tale? 

300

This gradient noise function, developed for the movie Tron in the 1980s, is widely used to generate natural-looking terrain and clouds.

What is Perlin noise?

400

Most “wasabi” served outside Japan is actually a dyed mix of mustard and this pungent white root.

What is horseradish?

400

In 1969, this unidentified killer wrote to famed San Francisco attorney Melvin Belli, asking for help with his troubles.

Who is the Zodiac Killer?

400

“You maniacs! You blew it up!” is shouted as Charlton Heston finds the wreck of this monument on a beach.

What is the Statue of Liberty?

400

a Georgia-founded restaurant chain known for serving hash browns in styles such as "scattered" or "smothered."; A political thriller following Frank Underwood's rise.

What is Waffle House of Cards?

400

Johan Huizinga’s idea, later popularized by Salen and Zimmerman, describes a boundary where the rules of play replace the rules of ordinary life. It’s called this.

What is the magic circle?

500

Portuguese traders in the 1500s are credited with introducing the frying technique behind this Japanese dish.

What is tempura?

500

Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the Americas, was born here in 1587.

What is the Roanoke colony?

500

“Hold on to your butts” is said by chief engineer Ray Arnold in Jurassic Park, played by this actor.

Who is Samuel L. Jackson?

500

A British dish of minced lamb topped with mashed potatoes; an unrealistic promise of future happiness.

What is shepherd’s pie in the sky?

500

Built in Unity by Danish studios, this game has been downloaded more than any other mobile game in history.

What is Subways Surfers?