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100

This country, known as the Land of the Rising Sun, is an island nation in East Asia.

What is Japan?

100

This process, fundamental to cellular respiration, involves the breakdown of glucose into pyruvate, producing ATP.

What is hydrogen?

100

This sport is the most popular in the world.

What is soccer?

100

This Italian artist painted the Mona Lisa and was a leading figure of the High Renaissance.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

100

This popular social media app, launched in 2016, became known for its short-form videos and viral trends, including lip-syncing challenges.

What is Tik-Tok?

200

The Amazon Rainforest spans across nine countries, but the majority of it is found in this South American nation.

What is Brazil?

200

In evolutionary biology, this term describes a trait that arises independently in two or more lineages due to similar environmental pressures, not shared ancestry.

What is convergent evolution?

200

This event is known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" and takes place annually in Indiana.

What is the Indianapolis 500?

200

This 1941 film by Orson Welles is often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, with groundbreaking techniques like deep focus and nonlinear storytelling.

What is Citizen Kane?

200

This influencer, who gained fame on YouTube for his comedic sketches and challenges, also popularized the "It's Everyday Bro" slogan and has amassed millions of subscribers.

Who is Jake Paul?

300

This African desert, the largest hot desert in the world, spans over 9 million square kilometers.

What is the Sahara Desert?

300

This type of bond results from the overlap of parallel p orbitals and is weaker than sigma bonds due to its lateral orientation.

What is a pi bond?

300

This Olympic sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.

What is biathlon?

300

This filmmaker is known for his dystopian works like A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey, both of which challenged traditional cinematic conventions.

Who is Stanley Kubrick?

300

This 2017 film, directed by Jordan Peele, combines horror and social commentary, becoming a cultural touchstone for discussions on race.

What is Get Out?

400

This European capital, split by the River Danube, consists of two historically separate cities united in 1873.

What is Budapest?

400

In molecular biology, this sequence of DNA signals the end of transcription by RNA polymerase.

What is the terminator?

400

This ultra-endurance race, known as the "toughest footrace on Earth," spans six days across the Sahara Desert.

What is the Marathon des Sables?

400

This Spanish painter created Guernica, a powerful anti-war mural inspired by the bombing of a Basque town during the Spanish Civil War.

Who is Pablo Picasso?

400

This 2019 film directed by Bong Joon-ho became the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

What is Parasite?

500

This U.S. state has the longest coastline, measuring over 6,600 miles.

What is Alaska?

500

This hypothesis suggests that continents move over geologic time due to convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

500

This country invented the sport of Kabaddi, a contact team sport now included in the Asian Games.

What is India?

500

This Mexican muralist, known for large-scale works that depict Mexican society and history, was married to painter Frida Kahlo.

Who is Diego Rivera?

500

This viral challenge, involving people trying to stay calm and complete increasingly difficult tasks while their friends attempt to make them "break," was first popularized by comedians on Vine.

What is the Try Not to Laugh Challenge?