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100

What is the name of the alternate dimension in Stranger Things?

The Upside Down 

100

What national holiday is celebrated on February 6th?

Waitangi Day 

100

Who won the FIFA World Cup?

Spain

100

What country has the largest population in the world?

India 

100

What is the primary ingredient used to make traditional guacamole?

Avocado 

200

What functional household item does Rapunzel use as her primary weapon in Disney's Tangled?

A frying pan 

200

Which two political parties' members visited Mongrel Mob members on the campaign trail?

Greens and Te Pāti Māori

200

Who won the 2026 Austin GP (F1)

Kimi Antonelli

200

What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra

200

What specific emulsion consists of clarified butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or white wine reduction?

Hollandaise sauce 

300

What artist holds the record for winning the most Grammy Awards in history?

Beyonce 

300

What major New Zealand public transport project features subterranean rail stations in Auckland?

City Rail Link

300

Who is the captain of the All Blacks?

Ardie Savea

300

Which mountain range spans across the South Island of New Zealand?

The Southern Alps

300

Which prized culinary mushroom cannot be commercially cultivated and must be harvested in the wild using dogs or pigs?

Truffle 

400

What is the real name of the pop star known professionally as "Eminem"?

Marshall Mathers 

400

Which commercial animal racing sport was officially banned in New Zealand?

Greyhound racing 

400

Which two teams will be facing each other in the Rugby League World Cup on Sunday?

Tonga and Samoa

400

What global conflict ended in 1945 with the surrender of Germany and Japan?

World War II 

400

What French cooking term refers to cutting vegetables into thin, matchstick-sized strips?

Julienne 

500

What film became the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars?

Parasite 

500

Who was recently re-elected as the President of Brazil?

Lula da Silva

500

How did MMA fighter Alexander Volkanovski win his title defense last Sunday?

Second-round TKO (punches)

500

What famous trade route connected China to Europe and the Mediterranean during antiquity?

The Silk Road 

500

What essential spice, derived from the stigma of a purple crocus flower, is the most expensive spice in the world by weight?

Saffron