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The adjective "ursine" describes this kind of mammal; just don't try sleeping in its bed!

What is a bear?

200

This Pokémon has electricity-storing pouches on its cheeks

Who is Pikachu?

200

This artist has collaborated in 2024 with Taylor Swift on “Fortnight” and Morgan Wallen on “I Had Some Help”

Who is Post Malone?

200

The Masters professional golf tournament is held annually in April at this Georgia golf course

What is Augusta National?

200

This “unsinkable” ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives

What is the Titanic?

400

When members of this single-horned mammalian species get together, they're known appropriately as a 'crash'

What is Rhinoceros?

400

A commonly used term among anime watchers referencing “One Piece”, “Naruto”, and “Bleach”

What is The Big Three?

400

Dua Lipa had a 2024 hit with a song namechecking this legendary escape artist and magician

Who is Houdini?

400

This professional baseball franchise, now based in Atlanta, began life in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings

Who are the Braves?

400

A massive earthquake in this California fault line destroyed 80% of San Francisco in 1906, the deadliest earthquake in American history

What is the San Andreas fault?

600

Wilbur, in the classic children's novel Charlotte's Web, and Arnold, in the classic TV series Green Acres, are both this kind of mammal

What is a pig?

600

This character is a member of an extraterrestrial warrior race called the Saiyans

Who is Goku?

600

This artist won her second Academy Award earlier this year, at just 22 years old, for “What Was I Made For?”

Who is Billie Eilish?

600

This unlikely professional ice hockey franchise celebrated their first-ever Stanley Cup win this year, beating the Edmonton Oilers over seven games

Who are the Florida Panthers?

600

This massive, slow-moving hurricane struck New Orleans in 2005, causing widespread deadly flooding as rains overwhelmed the levees

What is Hurricane Katrina?

800

The young of this marsupial mammal species is known as a ‘joey’

What is a kangaroo?

800

This character’s body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit

Who is Monkey D. Luffy?

800

This R&B superstar released his ninth studio album, Coming Home, in February of this year

Who is Usher?

800

The 2024 Superbowl, a rematch of the 2020 Superbowl, saw which team become the first since the 2004 New England Patriots to win back-to-back trophies?

Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?

800

This Japanese nuclear power plant sustained a containment failure in 2011 after an earthquake, releasing radioactive materials into the environment - the worst such nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986

What is Fukushima?

1000

This mammal, whose modern name derives from Arabic, was known in ancient times as the camelopard, because of its humped back and leopard-like coloration

What is the giraffe?

1000

Protector of the Silver Crystal

Who is Sailor Moon?

1000

Jason Bradley DeFord, who testified before Congress in January of this year about anti-fentanyl legislation, is better known by what sweet-sounding stage name?

Who is Jelly Roll?

1000

This WNBA star, credited with popularizing women’s basketball, was the first overall draft pick this year, signing for Indiana Fever and becoming the fastest rookie to reach 100 points and 50 assists, in her first eight games

Who is Caitlin Clark?

1000

The terrible destruction of this German-made airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937, caused commentator Herbert Morrison to famously cry out: “Oh the humanity!”

What is the Hindenburg?