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100

This towering beacon guided sailors safely to an Egyptian port city.

What is the Lighthouse of Alexandria?

100

This barrier split a European city for decades until its dramatic fall in 1989.

What is the Berlin Wall?

100

In this 1997 epic, a priceless jewel sinks to the ocean floor as a love story unfolds aboard a doomed vessel.

What is Titanic?

100

This company’s logo features four interlocking rings.

What is Audi?

100

This creature can live for years without a head.

What is a cockroach?

200

This legendary creature combines the body of a lion with the wings of an eagle.

What is a griffin?

200

This ancient empire stretched across three continents and was ruled by Caesar.

What is the Roman Empire?

200

In this adventure, a rum-loving rogue battles cursed sailors to reclaim his beloved ship.

What is Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl?

200

This car was most famous for its upgrades including the flux capacitor where Doc and Marty drove it Back to the Future.

What is DMC DeLorean?

200

This country has more vending machines per capita than anywhere else in the world.

What is Japan?

300

This enormous sculpture honored the king of the Greek gods and sat in Olympia.

What is the Colossus of Zeus?

300

This assassination in 1914 triggered a global conflict that lasted four years.

What is the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

300

In this tense drama, a lawyer demands honesty during a military trial, shouting a famous line about truth.

What is A Few Good Men?

300

This car manufacturer built the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine in 1885.

Who is Karl Benz (Mercedes-Benz)?

300

This animal can hold its breath longer than a whale.

What is a sloth?

400

This hero from Greek myth ventured into a maze to defeat a bull-headed beast.

Who is Theseus?

400

This post-war agreement imposed harsh penalties on Germany after WWI.

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

400

In this heartfelt tale, a man with a simple mind experiences historic events while waiting for a bus.

What is Forrest Gump?

400

This Japanese automaker’s luxury division is called Acura.

What is Honda?

400

This planet rotates so slowly that its day is longer than its year.

What is Venus?

500

This hammer-wielding deity from Norse mythology is associated with thunder.

Who is Thor?

500

This explorer "completed" the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

500

In this classic thriller, a monstrous predator terrorizes a beach town, prompting the need for a bigger boat.

What is Jaws?

500

This car was the first to feature seat belts as standard equipment. Name the manufacturer for full points - bonus for the model.

What is the Volvo PV544?

500

This animal’s milk is pink.

What is a hippopotamus?