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100

100: In Greek mythology, who was condemned to hold up the sky forever?

A) Prometheus

B) Atlas

C) Hercules

D) Cronus

  • B) Atlas ✅

100

100: What is the only letter not used in any U.S. state name?

A) Q 

B) X

C) Z

D) J

  • A) Q ✅

100

100: What is the tallest building in the world as of 2025?

A) Shanghai Tower

B) Burj Khalifa 

C) One World Trade Center

D) Taipei 101

  • B) Burj Khalifa ✅

100

100: Which artist is known for pioneering the technique of pointillism?

A) Vincent van Gogh

B) Georges Seurat 

C) Paul Cézanne

D) Henri Matisse

  • B) Georges Seurat ✅

100

100: In which country is it illegal to step on money?

A) Thailand 

B) Japan

C) India

D) Egypt

  • A) Thailand ✅

200

200: The Norse god Thor wielded which weapon?

A) Sword

B) Hammer

C) Spear

D) Bow

  • B) Hammer ✅

200

200: What is the term for animals that are active primarily at dawn?

A) Nocturnal

B) Diurnal

C) Matutinal 

D) Crepuscular

  • C) Matutinal ✅

200

200: Which bird holds the record for the fastest level flight?

A) Peregrine Falcon

B) Golden Eagle

C) White-throated Needletail 

D) Frigatebird

  • C) White-throated Needletail ✅

200

200: The musical term “adagio” means?

A) Fast

B) Slow 

C) Loud

D) Soft

  • B) Slow ✅

200

200: In Switzerland, it is illegal to?

A) Shovel snow

B) Flush a toilet after 10 PM in an apartment 

C) Walk dogs

D) Ride bicycles at night

  • B) Flush a toilet after 10 PM in an apartment ✅

300

300: In Egyptian mythology, who is the god of the afterlife?

A) Ra

B) Anubis 

C) Osiris

D) Horus

  • B) Anubis ✅

300

300: Which planet has the fastest rotation in the solar system?

A) Jupiter 

B) Saturn

C) Mercury

D) Neptune

  • A) Jupiter ✅

300

300: The deepest point in the ocean is called?

A) Mariana Trench 

B) Tonga Trench

C) Java Trench

D) Puerto Rico Trench

  • A) Mariana Trench ✅

300

300: Which composer became deaf later in life but continued composing?

A) Bach

B) Beethoven 

C) Chopin

D) Mozart

  • B) Beethoven ✅

300

300: Which festival involves throwing tomatoes at people?

A) Holi

B) La Tomatina

C) Carnival

D) Oktoberfest

  • B) La Tomatina ✅

400

400: Which creature in mythology is known for turning people to stone?

A) Cyclops

B) Minotaur

C) Medusa 

D) Cerberus

  • C) Medusa ✅

400

400: What rare phenomenon produces a “fire rainbow”?

A) Sun halo ✅

B) Aurora Borealis

C) Lenticular clouds

D) Sundog

  • A) Sun halo ✅

400

400: Which country produces the most coffee in the world?

A) Colombia

B) Brazil 

C) Ethiopia

D) Vietnam

  • B) Brazil ✅

400

400: The sculpture “The Thinker” was created by?

A) Donatello

B) Michelangelo

C) Rodin 

D) Bernini

  • C) Rodin ✅

400

400: In which country is tipping at restaurants considered rude?

A) USA

B) France

C) Canada

D) Mexico

  • B) France ✅

500

500: The Japanese goddess Amaterasu is associated with what?

A) Sea

B) Sun

C) Moon

D) Storms

  • B) Sun ✅

500

500: The Lazarus taxon refers to species that?

A) Are venomous

B) Return after being thought extinct ✅

C) Glow in the dark

D) Live in caves

  • B) Return after being thought extinct ✅

500

500: What is the world’s longest-living vertebrate?

A) Galapagos tortoise

B) Bowhead whale

C) Koi fish

D) Greenland shark

  • A) Galapagos tortoise ✅

500

500: What style of painting is associated with Jackson Pollock?

A) Impressionism

B) Cubism

C) Abstract Expressionism 

D) Surrealism

  • C) Abstract Expressionism ✅

500

500: The “Night of the Radishes” is an annual festival in which country?

A) Mexico 

B) Spain

C) Italy

D) Peru

  • A) Mexico ✅