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100
This country is the most populous in the world, and has over 100 languages native to it. Naturally then, there is resistance among speakers of these languages to Hindi being named the country's official language.
What is India?
100
Name this song (2014)
What is "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift?
100
(2001)
What is Harry Potter? (and the Sorcerer's Stone)
100
Some track-and-field events are complicated, such as decathlon, which involves ten different events. Some, like this event pictured below, are more straightforward: throw this heavy ball as far as you can.
What is shot put?
100
You might be considered unpatriotic (in many countries) if you do not know that these three colors are the most common on national flags.
What are red, white, and blue?
200
Europe's Romance languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian, all came from this language of the Romans.
What is Latin?
200
Name this song (1995)
What is "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio?
200
(2000)
What is Mission: Impossible?
200
While CTE continues to be a serious concern, positive progress has been made in terms of safety in this sport since its beginnings. Over the course of one season in 1909, 26 college players died due to injuries sustained on the field.
What is football?
200
The current flag of China was based originally on the flag of this country, which, as of 1991, no longer exists.
What is the Soviet Union?
300
This country has 12 official languages, including English, Zulu, Afrikaans, and Xhosa, which was the native language of Nelson Mandela.
What is South Africa?
300
Name this song (1975)
What is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen?
300
(2001)
What is Shrek?
300
After Alexey Pajitnov created this game while working at the Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1984, its country of origin was referenced in the American and Japanese arcade versions by turning the R backwards and having Russian folk music play during levels.
What is Tetris?
300
Not every flag is rectangular. Switzerland's is a square, and the national flag pictured below is particularly unique. Maybe you would have more room in your pack to climb the world's tallest mountain this way.
What is Nepal?
400
Khmer, the official language of this country, gets its name from an ancient kingdom, and it was also used for the more modern dictatorship of Pol Pot.
What is Cambodia?
400
Name this song (1999)
What is "Doomsday" by MF DOOM?
400
(2010)
What is Inception?
400
Mario's first appearance was actually in an arcade game named for a different character who continues to show up in his franchise. After surviving a copyright claim by Universal Studios, this game/character hit arcades around the world and became wildly popular.
What is Donkey Kong?
400
Two flags are used by two countries. Can you name any of the four countries represented by these two flags?
What are Romania and Chad (top flag) or Indonesia and Monaco (bottom flag)?
500
Excerpt from a song by Kaveret, led by Danny Sanderson, Gidi Gov, Efraim Shamir. This language was saved from being restricted to only religious use by David Ben-Gurion, who made it the official language of a new country in 1948.
What is Hebrew?
500
Name this song (1993)
What is "Creep" by Radiohead?
500
(1973)
What is Enter the Dragon?
500
There are three types of fencing in the Olympics: foil, epee, and this, named after a type of curved sword. Each has different rules, and different countries tend to do better in certain types.
What is sabre?
500
Godt gået to you if you know that this Northern European country is believed to have the oldest national flag still used currently. Red and white, can't go wrong.
What is Denmark?