The Nobel Peace Prize
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After no prize was awarded in 1972, 1973 saw it jointly (and controversially) awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ for negotiating a ceasefire here (Tho became the only person to decline a Peace Prize, and war continued for a few more years)
What is Vietnam?
200
Need more fiber in your diet? You can always add a rounded tablespoon of this supplement to your morning smoothie
What is Metamucil?
200
2024 saw four nominations (and a Worst Actor win) for Jerry Seinfeld's Unfrosted, a comedy documentary about the creation of what breakfast pastry?
What are Pop-Tarts?
200
Regular dental cleanings are recommended to prevent gingivitis, the inflammation of these
What is "gum"?
200
Paris 2024 marked the first and last inclusion of this expressive sport, notorious for the performance of Rachael "Raygun" Gunn, a competitor who wrote a Ph.D thesis on this sport's culture and scene in Sydney, Australia
What is breaking?
200
From the Bantu, this paired hand drum is popular among Cuban salsa bands and featured in a 2023 song by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion
What are bongos?
200
Likely the most famous paper clip of all time, this onetime Microsoft mascot notices that it looks like you're writing a letter... Would you like some help with that?
Who is Clippy?
400
Humanitarian organization winners from this nation include Doctors Without Borders, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, and (aptly) the Red Cross
What is Switzerland?
400
In 2021, Mark Zuckerberg and co. lost $10 billion in an attempt to develop this social virtual reality space
What is the Metaverse?
400
This appropriately-named actress was a good sport and attended the ceremony in-person to accept her Worst Actress Razzie for Catwoman... while also holding her Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball
Who is Halle Berry?
400
Humans have true, false, and floating pairs of these bones
What is "rib"?
400
From 1912 to 1948, the Olympics featured five art competition categories: painting, sculpture, music, literature, and this medium, which Dutchman Jan Wils won gold for in 1928 after designing the stadium used for that very same Olympics
What is architecture?
400
From the ancient Egyptian hebeni, this hardwood was traditionally used to make piano keys and chess pieces
What is ebony?
400
This copier-printer brand has become ubiquitous enough to warrant an inclusion in the Scrabble dictionary, where it is worth 28 points for five letters
What is Xerox?
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In 2007, this former vice president was awarded the prize alongside the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Who is Al Gore?
600
This review aggregator website of film, TV, music, and video games aims to convert all other reviewers' scoring systems into a single percentage-based scale
What is Metacritic?
600
This "twisty" director has two Worst Director wins under his belt, for Lady in the Water and The Last Airbender
Who is M. Night Shyamalan?
600
Its muscles include the tibialis anterior and the sartorius
What is "leg"?
600
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This East African language is the most commonly-spoken on the continent, and its contributions to English include "jumbo," "mamba," and "hakuna matata"
What is Swahili?
800
Some scholars theorize that Alfred Nobel created the Peace Prize as a way to atone for this explosive invention of his
What is dynamite?
800
This foundational field of philosophy deals with general and abstract topics of reality and existence
What is metaphysics?
800
Jack and Jill swept the Razzies in 2011, taking Worst Picture, Director, Screenplay, and a combined Worst Actor and Worst Actress for this male comedian, who played his own sister in the film
Who is Adam Sandler?
800
Sloths may have two or three of these per limb, depending on the species
What is "toe"?
800
Ice hockey is Canada's national winter sport, but its national summer sport is this game that dates back to the 1100s in the new world (Canada won gold for both of its Olympic appearances in 1904 and 1908)
What is lacrosse?
800
From the Kongo for "okra," this stew is famous in Cajun and Creole cuisine, and still uses okra to achieve its heavy thickness
What is gumbo?
800
This horseback game was at four Olympic games before being removed in 1936, though its "water" version is still a mainstay
What is polo?
1000
This Pakistani education advocate was the youngest-ever winner in 2014, at age 17
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
1000
This chemistry term describes a nonstandard grouping of elements that share properties with both metals and nonmetals
What is metalloid?
1000
U Can't Touch This Oakland rapper, who won Worst Original Song in 1992 for "Addams Groove," a hip-hop single featured in The Addams Family
Who is MC Hammer?
1000
Former opponents Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield teamed up to sell THC gummies shaped like this body part
What is "ear"?
1000
A one-time track and field event, this team sport saw varied numbers of "pullers" allowed on each side, ranging from five in 1908 to eight in 1920
What is tug-of-war?
1000
From the Zulu or Nguni, this plastic horn gained fame and infamy at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, where its blarings from the crowds could be heard in nearly every broadcast
What is vuvuzela?