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100
In which novel does the character Atticus Finch appear?
To Kill a Mockingbird
100
What do you call the longest side of a right triangle (that is, the side that’s opposite the right angle)?
Hypotenuse
100
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
100
What is the main function of red blood cells?
Carrying oxygen
100
What is the national flower of Japan?
Cherry Blossom
200
Who wrote "Brave New World"?
Aldous Huxley
200
In algebra, what C-word means a number or constant placed in front of a variable to multiply that variable, such as the 4 in 4x + y?
Coefficient
200
Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
The Industrial Revolution
200
What process is also known as "the human body clock"?
Circadian rhythm
200
What is the name of the coffee shop in the sitcom Friends?
Central Perk
300
Which novel comes first in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series?
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
300
Based on the legend of how his discovery of submerged objects causing water displacement helped him figure out how to measure the purity of gold, Greek mathematician Archimedes is famously known for shouting what word originating from a Greek word meaning “I have found it!”?
Eureka
300
Until 1923, what was the Turkish city of Istanbul called?
Constantinople
300
What part of the brain is responsible for memory and learning?
a) Cerebellum
b) Hypothalamus
c) Hippocampus
d) Medulla oblongata
c) Hippocampus
300
What major world event happened on July 20th, 1969?
The Apollo 11 mission landed on the Moon.
400
What dystopian novel by George Orwell told of life in a future totalitarian state dominated by "Big Brother"?
1984
400
In degrees what is the sum of the interior angles of a regular pentagon?
540
400
When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?
7th century BC
400
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
The stapes (one of three tiny bones located in your ear. Gross.)
400
Which country has the most islands in the world?
Sweden
500
Which Shakespearean character famously said, "Life is a tale told by an idiot"?
Macbeth
500
What sum do you get if you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel?
666, so don't gamble, kids!
500
Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
Nicholas II
500
According to a 2021 survey by the University of New Hampshire, what is the percentage of Americans that believe the Earth is flat?
10% believe it is flat, 80% believe it is round, and the remainder are either "unsure" or posit another answer, like donut-shaped, banana-shaped, dinosaur-shaped and so on.
500
What animal was the first to be cloned (half points)? What was the animal's name (half points)?
Dolly the sheep