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100

The first person to walk on the Moon.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

100

The author of 1984.

Who is George Orwell?

100

The only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

What is mercury?

100

Saffron comes from the flower of this plant.

What is a crocus?

100

This bird can mimic human speech but is not actually talking.

What is a parrot?

200

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Who is Marie Curie?

200

This author wrote The Grapes of Wrath.

Who is John Steinbeck?

200

This scientist developed the theory of relativity.

Who is Albert Einstein?

200

The main ingredient in traditional hummus.

What are chickpeas?

200

A group of flamingos is known by this colorful name.

What is a flamboyance?

300

The first human-made object to reach space was launched by this country in 1944.

What is Germany?

300

The Bronte' sister who wrote Jane Eyre.

Who is Charlotte Bronte'?

300

The scientist who proposed the three laws of motion.

Who is Isaac Newton?

300

This cheese is traditionally used in a Greek salad.

What is feta?

300

The largest species of penguin.

What is the emperor penguin?

400

The first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?

400

The fictional land where Aslan rules.

What is Narnia?

400

The hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth.

What is diamond?

400

This country gave the world both gelato and tiramisu.

What is Italy?

400

This marine animal has three hearts.

What is an octopus?

500

The first artificial satellite launched into space.

What is Sputnik 1?

500

The author of The Old Man and the Sea.

Who is Ernest Hemingway?

500

The process by which plants lose water vapor through their leaves.

What is transpiration?

500

This cake is traditionally served at many British Christmas celebrations.

What is fruitcake?

500

The only continent with no native species of ants.

What is Antarctica?