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200

Which video game console released in 2006 pioneered the use of motion controls in its gameplay?

Nintendo Wii

200

How many Harry Potter books are there?  

200

 In Middle Eastern cuisine, what is Hummus made from?

Chickpeas

 

200

What is the name of this dark igneous rock, nicknamed 'nature's glass,' that forms when molten lava cools at a rapid speed?

Obsidian 

200

What sporting event is held every Memorial Day?

The Indy 500 

400

What was the name of the first social networking site launched on the internet in 1994?

GeoCities 

400

Which tech entrepreneur named his son X Æ A-12?

Elon Musk 

400

Which breakfast cereal is advertised with the slogan “Snap, crackle and pop”?Rice Krispies

Rice Krispies 

400

Plants use photosynthesis to convert which gas into food?

Carbon Dioxide 

400

What mythical creature is Scotland's national animal?

Unicorn 

600

What was the first decentralized cryptocurrency?

Bitcoin 

600

What game did Mario first appear in?

Donkey Kong 

600

What staple of Korean cuisine is made from salted and fermented vegetables? The most common ingredients are cabbage and Korean radishes.

Kimchi 

600

President Ulysses S. Grant signed the first National Park Protection Act into law and created what national park?

Yellowstone National Park 

600

This is the human body's largest organ

Skin 

800

Doug Engelbart was the inventor of what computer accessory? The first one was made from wood.
 

Mouse

800

A deal is made to make Washington, DC the nation's new capital in "The Room Where It Happens," a song in what smash hit Broadway musical?

Hamilton

800

Which is the only edible food that never expires?

Honey 

800

Mycology is the study of which type of objects?

Fungi

800

What is the oldest University in the US?

Harvard (est. 1636)

1000

STEM stands for "science, technology, engineering, and mathematics." In the acronym STEAM, what does the 'A' stand for?

Arts

 

1000

Which rapper is BFFs with Martha Stewart?

Snoop Dog 

1000

Which vegetable was the first to be grown in space?

Potato

1000

This animal's name means "little armored ones"

Armadillos! 

1000

What U.S. state is only 2 miles away from Russia?

Alaska