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100

A Megacity and Major Global City ... in Japan.

Tokyo

100

About 86 percent of all cars sold in Norway in 2021 were ...

what are electric cars

100

This country became the World's most populous nation in 2023

Where is India

100

Russia invaded this sovereign nation in February 2022.

Ukraine

100

This is the main currency used by members of the European Union

What is the Euro

100

Reindeer-loving indigenous people of Northern Europe

Sami

100

The 2022 Soccer World Cup was held in this country

where is Qatar

100

The boundaries of this city were shaped like a diamond until 1847.

Washington, D.C.

100

Home of the Bánh mì

where is Vietnam

100

Dancehall, Rocksteady, Ska, and Reggae all originated from this island of less than 3m people.

Jamaica

100

Which two countries took home the most gold medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics?

Who are China and the U.S.

200

what is the Capital city of Canada.

where is Ottawa

200

This type of renewable energy completes the following list: hydro, solar, biomass, geothermal, and ...

Wind

200

In late 2022 the World's population passed which milestone?

200

This island nation is officially, if controversially, still part of China.

where is Taiwan

200

Côte d'Ivoire and which other nation, together, produce nearly 60% of the world's cocoa?

Ghana

200

The name for traditional Korean clothing

What is Hanbok

200

The L.A. Lakers were originally from this U.S. State known as the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes'

Minnesota

200

This DC-educated, Silver Spring-raised stand-up who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2019.

who is Dave/David Chapelle

200

Manga character Naruto’s favorite dish

What is Ramen

200

This Spanish city is the home of Rosalía (and a pretty good soccer team)

where is Barcelona

200

Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister of this South Asian country and fled the country.

Where is Bangladesh.

300

The movement of wealthier people and businesses into a poorer neighborhood is known as this.

Gentrification

300

The 2015 Paris Agreement sought to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees (and preferably to 1.5) - but on what temperature scale?

Celsius

300

This African nation is predicted to overtake the United States as the third most populous in the World by 2100.

where is Nigeria

300

The political and economic union of 27 European member states.

What is the European Union?

300

This Europe-Asia network of trade routes was active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century

what is the Silk Road

300

This country is where you would find a Telugu language (or Tollywood) film being made

Where is India

300

Japan's (official) national sport.

Sumo

300

President's rural retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland

where is Camp David


300

This Italian city is widely thought to be the home of Pizza ...

where is Naples

300

This Caribbean person was Spotify’s most-streamed artist worldwide 2020-22

Bad Bunny

300

What did Russia and the U.S. exchange in early August of 2024?

What are prisoners.

400

This city was first known as Byzantium and then Constantinople but what is its name today?

Where is Istanbul?

400

South Asian nation hit with massive floods in September 2022

Pakistan

400

This is the national flag of this country ...

Where is the Republic of South Africa?

400

This Arab nation is split in two and doesn't even have a seat at the United Nations

where is Palestine

400

This body has sought to govern global trade since 1995

what is the World Trade Organization (WTO)

400

The most streamed show ever on Netflix and, in 2022, the First non-English tv series to be nominated for an Emmy award.

Squid Game

400

This UFC Lightweight Champion from the Russian republic of Dagestan is widely considered to be among the greatest MMA fighters of all time

who is Khabib Nurmagomedov

400

This is without question the most boring town in Maryland?

Boring, Maryland

400

This country is the home of Injera

Where is Ethiopia

400

This female Nigerian singer won a Grammy in 2023

Who is Tems (Temilade Openiyi)

400

Pixar released this film about the emotions of 13-year-old Riley Andersen.

What is Inside Out 2.

500

The financial district in which major Global City? (The City of Light)

Where is Paris

500

Measures to reduce global warming, such as cutting greenhouse gas emissions, are known as this.

Mitigation

500

China introduced this population control policy that ran from 1980 to 2015.

One Child Policy

500

President of (the People's Republic of) China

Xi Jinping

500

Name given to customs duties on merchandise imports

Tariffs

500

Colombian-born US actor John Leguizamo voiced which character in Disney's Encanto? name & surname please

Bruno Madrigal

500

Name of this sport



what is Australian (Aussie) Rules Football.

500

Maryland area seen as one of America's best example of greenbelt conservation

Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

500

Refreshing purple-colored beverage from Perú

what is Chicha morada

500

Mexican style of playing music that involves violins, trumpets, guitars, and ornate horseman suits.

what is Mariachi

500

In June, more than 1,300 people died while attending what major event in Saudi Arabia?

What is the hajj (pilgrimage).

600

The slums of Brazil, named after a plant/bush, are known as?

Favelas

600

The Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which meets each year, is better known by what acronym?

What are the COPs?


600

This is the national flag of this country ...

Where is Japan?

600

Prime Minister of India

Who is Narendra Modi?

600

In which country is the emergence of the garment industry seen as a major social and economic upheaval?

600

This American-born, Mexican-heritage comedian is also known as Fluffy

who is Gabriel Iglesias

600

If you found yourself facing the Haka what country's rugby team would you be facing?

Where is New Zealand

600

In which DC suburb would you find the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?

Silver Spring Maryland

600

Another common name for Cassava

What is yuca

600

This Canadian, born to Ethiopian immigrant parents, doesn't just perform on Saturdays and Sundays

Who is The Weeknd

600

In mid-June 17, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced that he would push for a warning label on what?

Social media platforms

700

This American city declined from 1.8m people in 1950 to around 670,000 in 2016.

Detroit

700

This country has been hit with major wildfires in 2023

Where is Canada

700

U.S. population in 2021, to the nearest 20 million ...

what is 332 million

700

This building, overlooking New York's East River, houses this global institution

what is the United Nations HQ

700

Transfer of money, often by a foreign worker to family in their home country, is known as ...

Remittance

700

This American space Western television series follows the adventures of a bounty hunter

What is the The Mandalorian

700

What linked the athletes from Syria, South Sudan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Eritrea at the 2021 Summer Olympics?

who are the Olympic Refugee Team

700

The 2-mile strip along Route 40 West in Frederick is better known by what name?

Where is the Golden Mile?



700

A popular cold dessert in the Philippines

what is Halo-halo (Tagalog for "mix-mix“)

700

This female Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter was born and raised in Alexandria, VA

who is Kali Uchis

700

The Boston Celtics N.B.A. victory gave the franchise how many titles?

What are 18.
800

This country is home to the soon-to-be megacity of Luanda

where is Angola

800

This US State is home to an area known as the Badlands

where is South Dakota

800

The national flag of this country.

Where is Cote d'Ivoire

800

António Guterres: what has been his job since 2017?

Secretary-General of the United Nations

800

TNC and MNC stand for Trans-National and Multi-National what?

What are corporations?

800

This scientist and his grandson Morty Smith split their time between domestic life and space travel

Who are Rick and Morty

800

The only NFL team to go a season unbeaten? team and season/year

who are Miami Dolphins (1972)

800

This American talk show host, tv producer, actress, author, and philanthropist used to live opposite Columbia Mall.

Oprah Winfrey

800

This popular drink originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s

what is Bubble Tea

800

This Grammy nominee (and Bowie resident) is the first female artist signed to J. Cole's record label.

who is Ari Lennox

800

On June 2, Claudia Sheinbaum made history as the first woman elected to lead which country?

Mexico

900

This North American city, with a metro population of 21 million and originally located on a lake, is now sinking.

where is Mexico City

900

This is the country you would be in if you were in the Cyclades

Where is Greece

900

The growth in child numbers is mainly increasing on which continent?

where is Africa


900

What links Saudi Arabia, Britain, The Netherlands, Thailand, and Lesotho?

Monarchies

900

Main type of vessel used for ocean transport in the global economy?

Container ship

900

Hello Kitty is an example of this Japanese cultural phenomenon

What is Kawaii

900

Major summer sport in England and former British colonies.

what is cricket

900

This man, born Theophrastos Anagnostopoulos in Greece, is the only Marylander to be Vice-President of the United States

who was Spiro Agnew

900

This nation, over which the Gulf War was fought, has a strong fast food culture.

where is Kuwait

900

The artistic name of Philly rapper Symere Bysil Woods

Lil Uzi Vert

900

Which country joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2024?

Where is Sweden?

1000

Ouagadougou is the national capital of which country?

Where is Burkina Faso?

1000

When the sea around the Diomede Islands freezes, you can walk the few miles between which two countries?

Russia and the United States (Alaska)

1000

The national flag of this country

Where is Saudi Arabia?

1000

The 2022 death, in police custody, of Mahsa Amini occurred in which country?

Iran

1000

After China, this country was the second-largest supplier of goods and services to the U.S. in 2022

Where is Mexico?

1000

Amharic is this country's official language

Ethiopia

1000

This country filled first and second place on the 2022 World Surfing Championship Tour.

Brazil

1000

Badass pesticide campaigner from Maryland

Rachel Carson

1000

This is the third key part of sushi along with raw fish and sushi rice

what is a nori sheet

1000

Chuck Brown is known as the Godfather of this subgenre of music

What is Go-Go

1000

Which singer canceled a concert in Rio, Brazil due to extreme heat in 2023 and Vienna in 2024 due to a terror threat?

Who is Taylor Swift?

1100

What is the only major world capital named after a religion?

Where is Islamabad?

1100

This mountain range, formed by the collision of tectonic plates, is home to the 'Third Pole'.

Himalayas

1100

since 1950 the average number of children a woman will have has roughly ... what?

what is halved

1100

Evo Morales, South America's first indigenous president, led this nation from 2006 to 2019.

Bolivia

1100

Which country bought the most U.S. exports in 2022

Where is Canada?

1100

A name given to young indigenous Bolivian women

who are cholitas

1100

Indianapolis 500 winners traditionally drink this in the winners circle.

Milk

1100

This North West Baltimore neighborhood gave its name to a dance that went viral on Tik Tok in 2022

Where is Park Heights


1100

Famous D.C.-based, Spanish-American chef and humanitarian

who is José Andrés 

1100

Which male singer has been shortlisted for the Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year - each year since 2020

Who is Luke Combs

1100

Which American interviewed Vladimir Putin this year?

Who is Tucker Carlson.

1200

Recep Erdoğan is President of this country.

Where is Turkey.

1200

Which rappers co-recorded "Barbie World”, a heavily sampled version of the Barbie Girl song, for the 2023 Barbie movie?

Who are Ice Spice and Nicky Minaj.

1200

Which country’s team won the Women's Olympic Gold for soccer at the Olympic Games in Paris?

Where is the USA.

1200

Which Maryland-raised swimmer has won nine Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals?

Who is Katie Ledecky?

1200

With which country would you associate the yeast-based spread named Vegemite?

Where is Australia?

1200

What movie won Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars?

Who was Oppenheimer