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100

In meteorological terminology, this consists of frozen crystalline water falling from the atmosphere, often ruining your commute

What is snow?

100

This vampire film, which released in April 2025, received a record-breaking number of Oscar nominations in January 2026 

What is Sinners?
100

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What is insert an automatic SUM formula?

100

A Shakesperean tragedy about the premiere sandwhich offered by an fast food chain known for its arches 

What is Big Macbeth?

100

Home to up to 20,000 people, this city had a catastrophically bad day in 79 A.D

What is Pompeii?

200

This common household implement utilizes a rigid handle terminating in a broad, flat surface to facilitate the transfer of food from a cooking vessel to a plate (as one of its uses)

What is a spatula?

200

This company made history with its IPO, raising a record 75 billion in June

What is SpaceX?

200

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What is convert data into a formatted table?

200

A British spy finds a choir school

What is James Bond Street?

200

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These numbers are specific to the work of this Italian man

Who is Fibonacci?

300

This activity involves a temporary suspension of consious awareness accompanied by physiological restoration and reducted responsiveness to external stimuli

What is sleep?
300

In February, this team lost the SuperBowl

Who are the New England Patriots?


300
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What is to anchor a cell?

300
Contestants in a deadly survival game show pronounce the final point at Wimbledon

What is Squid Game Set Match?

300

Mars was the Roman equivalent of this Greek God

Who is Ares?

400

This transparent architectual aperture permits electromagnetic radiation within the visible spectrum to enter a structure while simultaneously preventing the ingress of weather

What is a window?

400

The opening games for host countries at the World Cup were played at these cities 

What are Mexico City, Toronto, and Inglewood (Los Angeles)?

400

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What is go to cell A1?
400

A famous poem recited in a prep school about a Marvel character 

What is O Captain My Captain America?

400

Inky, Blinky, Pinky & Clyde are the spirits in this classic video game

What is Pac-Man?

500

This elongated household implement contains numerous rigid projections arranged along one or more surfaces and is commonly employed to separate and organize individual strands into a more orderly arrangement

What is a hairbrush?

500

In February, the Winter Olympics were held across these two Italian cities

What are Milan and Cortina?


500

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2, Sheet2!A:B, 2, FALSE), "Not Found")

What is look up the value in A2 in columns A and B in Sheet 2. If found, return that value in the second column. If there's an error, return "Not Found"

500

A sweet and sparkly breakfast treat races against a looming deadline

What is Cinnamon Toast Crunch Time?

500

This Missouri landmark in a national park represents a door to the Western United States

What is the Gateway Arch?

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