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Who hosted the 2015 Academy Awards?
Neil Patrick Harris
100
What country originally claimed Australia to use as a place to send prisoners?
England
100
Which food has the most protein per ounce? a) ground beef b) salmon c) cheese d) peanuts
B) salmon
100
Who was the famous piano composer who was also deaf?
Beethoven
100
For what sport do you not need a ball? a) tennis b) curling c) lacrosse
B) curling
200
Which of these films had the biggest opening weekend of 2015? a) Jurassic World b) Star Wars: The Force Awakens c) Avengers: Age of Ultron
B) Star Wars: The Force Awakens
200
Which of these wonders of the ancient world still exist? a) hanging gardens of Babalon b) the pyramids of Giza c) the lighthouse of Alexandria
B) the pyramid of Giza
200
Which produces antibodies? a) red blood cells b) platelets c) lymphocytes
c) Lymphocytes
200
What comic strip did Charles Schulz create?
Peanuts
200
What team did Shaq start is career with?
Orlando Magic
300
Kanye West announced his presidential bid at which music awards show?
The MTV VMAs
300
What was the Buddha's name? a) Mohammed Battick b) Yung Sa-Kyo c) Siddhartha Gautama
C) Siddhartha Gautama
300
What organelle holds the genetic information in a cell?
Nucleus
300
Which of these is a string instrument from the renaissance era? a) flute b) lute c) shawm
b) lute
300
In tennis, what type of stroke is used to start a point?
Serve
400
Which artist won Album of the Year at the 2015 Grammys?
Beck
400
What is the name of the famous australopithecus afarensis found in Ethiopia in 1974? a) Sally b) Jane c) Lucy d) Susan
C) Lucy
400
Which crystalline formations are on cave ceilings; stalagmites or stalactites?
Stalactites.
400
In the musical Les Miserables, what is the name of the young girl that Jean Valjean adopts?
Cosette
400
How long is a FIFA regulation soccer match? a) 100 minutes b) 60 minutes c) 90 minutes
C) 90 minutes
500
Mad Men ended in 2015 after how many seasons?
7
500
Signed into law in 2010, The Affordable Care Act is known by what nickname?
Obamacare
500
What kind of gas ranks third in prevalence in the Sun?
Oxygen
500
Who wrote The Black Cat, Annabel Lee, and The Raven?
Edgar Allan Poe
500
What indoor sport is the most popular in the U.S.?
Basketball