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100

In the movie Interstellar, the 4th dimension was portrayed as?

What is time?

100

This discovery in 1928 by Alexander Fleming changed infection treatment forever.

What is penicillin?

100

This gold protocol-speaking droid is fluent in over six million forms of communication.

Who is C-3PO?

100

He’s the “King of Pop” known for Thriller and the moonwalk.

Who is Michael Jackson?

100

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What is The Lion King?

200

On the planet Arrakis, this substance is central to both interstellar travel and heightened mental abilities?

What is melange/”the spice”?

200

This imaging technique uses magnets and radio waves to take images of soft tissues.

What is an MRI?

200

This spherical droid rolls into battle and assists pilots.

Who is BB-8?

200

This adventurous archaeologist wields a whip and starred in movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Who is Indiana Jones?

200

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What is The Princess and the Frog?

300

In Breaking Bad, Walter White’s iconic product was this chemical. Bonus (100) if you know the colour.

What is crystal meth/N-methylamphetamine? Bonus: blue

300

This gene-editing technology earned a Nobel Prize in 2020.

What is CRISPR-Cas9?

300

 Known for a beeping, this droid helps pilots, fixes ships, and has saved the galaxy multiple times.

Who is R2-D2?

300

This post-apocalyptic series features Rick Grimes and a group of survivors fighting zombies.

What is The Walking Dead?

300

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What is The Walking Dead?

400

In The Matrix, humans are hooked up to pods while their minds live in a simulation to be used as what?

What is energy/ living batteries?

400

She discovered radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Who is Marie Curie?

400

In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this sarcastic reprogrammed Imperial security droid famously says, “I find that answer unsatisfactory,” before sacrificing himself to help steal the Death Star plans.

Who is K-2SO?

400

She’s the deadpan, morbid teen at Nevermore Academy who excels at solving mysteries.

Who is Wednesday Addams?

400

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What is The Wizard of Oz?

500

In Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, this character was cloned to create an army of soldiers.

Who is Jango Fett?

500

The immortal cell line known as HeLa, used in countless biomedical experiments, came from this woman.

Who is Henrietta Lacks?

500

This red-and-white astromech droid’s motivator blew on Tatooine, indirectly bringing C-3PO and R2-D2 together.

Who is R5-D4?

500

This dark comedy 1992 film stars Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn as women who won’t stay dead.

What is Death Becomes Her?

500

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What is Titanic?