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100

Which movie in 1977 revolutionized the Science Fiction genre?

Star Wars

100

What is the name of the main character in the video game "The Legend of Zelda"?

Link

100

What year was Albert Einstein born?

1879

100

What Roald Dahl classic novel about an exceptionally brilliant little girl was made into a film first in 1996 and again as a musical in 2022?

Matilda

100

What is the name of the smallest particle of matter?

An Atom

200

What fan favourite actor from Season 1 of Bridgerton was recently also in the 2023 film Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves?

Regé-Jean Page

200

In the board game "Monopoly", what color is the "Go" square?

Black

200

Who is considered the father of computer science?

Alan Turing or Charles Babbage

200

What classic coming of age Judy Blume novel was recently made into a film and premiered in April of this year?

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

200

What is the name of the phenomenon in which light bends as it passes through a prism?

Refraction

300

What two Studio Ghibli Films do we see the soot sprites appear in?

My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away

300

What is the name of the main villain in the video game "Super Mario Bros."?

Bowser

300

Who is credited with inventing the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

300

What cult favourite 1995 film was a (then) modern day reinterpretation of the novel Emma by Jane Austen?

Clueless

300

Who is credited with discovering the laws of motion?

Sir Isaac Newton
400

Who are the 2 famous droids who get purchased to work on Uncle Owen's farm?

R2D2 & C3PO

400

In the game "Settlers of Catan", what is the name of the resource that is represented by wheat?

Grain

400

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

400

What is the title of the book, released in 2020, by Bethany C. Morrow that reimagines Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women with  four young, Black sisters coming of age during the American Civil War?

So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix

400

What is the name of the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Photosynthesis

500

What Season 4 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer did Pedro Pascal guest star on in 1999 and what was his character’s name?

The Freshman/Eddie

500

What is the name of the video game series that features the characters Master Chief and Cortana?

Halo

500

Who is the Greek mathematician credited with discovering the Pythagorean theorem?

Pythagoras

500

C.S. Lewis once said he was inspired to write The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, after imagining a picture, something he later put in the story itself. What was  in the picture?

A fawn, carrying Christmas packages and an umbrella

500

What is the name of the process by which DNA is copied before cell division?

DNA Replication