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100

This man’s death was the starting point for the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement.

Who was George Floyd?

100

What is Harry’s jersey number on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?

What is 7?

100

How many elements are on the Periodic Table?

What is 118?

100

PEMDAS is a mnemonic device for what?

What is the order in which to solve equations?

100

What was the year of the sinking of the Titanic?

What is 1912?

200

In April of 2020, Tik-Tok achieved this many downloads worldwide. (round to the nearest billion)

What is 2 billion?

200

What are all 7 of Voldemort’s horcruxes?

What are Hufflepuff’s cup, Slytherin’s locket, Nagini, Marvalo Gaunt’s ring, Tom Riddle’s diary, Ravenclaw’s diadem, and Harry Potter?

200

This is the only letter in the English Alphabet not present on the Periodic Table?

What is J?

200

HOMES is a mnemonic device for what?

What are the Great Lakes?

200

What year did the USA become independent from Great Britain?

What is 1776?

300

This social media star hit 100 million followers on Tik-Tok, the first person (and 16 year old) to ever do so.

Who is Charli D’amelio?

300

Albus Dumbledore lived and died with the fear he was the one that killed this character.

Who is Ariana Dumbledore?

300

How many compounds can Carbon make? (round to the nearest million)

What is 10 million?

300

God Equals Light, Not Darkness is a mnemonic device for what?

What are the first five books in the New Testament?

300

What was the Titanic’s full name?

What is the Royal Mail Ship Titanic?

400

True or False: Among Us 2 was announced, in November 2020, to be coming out in the New Year.

What is false? (It was announced in August, but then cancelled)

400

This man impersonated Alastor “Mad Eye“ Moody in Harry’s fourth year.

Who is Barty Crouch Jr.?

400

True or False: Metals dominate the Periodic Table of Elements, having 87 elements.

What is False. (there are 95)

400

When Jeff Left Home, Jack Got Fat is a mnemonic device for what?

What is who is on each American dollar bill?

400

Most people believe the Hindenburg Airship caught on fire because of this.

What is an electrical spark?

500

Billie Eilish made history when she won five awards at the 2020 Grammys, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year, and what?

What is Best New Artist?

500

Name all the ingredients in Polyjuice Potion.

What are shredded boomslang skin, powdered horn of bicorn, lacewing flies, leeches, knotgrass, fluxweed, and a bit of the person you want to turn into?

500

This Russian scientist proposed the Periodic Table in 1869.

Who was Dmitri Mendeleev?

500

Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup is a mnemonic device to help remember what?

What is the classification system? (Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)

500

What day did WW2 start?

What is July 28, 1914?