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100

Who released the hit song “Watermelon Sugar”?
A) Harry Styles
B) Shawn Mendes
C) Justin Bieber
D) Niall Horan

A) Harry Styles

100

Tucson is a city in which U.S. state?
A) Texas
B) New Mexico
C) Arizona
D) Nevada

C) Arizona

100

What is 2^5?
A) 10
B) 16
C) 25
D) 32

Answer: D) 32

100

Who reached the Americas in 1492 under the Spanish flag?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Vasco da Gama
C) John Cabot
D) Ferdinand Magellan

A) Christopher Columbus

100

I’m light as a feather but even the strongest person can’t hold me for long.

Answer: Breath

200

Which series features a stalker-detective named Joe Goldberg?
A) Mindhunter
B) Sherlock
C) You
D) Hannibal

C) You

200

What is the capital of Australia?
A) Canberra
B) Sydney
C) Melbourne
D) BrisbaneA) Canberra

A) Canberra

200

Evaluate: 3(4+2)−5
A) 7
B) 11
C) 13
D) 17

C) 13

200

Which document declared American independence in 1776?
A) Bill of Rights
B) Constitution
C) Articles of Confederation
D) Declaration of Independence

D) Declaration of Independence

200

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters?

Answer: Short

300

Which film won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars?
A) 1917
B) Parasite
C) Joker
D) Little Women

B) Parasite

300

Which sea lies between Africa and Saudi Arabia?
A) Red Sea
B) Arabian Sea
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Black Sea

A) Red Sea

300

What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 6, 18, 54…?
A) 108
B) 162
C) 216
D) 324

B) 162

300

Who built the city of Petra?
A) Roman Empire
B) Nabateans
C) Byzantine Empire
D) Persians

B) Nabateans

300

Forward I am heavy; backward I am not.

Answer: Ton

400

Who performed the Super Bowl halftime show in 2021?
A) Lady Gaga
B) Maroon 5
C) The Weeknd
D) Rihanna

C) The Weeknd

400

Which U.S. state borders only one other state?
A) Maine
B) Alaska
C) Washington
D) Florida

A) Maine

400

What is the area of a circle with radius 3?
A) 9π
B) 18π
C) 6π
D) 3π

A) 9π

400

Where did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
A) India
B) China
C) Japan
D) Korea

B) China

400

I can only live where there is light, but I die if the light shines on me.

Answer: A shadow

500

Who wrote the original Millennium book series?
A) Jo Nesbø
B) Camilla Läckberg
C) Stieg Larsson
D) Henning Mankell

C) Stieg Larsson

500

Which city is farther north?
A) Oslo
B) Reykjavik
C) Helsinki
D) Stockholm

B) Reykjavik

500

Solve for x: 5x−12=3x+14.
A) 11
B) 13
C) 12
D) 7

A) 11

500

Who taught Alexander the Great?
A) Plato
B) Aristotle
C) Socrates
D) Epicurus

B) Aristotle

500

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

Answer: A joke