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This terrorist group claimed responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

What is al-Qaeda?

100

This singer, known as the "Queen of Pop," released the hit album Like a Virgin in 1984.
 

Who is Madonna?

100

This river is the longest in the world.
 

What is the Nile?

100

She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.

Who is Amelia Earhart?

100

This moist cake, which finds its origin most likely in Nicaragua or Mexico, is made by soaking the cake base in three different types of milks

What is Tres-Leches cake? (evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk)

200

The United Kingdom officially left this political and economic union in 2020, an event commonly known as "Brexit."

What is the European Union?

200

At a certain point, you have to announce the title of this card game in a timele fashion or you will have to draw more cards

What is Uno?

200

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of this country.
 

What is Australia?

200

Back in 1863, as part of the Metropolitan Railway, this city was the first to open a metro station in the world.

What is London?

200

This is the only letter that does not appear in any U.S. state name.

What is the letter Q?

300

this wildly known computer programming issue was feared to be the end of modern technology

what is Y2K?

300

This festival, nicknamed the Black Woodstock,was a series of concerts held in the state of New York in 1969. It featured a wide array of Black performers and musicians, including Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone and celebrated Black music and culture

What is The Harlem Cultural Festival

300

This country’s national animal is a mythical creature called a unicorn.

What is Scotland?

300

This was the first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893.

What is New Zealand?

300

Bananas are technically this type of fruit.

What is a berry?

400

This cryptocurrency, launched in 2009 by the mysterious figure Satoshi Nakamoto, sparked a global wave of digital finance and speculation.

What is Bitcoin?

400

This woman's death is celebrated on the 8th of April by most of Britain and is also known as the wicked b*tch

Who is Margaret Thatcher
400

Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, is located in this country.
 

What is Tanzania?

400

This city was the first to host the Winter Olympics, back in 1924.

What is Chamonix, France?

400

This insect can survive for weeks without its head because its brain is located elsewhere

What is a cockroach?

500

This social media platform, originally known for 140-character messages, played a major role in the organization of protests during the Arab Spring.

What is Twitter? (or X)

500

This spacecraft was supposed to have Big Bird from Sesame Street as a special guest on it's trip into space but due to logistical issues, the character was saved from an untimely dimise as the spacecraft later blew up when it went up into the sky

What is the Challenger

500

This fruit was once known as a “Persian apple” and is thought to have originated in Central Asia.

What is a pomegranate?

500

This website, launched in 2005, was the first widely accessible website for sharing videos on a large scale

What is YouTube?

500
This movie's production hit a little 'speed bump' when they had to make a fake speedometer for the car, which played a significant role in the movie, because it could not hit the speed that had been mentioned by one of the characters

What is Back to the Future (88 miles instead of 85 miles per hour)