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100

Rounded to the nearest hundred, this is the number of pages in the first Harry Potter book.

What is 200? (How short!)

100

Without counting the cross-examination periods, this is the number of speeches in a Public Forum debate

What is 8? (2 constructives, rebuttals, summaries, and final focuses).  

100

This "Statue of Unity" is the largest statue in the world and is located in this country in Asia.

What is India?

200

The author of "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas." 

Who is Ursula Le Guinn?


200

This is the name of the Netflix rom-com released in 2018 which is about a debate team.

What is Candy Jar?

200

The longest bridge in the world is a viaduct in this country which doubles as part of their high-speed rail system.

What is China?
300

This is the best selling book of all time, worldwide.

What is the Bible?

300

This is the latest president besides Donald Trump to hail from New York!

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

300

This is the largest country in the world by area covering a massive 11% of the Earth's landmass. 

What is the Russian Federation? 

400

This is the highest earning movie adaptation of a book series.

What is Harry Potter? Or, technically, Marvel.

400

The businessman Ted Turner was the original sponsor of Public Forum debate and famous for founding this 24-hour news station. 

What is CNN? (The Cable News Network)

400

This is the smallest country in the world by area.

What is Vatican City?

500

These are the first names of the three Bronte sisters of literary renown.

Who are Charlotte, Emily, and Anne?


500

This is the number of presidential debates held between Donald Trump and Joe Biden during the 2020 Election. 

What is two? (A possible third was cancelled). 

500

These are the largest and smallest of New York's boroughs by population according to the Census. 

What are Brooklyn and Staten Island?