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100

The life-span of this common insect is 28 days. 

What is a fly?

100

"The Canterbury Tales."

Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?

100

Who is often considered the greatest songwriter of all time and had a significant influence on 1960s music?

Who is Bob Dylan?

100

 What is the process of browning meat quickly over high heat called?

What is searing?

100

We all know about the sad tragedy that is the Titanic. Where was it sailing from and where was it going?

What is Southampton, England to New York.

200

This is the world's largest bird.

What is an ostrich?

200

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Who is William Shakespeare? 

200

In which board game, introduced in 1965, players race to spend all of their money with risky investments and big spending, aiming to be the first to go bankrupt?

What is "Go for Broke?

200

Which herb is commonly used in Italian dishes and is often paired with tomatoes?

What is basil?

200

A famous Christmas truce was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front during which war?

World War I.

300

This is the world's most poisonous fish.  

What is the puffer-fish?


300

"The Scarlett Letter"

Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?

300

Which film, released in 1961, starred Audrey Hepburn as the iconic character Holly Golightly?

What is "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

300

What is the primary meat used in traditional Greek moussaka?

What is Lamb?

300

The United States bought Alaska from which country?

What is Russia?

400

This is the only mammal that can fly.

What is a bat?

400

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."

Who is Harper Lee?

400

Who scored Motown Record Corporation’s first US No. 1 pop hit with the song “Please Mr. Postman” in 1961?

Who is The Marvalettes?

400

What French dish consists of snails cooked with garlic, parsley, and butter?

What is escargot?

400

Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?

King Ferdinand of Spain

500

When this group of animal is gathered together, it is called a crash. 

What is a rhinoceros? 

500

Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but — I hope — into a better shape.

Who is Charles Dickens?

500

What was the slogan popularized by Timothy Leary during the late 1960s?

What is “Turn on, tune in, drop out”.

500

What does the term “al dente” mean in Italian cooking?

“To the tooth,” referring to pasta cooked to a firm texture.

500

What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?

The Incas.