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200

The world's most populated city.

what is Tokyo?

400

in 1891, this Canadian- American gym teacher invented basketball using a soccer ball and fruit baskets.

Who is James Naismith?

400

The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, is found at this art museum in paris

What is the Louvre?

400

The earliest form of the word "to know" was cnawan, which means "to notice that two things are the same."Another word was tocnawan, which means "the ability to______."This evolved into the ability to understand that something was true, and then to understand how to do something.

what is the ability to tell two things apart?

600

in American football, this is when a player gets tackled in their own end zone, and the other team scores two points.

what is a safety?

600

in order for lawyers to practice law in a particular state, they must pass this difficult exam.

What is a bar?

600

This country in Africa has over 200 pyramids.

What is Sudan

600

This novel was written by Charles dickens when he was only 25 years old, and immediately brought him immense popularity. 

What is The pickwick papers?

600

This was the original name of Jeopardy Until a network executive said,"it doesn't have enough jeopardies." 

What is "What's The Question?"

800

This famous basketball team from Los Angeles holds the record for the longest winning streak. in 1971 to 1972, they won 33 games straight.

What are the Lakers?

800

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This part of the brain processes a lot of sensory things, including what you can touch and feel around you.

800

This dwarflike Egyptian demigod was not worshipped at temples and had no priests, but was greatly valued as a protecter of women and children, a god of childbirth, and provided protection from snakes and evil spirits. (Three letters)

What is the god bes?

800

This play by William Shakespeare has 16 parts, including Solinus, the duke of Ephesus and Aegon, a merchant of Syracuse, plus the Gaoler, the officers, and other attendants (not included in the 16) the first scene begins in "a hall in the duke's palace".

What is "the comedy of errors"?