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100
Which Chinese school of philosophical thought placed a particular emphasis on filial piety?
Confucianism
100
What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil
100
This bill intended to combat internet piracy but was postponed, partly as a result of protests from websites such as Wikipedia
SOPA or PIPA
100
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The Tell-Tale Heart of Darkness
100
Who sang the highly criticized song, "Friday?"
Rebecca Black
200
Name one of the co-authors of The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx or Friedrich Engels
200
Massachusetts is bordered on the North by which 2 states?
Vermont and New Hampshire
200
Name this actress, who starred in The Burning Plain, Winter’s Bone and more recently a film for which she needed archery lessons
The Hunger Games
200
Barbara Eden's TV show featuring Christina Aguilera's first #1 single
I dream of genie in a bottle.
200
In which month did Prince William and Kate Middleton get married?
April
300
Which famous philosopher wanted to know if the sun would rise tomorrow?
Scottish philosopher David Hume
300
Which of the following countries is NOT part of the Sahara? Algeria, Chad, Ethiopia, Egypt.
Ethiopia
300
This tool for sharing and beautifying photographs has recently been purchased by Facebook for one billion dollars
Instagram
300
Will Smith must have worn these MJ shoes to play sports.
Fresh prince of bel-air jordans
300
Which television star got fired from "Two and a Half Men" following his many meltdowns?
Charlie Sheen
400
Name three (out of a possible five) of the main areas of study in philosophy today.
epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, and aesthetics
400
In what country is the Atacama desert located?
Chile
400
The name of the last shuttle to be launched as part of NASA’s space shuttle program
Atlantis
400
Adam Sandler's titular character living in Stars Hollow
Happy Gilmore Girls
400
Which team won the MLB World Series in 2011?
The St. Louis Cardinals
500
Name 3 prominent transcendentalists.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Theodore Parker, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, A. Bronson Alcott, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Ripley, F. B. Sanborn, Jones Very, T. W. Higginson, O. B. Frothingham, William Ellery Channing, Lydia Maria Child, Moncure Conway, etc.
500
Located in Antarctica, what is the earth’s southernmost historically active volcano?
Mount Erebus
500
This comedian is the host of the Daily Show, which also includes contributions from correspondents John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac, and John Hodgman
Jon Stewart
500
When the Ancient Greek King of Macedonia meets the title character of the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel
Alexander the Great Gatsby
500
How old was Amy Winehouse when she passed away?
27