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100

This is the capital of France.


What is Paris?

Fact: Harriet Quimby, the first woman to fly across the English Channel, landed near Paris.

100

The result of 12 + 15

What is 27?

Fact: The formula was solved using principles that were foundational in Ada Lovelace's early algorithms.

100

This invention allows people to talk to each other from different locations.


What is the telephone?

Fact: Elisha Gray, often overshadowed by Alexander Graham Bell, had his own version of the telephone, and Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, Bell’s wife, played a significant role in his success.

100

This actress won the Academy Award for best actress for her role in "La La Land" and starred in "The Help".

Who is Emma Stone?

100

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?


What is an echo?

200

This is the longest river in the world.


What is the Nile River?

Fact: Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, traveled to Egypt and sailed on the Nile.

200

The formula for the area of a circle

What is πr²?

Fact: Hypatia of Alexandria taught the principles of geometry, including the properties of circles, in ancient times.

200

This device is used for seeing distant objects, such as stars and planets.


What is a telescope?

Fact: Caroline Herschel, sister of the famous astronomer William Herschel, made significant contributions to astronomy with the telescope.

200

She is the youngest solo artist to write and record a James Bond song.

Who is Billie Eilish?

200

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

What is darkness?

300

This is the highest mountain in the world.


What is Mount Everest?

Fact: Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

300

The value of x in the equation 2x + 3 = 11.


What is 4?

Fact: Emmy Noether's work in algebra laid the foundation for solving equations like this.

300

This invention is used to safely harness and store electrical energy.

What is a battery?

Fact: Edith Clarke was the first woman to earn an electrical engineering degree from MIT and made significant contributions to electrical power systems, which rely on batteries.

300

Known for her roles in "Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction", she is a frequent collaborator with director Quentin Tarantino. 

Who is Uma Thurman?

300

I am the only organ that named itself. What am I?  

What is the brain?

400

This country has the largest population in the world.


What is China?

Fact: Pearl S. Buck, an American author who won the Nobel Prize for her novels about China, spent much of her life there.

400

The Pythagorean theorem.


What is a² + b² = c²?

Fact: Mary Cartwright, a British mathematician, used such fundamental theorems in her groundbreaking work on chaos theory.

400

This invention is used in medical diagnostics to visualize the interior of arteries.


What is the angiogram?

Fact: Dr. Marie Kassabian, an Armenian-American radiologist, was a pioneer in the use of X-rays, which laid the groundwork for angiographic techniques.

400

This gymnast won four gold medals and one bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Who is Simone Biles?

400

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. I can be seen, felt, and heard. What am I?  

What is a joke?

500

This is the smallest country in the world.

What is Vatican City?

Fact: Helena Blavatsky, a Russian philosopher, founded the Theosophical Society, which influenced spiritual and cultural thought in Europe, including in places like Vatican City.

500

The sum of the interior angles of a hexagon.

What is 720 degrees?

Fact: Sofia Kovalevskaya, the first major Russian female mathematician, worked extensively with geometric concepts.

500

This invention allows for the wireless transfer of data between devices.


What is Bluetooth?

Fact: Dr. Zara Melkonyan, an Armenian engineer, contributed to the development of Bluetooth technology.

500

She is the author of the "Hunger Games" trilogy.

Who is Suzanne Collins?

500

Where does today come before yesterday?

What is a dictionary