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200

Which 2017 film by Christopher Nolan centred around a flotilla of small civilian craft?

Dunkirk

200

Which term refers to wizards and witches who have both magic and Muggle ancestors?

Half-Blood

200

This statue stands 93 metres high and represents the roman goddess of freedom, Libertas. By what name is it known?

The Statue of Liberty
200

In 2004 the NASA rover Spirit landed successfully on which planet?

Mars

200

‘Oh my god, they killed Kenny!’ is a catchphrase from which animated show?

South Park

400

Which film tells the story of an American post-apocalyptic event, starring Will Smith, who plays US Army virologist Robert Neville?

I Am Legend

400

Hagrid's pet hippogriff was sentenced to death for injuring Draco Malfoy before his subsequent rescue by Harry and Hermione. What was the pet's name?

Buckbeak

400

Known as 'Motor City' what is the actual name of this American city?

Detroit

400

Which Cuban leader served as Prime Minister of Cuba between 1959 and 1976, during which time he transformed his country into the first communist state in the western world?

Fidel Castro

400

Which tunnel linking France and the UK opened to freight in June 1994?

Channel Tunnel

600

Which actor links the films, The Da Vinci Code, X-Men, and the TV soap Coronation St?

Sir Ian McKellen

600

What is the collective name for the three magical objects (a wand, a stone and an invisibility cloak) which when owned by one person are said to give mastery over death?

Deathly Hallows

600

What is the name of the most visited urban park in the USA?

Central Park

600

1649 was the year in which the King of England was executed. Who was he?

King Charles I

600

Which German-owned supermarket opened its' first UK branch in Stechford, Birmingham?

Aldi

800

Starring Eddie Murphy, which film is about an extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York City?

Coming To America

800

Who is Hogwarts' Herbology professor and the head of Hufflepuff House?

Pomona Sprout

800

Hartford is the state capital of which USA east coast state?

Connecticut 

800

Which commander defeated the British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton?

George Washington

800

Which 'P' is a scientific role for the study of the fossilised remains of all kinds of previously living organisms?

Paleontologist

1000

Which two actresses are the leads in the TV series Killing Eve?

Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh
1000

Which country do the Patonga Proudsticks quidditch team play out of?

Uganda

1000

Which President was the first to occupy the White House?

John Adams

1000

How old was Joan of Arc when she was burnt at the stake?

19

1000

Watson, Crick & Wilkins were awarded a Nobel prize for discovering what is shaped like a double helix?

DNA