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100

This city, known as the “City of Light,” is the capital of France

What is Paris

100

This 1994 film starring Tom Hanks won Best Picture and featured the famous line, "Life is like a box of chocolates.

What is Forrest Gump?

100

This common reptile found in the tropics, is a large lizard with spiky skin.

What is an Iguana?

100

This British author wrote Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Who is J.K. Rowlings?

100

In Greek mythology, this ill-fated youth fashioned wings from feathers and wax—only to fly too close to the sun.

Who is Icarus?

200

Home to the famous Tsukiji Fish Market, this buzzing metropolis serves as Japan’s capital.

What is Tokyo?

200

This 2003 film directed by Peter Jackson won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture

What is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?

200

In mathematics, this term describes a quantity with no bound or end.

What is Infinity?

200

This American novelist captured the spirit of the Jazz Age with his work ‘The Great Gatsby.

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

200

Demonstrated for the first time by the Wright brothers in 1903, this invention changed human travel forever.

What is the airplane?

300

Ottawa is the capital of this North American country known for its maple syrup and hockey

What is Canada

300

This 1991 film, starring Anthony Hopkins, won 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor.

What is Silence of the Lambs

300

This worldwide network revolutionized global communication at the end of the 20th century.

What is the internet?

300

He penned the epic novels ‘War and Peace’ and ‘Anna Karenina’ and is one of Russia’s most celebrated authors.

Who is Leo Tolstoy?

300

This mythical creature is often depicted as a large, winged serpent or lizard.

what is a dragon?

400

This city, chosen for its planned design, is the capital of Australia

What is Canberra?

400

his musical film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling won six Academy Awards, including Best Director

What is LaLa Land?

400

This fruit is often used in smoothies.

What is iguava?

400

This American author is famous for his novels The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey.

Who is J.D. Salinger?

400

This superhero, also known as the "Man of Steel," can fly and has super strength.

Who is Superman?

500

Bern is the de facto capital of this European country famous for its neutrality and chocolate

What is Switzerland?

500

This 1999 film starring Kevin Spacey won Best Picture and included a famous line about "the beauty of life."

What is American Beauty?

500

This element is a halogen and is used in medical imaging.

What is iodine?

500

This English author warned of Big Brother and perpetual government surveillance in his dystopian classic.

Who is George Orwell?

500

This 1986 movie, starring Tom Cruise, was about a Navy pilot and featured the song "Take My Breath Away.

What is Top Gun?