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100

How many planets are in our solar system?

Eight

100

Which country has the world's longest coastline?

Canada

100

Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?

Sir John A. Macdonald

100

This player has scored the most career points in NBA history.

Lebron James

100

Who is the author of the children's book The Paper Bag Princess?

Robert Munsch

200

What is the world's largest mammal?

The blue whale

200

What is the capital city of Portugal?

Lisbon

200

What was Johannes Gutenberg famous for inventing?

The printing press

200

What is the name of the area behind the pitcher that is kept clear of fans in order to help the batter better see the ball leave the pitcher's hand?

The Batter's Eye

200

What country was the composer Chopin born in?

Poland

300

Which gas is the most prominent in Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen

300

Two countries border 14 other countries -- the most in the world. Name one of the two countries.

China and Russia

300

What was Istanbul's name when it was part of the Byzantine Empire?

Constantinople

300

What do you call it when a bowler gets three strikes in a row?

A turkey

300

This term refers to a word or phrase that reads the same forward and backward, such as “race car” or “level.”


A palindrome


400

What is the symbol for potassium on the Periodic Table?

K

400

What is the only country's flag that is not a rectangle or square?

Nepal

400

Which year did the Berlin Wall come down?

1989

400

Who had the most triple-doubles in the NBA this past season?

Nikola Jokić

400

What part of speech is the word "rapidly" in the following sentence: “The rapidly changing weather forced the hikers to turn back.”

Adverb

500

To calculate Force, what do the "m" and the "a" represent?

F = ma

Force = mass x acceleration

500

This large rock is carried by a glacier and left behind when the ice melts, often looking out of place compared to the local bedrock.

A glacial erratic (or erratic boulder)

500

Created after the First World War to promote collective security, this organization failed to prevent the aggression of Japan, Italy, and Germany in the 1930s.

The League of Nations

500

This is the maximum number of clubs a golfer is allowed to carry in a round under the Rules of Golf.

Fourteen

500

Which song does the von Trapp family perform together right before they escape near the end of the movie The Sound of Music?

"So Long, Farewell"