Sign of the Times
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Curia-s George
Blights, Camera, Action
Super(ficial)intelligence
100

This type of tall, freestanding clock usually features a swinging pendulum.

What is a grandfather clock?

100

This canine is native to Eurasia and North America and is the largest wild extant member of the family Canidae. 

What is the wolf?

100

This country in the Caucasus was, centuries ago, said to be named after the Saint George.

What is Georgia?

100

The population of this country was halved during the 19th century, partially as a result of a blight affecting potato crops. 

What is Ireland?

100

This AI chatbot, developed by OpenAI, greatly increased in popularity in 2022.

What is ChatGPT?

200

This web-game published by the New York Times was originally created and named by Welsh developer Josh Wardle.

What is Wordle?

200

This song, most famously performed by The Animals, featured in altered and translated form in Wolfenstein: The New Order.

What is "House of the Rising Sun"?

200

Curious George was taken from Africa to America by a man wearing a hat of this colour.

What is yellow?

200

A song by English band Radiohead is named partially after this synonym for the word "Film".

What is Motion Picture?

200

The goal in this Team Fortress 2 game mode is to protect your team's, and capture your enemies', "intelligence"

What is "Capture the Flag"?

300

According to interpretations of the Mayan Long Calendar, this date was rumored to mark the end of the world. [Year, month, day each give 100 points]

What is 21st of December 2012?

300

This German last name is, in the U.S., often associated with people of Jewish heritage.

What is "Stein" (or names ending in -stein)?

300

One could say his service as U.S. Vice-President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989 ended with a promotion. 

Who is George H.W. Bush?

300

Adrian Brody was chosen as the Best Actor during the Academy Awards for his performance in this movie named after an architectural style. 

What is The Brutalist?

300

The AI antagonist of a 1968 film by Stanley Kubrick.

Who is HAL 9000?

400

One may call this the study of history... as a study.

What is historiography?

400

This word, derived from Greek, describes an arrangement of items, objects, people, etc., represented as being "above" or "below" one another. 

What is a hierarchy?

400

The title of a person who claims to be Pope in opposition to the legitimately elected Pope. 

What is "Antipope"?

400

This is the highest-grossing film director of all time.

Who is Steven Spielberg?

400

This artist, known for accordion-playing and parodies of popular songs, may be confused for a recently in-the-spotlight technology if you only glance quickly at his name.

Who is "Weird Al" Yankovic?

500

This culinary herb, used for embalming in Ancient Egypt, rhymes closely with a word in this category's name.

What is Thyme?

500

In Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Adolf Hitler calls B.J. Blazkowicz a half breed child of a Polish Jew and a person of this profession.

What is a salesman? 

500

The official name for the central governing body of the Catholic Church 

What is the Holy See?
500

The animal depicted in the claimed-to-be oldest film of all time.

What is the horse?

500

This actor plays a character that chooses to spell "stupid" with two o's in the 2019 Rian Johnson movie "Knives Out".

Who is Chris Evans?