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200

What term is used to refer to the genus of large, towering trees, such as the Sequoia sempervirens, that are native to the coastal regions of Northern California?

Redwood

200

In this sport, players compete for the Stanley Cup

Ice Hockey

200

This country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States 1885

France

200

This planet is known for having a prominent ring system

Saturn

200

What is the term for the study of human societies, cultures, and their development?

Anthropology

400

In ecology, what is the term for the maximum number of individuals in a species that an environment can support sustainably over time?

Carrying Capacity

400

This country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles in men’s football

Brazil

400

This famous European tower is often referred to as the "Iron Lady"

Eiffel Tower

400

This spaceflight mission was the first to land a crew on the moon

Apollo 11

400

What fictional detective, created by Arthur Conan Doyle, is known for his brilliant deductive reasoning and resides at 221B Baker Street?

Sherlock Holmes

600

Alfred Nobel, who established the Nobel prize, is also well known for his invention of what?

Dynamite

600

This player holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles in men’s tennis

Novak Djokovic

600

This country is home to the ancient Incan city, Machu Picchu

Peru

600

This was the first artificial satellite launched into orbit

Sputnik 1

600

What is the term for the literary technique that involves placing seemingly unrelated elements side by side to create a new, deeper meaning or to highlight contrasts?

Juxtaposition?

800

What principle states that the pressure exerted on a confined fluid is transmitted equally in all directions?

Pascal's principle

800

In Formula 1 racing, this driver holds the record for the most World Championships

Lewis Hamilton

800

The U.S. monument, Mount Rushmore, is located in this state.

South Dakota

800

This is the boundary of a black hole beyond which nothing can escape, not even light

Event horizon

800

Which city was the capital of Japan prior to 1869?

Kyoto

1000

What principle in quantum mechanics asserts that certain pairs of physical properties, such as position and momentum, cannot be simultaneously known to arbitrary precision?

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

1000

This horse won the Triple Crown in 1973 and set records that still stand in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes

Secretariat

1000

This famous European tower is often incorrectly referred to as "Big Ben"

Elizabeth Tower

1000

This is the largest known volcano in our solar system

Olympus Mons

1000

What musical term describes the practice of altering the tempo of a piece of music at various points to convey different emotions or intensify the musical narrative?

Rubato