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10

This ancient civilization built the pyramids.

 Egypt

10

Beyoncé was once a member of this girl group.

Destiny’s Child

10

The chemical symbol for water.

H₂O

10

This 1997 film famously declared, “I’m the king of the world!”

 Titanic

10

The author of Harry Potter.

 J.K. Rowling

20

The 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked this global conflict.

World War I 

20

This Taylor Swift album features the hit “Anti-Hero.”

 Midnights

20

This planet is known as the Red Planet.

 Mars

20

The Marvel superhero played by Robert Downey Jr.

Iron Man

20

This Shakespeare play features the line “To be or not to be.”

 Hamlet

30

He was the first emperor of Rome.

Augustus Caesar

30

The Marvel villain Thanos sought this set of six powerful stones.

Infinity Stones

30

Photosynthesis primarily takes place in this part of the plant.

The leaf

30

This streaming service launched hits like Stranger Things and The Witcher.

Netflix

30

“Bonjour” means “hello” in this language.

French

40

The Berlin Wall fell in this year.

1989

40

This HBO show about dragons and dynasties is a prequel to Game of Thrones.

House of the Dragon

40

He developed the theory of general relativity.

Albert Einstein

40

In The Matrix, Neo is offered a red pill and a ___ pill.

Blue

40

George Orwell’s 1984 introduced this “Big Brother” phrase.

“Big Brother is watching you”

50

This trade route connected China to the Mediterranean.

The Silk Road

50

The longest-running animated TV show in U.S. history.

The Simpsons

50

This process describes how species evolve over time through natural selection.

Evolution

50

The 2020 Oscar-winning film directed by Bong Joon-ho.

Parasite

50

The Greek epic poem attributed to Homer about the Trojan War.

The Iliad