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100

What does IPA stand for in beer?

India Pale Ale

100

 What incident in 1962 nearly led to a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

100

What two rival Los Angeles street gangs were featured in Michael Jackson's music video for the 1983 hit song "Beat It"?

The Crips and Bloods

100

In the realm of divine art, which Italian genius brought the heavens to life with the Sistine Chapel’s breathtaking ceiling frescoes?

Michealangelo 

100

What are the four elements in astrology?

Fire, Earth, Air, and Water

200

What was the first food grown in space?

Potato

200
In 2010, which company’s oil rig ruptured, causing a mega oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

BP (British Petroleum)

200

Who played the original Don in The Godfather?

Marlon Brando

200

What cheeky pen name did Samuel Langhorne Clemens adopt, channeling his inner literary superhero?

Mark Twain

200

How many water signs are in the zodiac?

Three (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces)

300

What is the essential thickening agent made from equal parts fat (like butter) and flour, used in three of the five Mother Sauces?

Roux

300

In February 2013, which country got an unexpected “meteor strike” cameo?

Russia

300

Which reality show kicked off with Kelly Clarkson belting her way to the top?

American Idol

300

Which iconic author penned the gripping war narrative 'Death in the Afternoon,' blending adventure with introspection?

Ernest Hemingway

300

When does the zodiac year begin?

With Aries, starting on March 21

400

What is the world’s most expensive spice by weight, derived from the stigma of a crocus flower?

Saffron

400

Which company bought the Star Wars movie rights in 2013, entering a galaxy far, far away?

Disney

400

“Good night, John Boy” became iconic on which wholesome family show?  

The Waltons

400

Which eccentric Spanish artist, sporting a mustache as wild as his imagination, crafted the surreal world of melting clocks in "The Persistence of Memory"?

Salvador Dalí

400

A New Moon is associated with what in Astrology? 

New beginnings 

500

What green-tinted spirit is famously known as “The Green Fairy”?

Absinthe

500

Who is widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web?

Tim Berners-Lee

500

Which English city gave us The Beatles?

Liverpool

500

Which dystopian classic by George Orwell gives us a chilling glimpse of a world under the watchful eye of Big Brother?

1984

500

True or False: There are 12 zodiac signs in Western astrology.

True!