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100

What was Stephen King’s first published novel?

Carrie (1974)

100

This spice has traces of a natural hallucinogen called myristicin which eaten in large doses can cause mind-altering effects.

Nutmeg

100

What mythological creatures were half man and half bull?

Minotaur

100

The Statue of Liberty in New York, USA was a gift from what European nation?

France

100

What country has the biggest coastline in the world? 

Canada

200

What is the best-selling book of all time? 

The Holy Bible (with an estimated 2.5 billion copies sold since 1815).

200

Peaches are nearly identical to this fruit except for a dominant gene that determines the “fuzz” growth.

Nectarines 

200

Who was the beautiful youth loved by the Greek goddess Aphrodite?

Adonis

200

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Turkey

200

What is the flattest continent in the world? 

Australia 

300

What is the third book in the Harry Potter series?

Prisoner of Azkaban

300

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Mustard (salt is considered an organic mineral)

300

What is the name of the mythological winged horse?

Pegasus

300

Who was the first president of the USA?

George Washington
300

What is the largest and most populous country in South America? 

Brazil
400

What is a three-line, 17 syllable Japanese verse-form? 

Haiku

400

What two words combine to create the name Spam? 

Spiced Ham

400

Who is the Greek and Roman god of revenge?

Nemisis

400

 What famous bike race started in Europe in 1903?

Tour de France
400

What African nation has the most pyramids?

Sudan

500

In Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist, what food does Oliver famously ask for more of when he says: “Please, Sir, I want some more”?

Gruel (similar to porridge) 

500

What is the most expensive spice in the world? 

Saffron

500

Jason and the Argonauts travelled to Colchis to acquire this special garment guarded by a dragon. 

A Golden fleece

500

In 1820, this popular condiment was sold as medicine?

Ketchup

500

What is the name of the river that runs through Paris, France? 

Seine River