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100
The volume of a 7 by 4 by 11 box in units cubed.
What is 308 units cubed?
100
Act II, scene 2 of this PLAY shows its title character beneath a balcony, where he is told to “deny thy father and refuse thy name.” This Shakespearean story inspired this singer to write a popular 2008 song on the album Fearless. (Singer and Song)
Who is (and what is) Taylor Swift, Love Story?
100
A common alternative to sugary sodas is seltzer, made by infusing water with a gas under pressure, the same gas that gives soda its fizz. This colorless, odorless compound is exhaled by humans and absorbed by plants during photosynthesis.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
100
This has a neck, but no head. This has two arms, but no hands.
What is a shirt?
100
This sport has a position called the "libero."
What is volleyball?
200
This NOVEL allegedly got its name from W.B. Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming”.The main character of this novel gains his reputation by defeating wrestling legend Amanlize the cat and participates in the ritual killing of his adopted son to not seem weak.
What is Things Fall Apart?
200
Name this actor and spell his name correctly. (Accents are not needed)
Who is Timothée Chalamet?
200
This high-stakes American cooking show, adapted from a British format, stars the famously hot-tempered Gordon Ramsay. Aspiring chefs compete in two teams to run a restaurant service, with one eliminated each episode, made memorable by Ramsay’s fiery outbursts.
What is Hell's Kitchen?
200
This has cities, but no houses. This has mountains, but no trees. This has water, but no fish.
What is a map?
200
This country won the FIFA World Cup in 2018
What is France?
300
Zeus and Poseidon fought over this man’s mother until Prometheus warned that she would bear a son “greater than his father.” Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls retells his story through Briseis, his concubine. He is also thought to have had a romantic bond with a fellow hero whose death drove him back into battle.
Who is Achilles?
300
When discussing modern music’s most celebrated artists, many point to the performer with the most Grammy nominations. This iconic singer, known for decades of hits like “Single Ladies,” has been honored across genres from R&B to pop.
Who is Beyoncé
300
A holiday favorite, eggnog is a creamy, spiced drink served chilled, sometimes with added alcohol. Though recipes vary, its base always comes from two essentials: a dairy product and a protein-rich ingredient.
What are raw eggs and milk?
300
This word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify someone great, while the entire word signifies a great woman.
What is heroine?
300
This athlete holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics
Who is Michael Phelps?
400
If the pressure of these is reduced in a throttling process, their temperature stays constant. Bose, Fermi, and Maxwell–Boltzmann types describe them, and fugacity serves as their effective pressure. Their namesake law can use Boltzmann’s constant or the product of Boltzmann’s and Avogadro’s constants. When this model fails, the van der Waals equation is often used instead.
What is Ideal Gas?
400
A man with this name is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, his last name is Baker. Another man of this man hosts the Rest is History podcast along with Dominic Sandbrook. During an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, an actor of this name engages in a skit with Chris Pratt discussing Pratt’s favorite actor. In prompting Pratt to say his name, Pratt names several few other actors of this name, including Hiddleston, Hardy, and Hanks. For 400 points, what is the name of this man, who starred as the main character in the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home?
Who is Tom Holland?
400
This savory pudding, is made from sheep’s heart, liver, and lungs mixed with oatmeal, suet, onions, and spices, then boiled in a sheep’s stomach. It’s the centerpiece of a traditional Burns Night supper.
What is Haggis?
400
You’re in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match. What do you light first?
What is the match?
400
Canada, known for its wilderness and multiculturalism, has two official national sports: a summer sport played indoors on a rink without ice, and a fast-paced winter team game on ice.
What is Lacrosse (summer) and ice hockey (winter)?
500
The namesake battle of this object allegedly featured 300 Spartan warriors fighting against a million Persians. That battle is the Battle of Thermopylae, where “thermo” is Greek for “hot” and “pylae” is the Latinized form of an ancient Greek word for this object. The Chinese name for a French monument uses this word, although that structure is technically an arc. That monument is located at the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle, and is known as the Arc de Triomphe (TRI-um-phe). Hinged and sliding are two types of, for 500 points, what movable barrier that allows “ingress” and “egress”?
What are Doors; Gates?
500
This hit Netflix series follows a wealthy British family navigating love, ambition, and high-society gossip in London, adapted from Julia Quinn’s novels.
What is Bridgerton?
500
This classic British comfort dish features sausages baked in a golden-brown batter that puffs up, often served hot with onion gravy. Its name reflects its appearance and it’s similar to Yorkshire pudding.
What is Toad in the Hole?
500
Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year, and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
They are 2 in a set of triplets
500
This sport uses a "dolly" to take a catch
What is Cricket?