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100

A lump of coal

What do you get in your stocking if you are on the naughty list?

100

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

What is the event commonly believed to have sparked the start of World War I?

100

Sasha Fierce

What is Beyoncé's alter ego?

100

Molten rock found under the surface of the earth

What is Magma?

100

January 9th, 2007 

When was the iPhone first announced by Apple?

200

A Christmas beverage called "milk punch"

What is Eggnog?

200

Emperor Augustus Caeser

Who is first Emperor of the Roman Empire?

200

Features zombies in Atlanta, Georgia

What is "The Walking Dead"?

200

8 minutes and 20 Seconds

Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth? 

200

Country represented by the cow

What is Nepal's national animal?

300

A parasitic plant that is traditionally a Christmas decoration

What is Mistletoe?

300

Named after the same material that was a major reason for its establishment, this ancient trade route connected East Asian and European empires

What is the Silk Road?

300

The only film to have won all "Big Five" Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay)

What is "Silence of the Lambs" from 1991?

300

118 elements

How many elements are on the periodic table?

300

Approximately four billion miles of toilet paper each year

How much toilet paper is used by China each year?

400

Pipers piping

In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas", what are there eleven of?

400

The ruler of what is considered the largest empire in history

Who is Genghis Khan?

400

Bubbles the chimp

What was the name of Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee?

400

The scale used to measure the hardness of minerals

What is The Mohs’ scale?

400

Mike the chicken 

What is the name of the chicken that lived for 18 months without its head?

500

An old silk hat

In the song “Frosty the Snowman”, what made Frosty come to life?

500

The intended habitant of the tomb of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Who is Pharaoh Khufu?

500

Agent J

What is the name of the character played by Will Smith in the "Men in Black" franchise?

500

Oxygen (65%), carbon (18.5%), hydrogen (9.5%) and nitrogen (3.3%)

What are the four most common elements found in the human body?

500

The furthest point from the center of the earth on the surface

What is Mount Chimborazo?