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Potpourri
100

This composer is behind classics like Cats, Evita, and The Phantom of the Opera.

Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber?

100

This empire, known for its architecture like the Blue Mosque, ruled from Istanbul.

What is the Ottoman Empire?

100

This is the term for the structure that provides shape and protection to a plant cell.

What is the cell wall?

100

This type of account typically earns interest and is used to save money for future needs.

What is a savings account?

100

This ancient city, destroyed in 79 CE by a volcanic eruption, was rediscovered in the 18th century.

What is Pompeii?

200

This 2017 Tony-winning musical tells the story of a high school boy caught in a lie after a tragic event.

What is Dear Evan Hansen?

200

This dynasty is famous for building the Taj Mahal. 

What is the Mughal Empire?

200

This type of RNA delivers amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

What is transfer RNA (tRNA)?

200

This term refers to the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a year.

What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

200

The Earth’s largest desert is located on this continent.

What is Antarctica?

300

The song “Seasons of Love” comes from this musical about a group of struggling artists in New York City.

What is Rent?

300

The Abbasid Caliphate is best known for this age of culture and science.

What is the Islamic Golden Age?

300

This is the name for a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

What is a species?

300

This is the interest rate at which banks lend money to each other overnight.

What is the federal funds rate?

300

This country is the world’s largest producer of coffee.

What is Brazil?

400

This groundbreaking 1927 musical, considered one of the first book musicals, featured the song “Ol’ Man River.”

What is Show Boat?

400

This empire ruled Persia and was known for its Shia Islam beliefs.

What is the Safavid Empire?

400

This biome, characterized by permafrost, has low biodiversity and cold temperatures year-round.

What is the tundra?

400

A "bear market" refers to this kind of trend in stock prices.

What is a downward trend?

400

This chemical element, symbolized by “Hg,” is also known as quicksilver.

What is mercury?

500

This Stephen Sondheim musical features a murderous barber and a meat pie shop owner.

What is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?

500

This empire was led by Suleiman the Magnificent during its peak.

What is the Ottoman Empire?

500

This process results in the creation of four genetically unique daughter cells and is essential for sexual reproduction.

What is meiosis?

500

This term refers to the risk-reducing strategy of combining different types of investments, such as stocks, bonds, and real estate.

What is asset allocation?

500

This literary term refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words.

What is alliteration?