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100

This fundamental particle has a positive charge.

What is a proton?

100

In 1492, this explorer reached the Americas under the Spanish flag.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

100

This novel by Harper Lee features the character Atticus Finch.

What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

100

This 1972 film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is based on Mario Puzo's novel.

What is "The Godfather"?

100

This river is the longest in the world.

What is the Nile River?

200

The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy is called this.

What is photosynthesis?

200

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, limited the power of this English monarch.

Who is King John?

200

This British author wrote "1984" and "Animal Farm."

Who is George Orwell?

200

In "Jurassic Park," this billionaire entrepreneur creates the dinosaur theme park.

Who is John Hammond?

200

This city is known as the capital of Italy.

What is Rome?

300

This unit measures electrical resistance.

What is ohm?

300

This war between the United States and Mexico ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.

What is the Mexican-American War?

300

The protagonist of this novel by J.D. Salinger famously declares, "I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot."

What is "The Catcher in the Rye"?

300

This 1994 film, starring Tom Hanks, is based on the true story of a man named Forrest Gump.

What is "Forrest Gump"?

300

This mountain range stretches across seven countries, including France, Switzerland, and Italy.

 What are the Alps?

400

Discovered in 1869 by Dmitri Mendeleev, this is the lightest noble gas.

What is helium?

400

The 1917 revolution in this country led to the overthrow of the Romanov dynasty.

What is Russia (or the Russian Empire)?

400

This Shakespeare play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

What is "Hamlet"?

400

In "The Matrix," this character, played by Keanu Reeves, discovers the truth about the simulated reality.

Who is Neo?

400

This desert is the largest hot desert in the world.

What is the Sahara Desert?

500

The study of heredity and variation in organisms is known as this.

What is genetics?

500

In 1789, the storming of this Parisian prison marked the beginning of the French Revolution.

What is the Bastille?

500

In "The Lord of the Rings," this wizard guides the Fellowship through Middle-earth.

 Who is Gandalf?

500

This animated film features a clownfish named Marlin searching for his son, Nemo.

What is "Finding Nemo"?

500

This strait connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Bosporus (or Strait of Istanbul)?