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100

The original and tragic version of the Little Mermaid was written by this Danish author.

Who is Hans Christian Anderson?

100

This European country known for arts and culture is the most visited country in the world

What is France?

100

These film awards were first handed out in 1925.

What are the Academy Awards?

100

The 1900 Olympic games were the first time these athletes were allowed to compete.  

What are female athletes?

100

The Fireman was the original title for this dystopian classic.

What is Fahrenheit 451?

200

More than 70% of this essential element is produced in the ocean.

What is oxygen?

200

This US city popular with engaged couples has the most hotel rooms of any city in the world.

What is Las Vegas?

200

This Spielberg beach film is widely considered the first summer blockbuster.

What is Jaws?

200

Until 1912, first place Olympic medals were made of this.

What is solid gold?

200

This French author holds the record for longest sentence at 823 words.

Who is Victor Hugo?

300

In the modern day these Greek monsters are depicted as sea creatures, but originally they were described as half-woman, half-bird.

What are sirens?

300

This national park straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina border saw 13 million visitors in 2023.

What is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

300

Summer was historically the slowest season for movie theatres until this invention was installed in 1925.

What is air conditioning? 

300

The Olympic Games were abolished in 393 CE by this wide-spanning empire.

What is the Roman Empire?

300

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu is considered the first example of this literary genre.

What is a novel?

400

This Australian feature can be seen from the moon.

What is the Great Barrier Reef?

400

This tourist hot spot in Rome collects about $1.7 million a year in coins.

What is Trevi Fountain?

400

This famous Bond actor wore a toupee in every James Bond movie he starred in.

Who is Sean Connery?

400

Originally the Olympics were a religious festival honoring this god, and could last up to six months.

Who is Zeus?

400

Linda Eastman is credited with creating the first summer reading program, way back in this decade.

What is the 1890s?

500

Sharks are elasmobranchii, meaning they do not have any of these in their bodies.

What are bones?

500

Every day India sees approximately 23 million passengers on this mode of transportation.

What are trains?

500

A cup from this famous chain appears in almost every shot of Fight Club. 

What is Starbucks?

500

After the disastrous 1904 St. Louis Olympics there were calls to abolish this classic event due to competitors suffering dog attacks, poisonings, and stomach hemorrhages.

What is the marathon?

500
The book Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright was written entirely without this common feature.

What is the letter E?