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100
This element is the most abundant in the universe.
What is hydrogen?
100
This politician of the Conservative party was one of Canada's fathers of confederation and was the first prime minister of Canada.
Who is Sir. John A. Macdonald?
100
Set in the fictional underwater town of Bikini Bottom, this lovable animated TV series is one of the most successful active cartoon series.
What is Spongebob Squarepants?
100
Known as the fastest man alive, this Jamaican sprinter currently holds the world record in 100m sprint.
Who is Usain Bolt?
100
The magnitude of this natural disaster is measured by the Richter scale.
What is an Earthquake?
200
This element is used as the main source of fuel in modern nuclear power plants.
What is uranium?
200
This empire, led by Genghis Khan was the largest contiguous land empire in history and existed during the 12th and 13th century.
What is the Mongol empire?
200
This television personality replaced Jay Leno as the host of the Tonight Show on February 17th this year.
Who is Jimmy Fallon?
200
This Canadian golfer, currently ranked 312th in the world is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.
Who is Mike Weir?
200
This ocean is the largest body of water on planet earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
300
This prehistoric animal, commonly misidentified as a dinosaur, is actually a species of flying reptile.
What is a pterodactyl.
300
This system of racial segregation in South Africa was enforced through legislation of the National Party from 1948 until its disbandment in 1994.
What is Apartheid?
300
Ken Jennings, regarded as the best player of all time for this specific game show, collected over 2.5 million dollars in winnings in 2004.
What is Jeopardy?
300
This NBA franchise, formerly located in Vancouver relocated to Memphis in 2001.
What is the Memphis Grizzlies?
300
This planet, named after the roman goddess of love and beauty, is the closest planet to earth in distance.
What is Venus?
400
This antibiotic, discovered by Alexander Fleming sparked a revolution in the medical world resulting in the modern era of antibiotic discovery.
What is penicillin?
400
This 20th century political leader is quoted for the motto "Never give in. Never give in. Never. Never. Never."
Who is Winston Churchill?
400
This actor, known for his roles in crime-thrillers such as the Ocean’s trilogy and the Bourne series is also a graduate of Harvard University.
Who is Matt Damon?
400
This city hosted the first modern Olympic games in 1896, and was also the birthplace of the ancient Olympic games.
What is Athens, Greece?
400
This island, extremely isolated in the middle of the pacific ocean is famous for its monumental statues called moai.
What is Easter Island?
500
This pigment, found in animals including humans is responsible for determining the colour of skin and hair.
What is melanin?
500
Originally named Edward Teach, this Englishman turned savage pirate was better known by this colourful name.
Who is Black Beard?
500
Creating an advertisement for this real brand of cigarettes was the main focus of the first episode of the AMC television drama “Mad Men”.
What is Lucky Strike Cigarettes?
500
This city is the northernmost in terms of latitude to have a MLB franchise, and this franchise is one of the only two franchises to have never appeared in a world series (the other being the Washington Nationals)
What is Seattle?
500
This landlocked country, located in central Africa is home to nearly 13 million people, 3 million of which live in it's capital Harare.
What is Zimbabwe?