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100

This process involves injecting high-pressure fluid into underground rock formations to create fractures, allowing oil and natural gas to flow more freely. 

What is fracking?
100

In how many different ways can the letters in the genetic term "allele" be arranged?

What is sixty?

100

A field goal is made in what sport?

What is football?

100

This famous PBS bird has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Who is Big Bird?

100

This town is the most populated in the state of Wisconsin.

What is Milwaukee?

100

This structure spanned nearly 100 miles with a second fence built 300 feet in front of it. The strip between the fence and the wall was a barren "no-mans" land known as the "death strip". Identify this structure which included Checkpoint Charlie.

What is the Berlin Wall?

100

Mark Chapman assassinated this musicians. 

Who is John Lennon?

100

This genre of art focuses on depicting inanimate objects, such as fruits, flowers and household items, arranged in a composition that highlights texture, light and color. 

What is Still Life?

100

This specific type of citation is placed within an essay or paper. 

What is In-Text Citation?
100

This branch of Dunder Mifflin is where the show takes place.

What is Scranton?

200
These plants have adapted to nutrient-poor environments by trapping and digesting small animals to obtain essential nutrient like nitrogen.

What is Carnivorous plants?

200

Solve the following equation for x

x3 - 47 = 296

What is x=7?

200

The number of strokes a first-class player should normally require for a particular hole or course.

What is par?

200

Stewart O'Nan's West of Sunset chronicles the life of this troubled writer in 1937 Hollywood.

 Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

200

Name the three types of map projections.

What is Cylindrical, conic, and flat-plane?

200

 Founded in 1874, this political party advocated printing more money to help farmers.

What is the Greenback Party?

200

 After more than 150 years, he's still the tallest president in U.S history.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

In music, this term indicates a tempo, often describes as a walking pace. 

What is Andante?

200

What letters must be added to the verb "rub" to form its gerund?

What is b-i-n-g?

200

Michael burns his foot on this breakfast item because he likes to wake up to the smell of it.

What is bacon?

300

This large area of low-pressure, cold air typically surrounds the Earth's poles and strengthens during the winter months. 

What is Polar vortex?

300

A $2000 savings account earns 5% interest. How much will be in the account after 2 years if the interest is compounded annually?

What is $2205?

300

What a half court shot is worth in basketball?

What is 3 points?

300

David Bowie ch-ch-changed his name from Davy Jones to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of this group.

Who are The Monkees?

300

It's the only continent with no active volcanoes.

What is Australia? 

300

On September 17, 1862, this bloody battle in Maryland ended the first Confederate invasion of the North.

What is the Battle of Antietam?

300

Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase?

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

300

This well known Jazz artist composed/performed Cantaloupe Island.

Who is Herbie Hancock?

300

The author of a famous book that takes place in "Gilead."

Who is Margaret Atwood?

300

Dwight has a cousin who lives and works with him.

Who is Mose?

400

This type of mineral deposit forms through sedimentary processes when minerals precipitate out of a solution. Such deposits include salt and gypsum, forming in arid regions where water bodies like lakes or seas dry up, leaving behind mineral-rich layers. 

What is Evaporite deposit?

400

Which type of conic section can be identified by having a discriminant that is equal to zero?

What is Parabola?

400

 Basketball players learn not to move this foot, the term for the axle around which a wheel turns.

What is a pivot?

400

This singer was elected to the Country Music Hall of fame in 1961, eight years after he died at the age of 29. Identify this man who recorded the songs "your cheatin' heart" and "Hey, Good Lookin"

Who is Hank Williams, Sr. ?

400

This area of the US has a unique combination of geographic and meteorological factors that make it more susceptible to cyclones. What is this area that includes states like Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas?

What is Tornado Alley?

400

He was the 12th President of the United States.  

 Who was Zachary Taylor?

400

The two Civil War generals on the winning Republican presidential ticket of 1880.

Who were James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur?

400

The last song in this musical is "Tomorrow is a Latter Day."

What is The Book of Mormon?

400

What eight-letter word, beginning with the letter "a", means to step down from a position of power or responsibility. 

What is Abdicate?

400

The red head who sits in front of Creed Bratton.

Who is Meredith Palmer?

500

This double-walled sac surrounds and protects the heart, providing lubrication to reduce friction as the heart beats. What is this membrane that encloses the heart?

What is Pericardium?

500

The base angle in an isosceles triangle measures 36.4 degrees. What is the measure of the vertex angle in degrees?

What is 107.2?

500

This West Coast team is the only one whose team city and name are both in Spanish.

Who are the San Diego Padres?

500

The god of fear, son of Ares and Aphrodite.

Who is Phobos?

500

 In 1817, Congress divided a territory that became these two states that are practically mirror images of each other.

What are Alabama and Mississippi?

500

 A Norse explorer thought to set foot on America before Christopher Columbus.

Who is Leif Erikson?

500

The 30th US president known for his quiet demeanor, assumed office in 1923 after President Warren Harding's death. He supported limited government, tax cuts, and economic prosperity during the "roaring twenties." Who is the leader nicknamed "Silent Cal"?

Who is Calvin Coolidge?

500

This drawing technique involves using a metal stylus, typically made of silver, on a prepared surfaced coated with gesso or primer. Popular during the Renaissance, it produces fine, delicate lines that tarnish over time, creating a soft patina. What is this artistic method called?

What is Silverpoint?

500

This narrative poem, published in 1842, retells the legend of a mysterious piper who uses his magical music to lead away the children of Hamelin after the townspeople refuse to pay him for removing their rat infestation. 

What is The Pied Piper of Hamelin?
500

This character once claimed they could "raise and lower their cholesterol at will."

Who is Dwight Shrute?

600

This phenomenon occurs when light shining on a metal surface ejects electrons, demonstrating that light can behave as particles known as protons. 

What is Photoelectric Effect?

600

The three angles in a triangle measure 2x, 4x, and 6x degrees. What are the measures of the three angles in degrees?

What is 30, 60, and 90?

600

Which soccer player stated in June of 2011 that he won't leave Real Madrid amid rumors that Manchester City was trying to lure the Portuguese forward back to England with a huge contract? In 2010, he set a Spanish league record with forty goals.

Who is Renaldo?

600

She released "Genie in a Bottle" in 1999.

Who is Christina Aguilera? 

600

This city was destroyed in 79 CE because of Mount Vesuvius.

What is Pompeii?

600

The leading American Minister to France during the Revolutionary War.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

600

This was a referendum which resulted in Britain leaving the European Union, causing major and immediate consequences on global economies.

What is Brexit?

600

This painting technique developed by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, relies on the viewer's eye to blend the colors. It involves applying small, distinct dots of color in carefully arranged patterns to create an image. 

What is Pointillism?

600

The author of Beyond Good and Evil.

Who is Friedrich Nietzsche?

600

In the episode "The Client", the employees of Dunder Mifflin were reading Michael Scotts movie script. What is the title of the movie?

What is Threat Level Midnight: The Movie?
700

This branching pattern appears on the skin of individuals struck by lighting, resembling a fern-like or tree-like design. Caused by the passage of high-voltage electricity, it's temporary mark created by the discharge path and ionization of the skin. What is this phenomenon called?

What is Lichtenberg Scarring?

700

Convert an angle of 495 degrees in radians and reduce completely, leaving pi in the answer

What is 11/4 pi (or 11 pi over 4)?

700

A rhombus has diagonals of length 16 and 30. What is the length of each side of the rhombus?

What is 17?

700

Astraphobia is the fear of what. 

What is thunder and lightning?

700

This marginal sea of the Artic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia, is known for its biodiversity and importance to global fisheries. It stays partially ice-free year round due to the North Atlantic Drift. 

What is Barents Sea?

700

The Seven Years' War lasted from 1756 to 1763 and is sometimes referred to as the "First World War" because so many different countries were involved in it. What name did Americans give to this war in North America?

What is the French and Indian War?

700

This President's set of domestic programs was known as the Great Society.

Who is Lyndon Johnson?

700

This artistic style emerged in the Netherlands during the 20th century and is characterized by abstract, geometric forms, and a focus on color and composition. This style is used by artists like Piet Mondrian, and Bart van der Leck.

What is De Stijl?

700

Identify the ancient author who is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic poem titled the "Ramayana"

Who is Valmiki?

700

In Season 4, Michael quits Dunder Mifflin after he feels betrayed by Ryan. What does he decide to do instead?

What is open a new business called "Michael Scott Paper Company"?

800

This fundamental principle of physics states that the total entropy of an isolated system always increases over time, meaning energy becomes more dispersed and less available for work. It explains why heat flows from hot to cold and why systems move toward disorder. What is this law called?

What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

800

What is the determinant of the matrix which has elements 18 and 13 top row left to right and elements 6 and negative 4 bottom row left to right?

What is -150?

800

Convert an angle of 13 pi over 4 radians into an equivalent angle in degrees.

What is 585?

800

This person invented the Polio Vaccine.

Who is Jonas Salk?

800

Name the capital of Ethiopia.

What is Addis Ababa?

800

In 1973, Native American Indians protested at this site in South Dakota to call attention to the abuse of their civil rights. Identify this site where an American Indian massacre occurred in 1890.

What is Wounded Knee?

800

This was the First Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1777

What are The Articles of Confederation

800

Identify the Dutch artist who called his abstract style "neoplasticism." Among his better known works are "Gray Tree" and "Broadway Boogie-Woogie." His initials are P.M.

Who is Piet Mondrian?

800

This allegorical work was written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I. It features the six virtues of holiness, temperance, chastity, friendship, justice, and courtesy. Identify this work written by Edmund Spenser.

What is "The Faerie Queen"?

800

During Angela's Bachelorette party, Meridiths son arrived. What is Meredith Palmers son named?

Who is Jake?