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100

Bananas are technically classified as this type of plant, not a tree.

Herb

100

This is the most spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.

Mandarin Chinese

100

This wizarding franchise features a boy with a lightning bolt scar.

Harry Potter

100

Water freezes at this temperature in Celsius.

0

100

This Italian dish consists of flat dough topped with tomato sauce and cheese.

Pizza

200

Octopuses have this many hearts.

Three

200

This is the only English word that ends in 'mt'.

Dreamt

200

This TV show about a paper company in Scranton became a cult classic.

The Office

200

This gas makes up the majority of Earth’s atmosphere.

Nitrogen

200

This Spanish dish is made of rice, saffron, vegetables, and meat or seafood.

Paella

300

This animal’s heart is located in its head.

Shrimp

300

This term describes a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning.

Homonym

300

This movie series features dinosaurs brought back to life by cloning.

Jurassic Park

300

This part of the cell acts as the control center.

Nucleus

300

This Japanese dish features raw fish served over vinegared rice.

Sushi

400

This body part continues to grow after death, according to myth—but it's actually dehydration.

Hair

400

The word 'robot' originated from this language.

Czech

400

This 2010 film by Christopher Nolan explores dreams within dreams.

Inception

400

This is the only planet that rotates on its side.

Uranus

400

This Indian dish is known for its creamy tomato-based sauce and marinated chicken.

Butter chicken

500

This planet in our solar system rains diamonds.

Neptune

500

This is the term for a word or phrase that reads the same backward and forward.

Palindrome

500

This black-and-white silent film won Best Picture at the first-ever Academy Awards in 1929.

Wings

500

This phenomenon causes light to bend when it enters a different medium.

Refraction

500

This Korean dish consists of fermented vegetables, often cabbage or radish, and is a staple in Korean cuisine.

Kimchi