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In a right triangle, this is the name of the longest side, which sits directly opposite the right angle.

What is the hypotenuse

200

This mythical bird periodically bursts into flames and is reborn from its own ashes.

What is the Phoenix

200

This Spanish artist is famous for co-founding the Cubist movement and painting the anti-war masterpiece Guernica.

Who is Pablo Picasso

200

The U.S. federal government is divided into these three co-equal branches.

What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches

200

In the game of chess, this piece is restricted to only moving diagonally.

What is the Bishop

400

In computer science, this base-2 numeral system represents text or computer processor instructions using only the digits 0 and 1.

What is binary

400

In Greek myth, this Gorgon had living snakes in place of hair and could turn anyone who looked at her to stone.

Who is Medusa

400

Ludwig van Beethoven composed some of his greatest works, including his 9th Symphony, while completely suffering from this physical condition.

What is deafness

400

This is the collective name given to the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

What is the Bill of Rights

400

Because their blood lacks certain antigens, people with this specific blood type are known as "universal donors."

What is O-negative (O- is acceptable)

600

This famous mathematical sequence begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, with each new number being the sum of the two before it.

What is the Fibonacci sequence

600

This three-headed dog guarded the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.

Who is Cerberus

600

In music theory, this Italian term describes the speed or pace of a given piece.

What is tempo

600

Every U.S. state gets two of these lawmakers, bringing the total number in their specific legislative chamber to 100.

What are Senators

600

This is the most widely spoken native language in the world, with roughly a billion native speakers.

What is Mandarin Chinese

800

This programming language, named after a type of snake, is currently one of the most popular in the world for artificial intelligence and data science.

What is Python

800

This massive wolf from Norse mythology is destined to break free of his chains and swallow the sun during Ragnarök.

Who is Fenrir

800

This Renaissance polymath is just as famous for his notebooks filled with inventions as he is for painting the Mona Lisa.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci

800

This is the official length of a term for a Justice serving on the United States Supreme Court.

What is for life (or lifetime appointment)

800

On the pH scale, a substance with a pH of exactly 7, like pure water, is considered this.

What is neutral

1000

In geometry, an angle that measures greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees is known by this term.

What is obtuse

1000

This multi-headed reptilian monster from Greek myth would grow two new heads for every one chopped off by Hercules.

What is the Hydra

1000

In a traditional symphony orchestra, the oboe and bassoon belong to this specific family of instruments.

What are woodwinds

1000

If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, this specific official is next in the line of succession.

Who is the Speaker of the House

1000

This second layer of the Earth's atmosphere sits just above the troposphere and contains the ozone layer.

What is the stratosphere