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This ship famously sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg.
TITANIC
+3,000 if you can name the actor and actress from the Titanic movie
This subatomic particle has no electric charge and is found in the nucleus.
NEUTRON
share 4,000 to a group
This North Star is part of the Little Dipper constellation.
POLARIS
+5,000 if you can name all the members in the other group
This British rock band released Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975.
QUEEN
+3,000 if you can name the lead singer of the band
This Greek god of the underworld owns a three-headed dog named Cerberus.
HADES
+4,000 if you can name the queen of the underworld
This series of medieval military campaigns were launched by European Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control.
CRUSADES
take 2,000 from a group if you got this question right. if not, you will be deducted 2,000.
This scale measures the acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
pH scale
RESET ALL SCORES.
The Sun is primarily composed of this gas.
HYDROGEN
+2,000 if you can provide the chemical formula for hydrogen
This music genre originated in the 1970s in the Bronx, NYC, and is characterized by rapping.
HIP HOP
choose a representative of each group. whoever dances best to a hip hop song wins 10,000 and can deduct 5,000 to both opposing groups.
This Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon is the twin sister of Apollo.
ARTEMIS
bonus question for 2,000: What is 3/4 of 80?
This Chinese dynasty built much of the existing Great Wall.
MING DYNASTY
you get 3,000 just because
This phenomenon causes the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.
REFRACTION
bonus question for 3,000: What is 3/4 of 60?
This phase of the Moon occurs when it is completely illuminated as seen from Earth.
FULL MOON
deduct 5,000 from a group
The piano has this many keys in a standard modern keyboard.
88
choose a representative of each group. they have to count until 88 without being distracted. the group who wins, gets +8,888.
This Greek sea nymph lures sailors to their doom with her singing, often associated with cliffs.
SIRENS
choose a representative of each group. whoever receives the most claps wins +8,000.
This 14th-century pandemic killed an estimated 25–30 million people in Europe. This pandemic was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which was spread primarily by fleas carried on rats.
BLACK DEATH / BUBONIC PLAGUE
+3,000 for every pandemic you can list that affected the world
What happens with the Eiffel Tower in summer?
It gets taller.
+10,000 if you can explain why
This type of star is in a late evolutionary stage and has collapsed to a very small radius, with intense gravity preventing light from escaping.
BLACK HOLE
bonus question for 2,000: What is 12²?
This Italian term indicates that a note should be played detached or separated from others.
STACCATO
bonus question for 4,000: What is 35% of 150?
This legendary sword, often associated with King Arthur, was said to grant invincibility to its wielder.
EXCALIBUR
deduct 9,000 from one group or deduct 4,500 from each group
This 18th-century intellectual movement emphasized reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.
ENLIGHTENMENT
choose another group member to play rock paper scissors with (up to 5 points). whoever wins, that group will be immune to the next debuff/deduction.
This gas, produced during anaerobic decomposition in wetlands, is over 25 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat over a century.
METHANE
+8,000 if you can provide the chemical formula for methane
This zodiac constellation contains the star Spica, one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky.
VIRGO
the zodiac virgo is from between which months? +3,000 if you get it right, -5,000 if incorrect.
This 18th-century composer was a child prodigy and wrote symphonies, operas, and piano concertos, but died at age 35.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
-8,000 for all groups
This mythical shield belonged to Athena and bore the terrifying face of Medusa, inspiring protective magical items in fantasy films.
AEGIS
+1,000 if you can name each spell used in mobile legends