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100

What sweet treat is made by freezing flavored liquid on a stick?

Popsicle

100

What is the nickname of Wisconsin?

The Badger State

100

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Sponge Bob Squarepants


100

What food is Wisconsin especially famous for producing?

Cheese!

100

What famous statue in New York Harbor was a gift from France?

Statue of Liberty

200

What device did people use to listen to music before CDs, using reels or cassettes?

Tape player

200

What city is the capital of Wisconsin?

Madison

200

What 1965 movie musical features songs like “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things”

The Sound of Music

200

What fruit is used to make the drink cider?

Apples


200

What large structure in Paris is named after an engineer and lights up at night?

Eiffel Tower

300

What household item was commonly used to hang clothes out to dry before dryers?

Clothesline

300

What large lake borders Wisconsin to the east?

Lake Michigan

300

What famous detective has a magnifying glass and lives at 221B Baker Street?

Sherlock Holmes

300

What breakfast food is made from oats boiled in water or milk?

Oat meal 

300

What famous mountain carving features the faces of four U.S. presidents?

Mount Rushmore


400

What was the name of the first mass-produced car made by Henry Ford?

Model T

400

What famous Wisconsin company, founded in Milwaukee, is known for its motorcycles?

Harley-Davidson

400

What TV show in the 1960s featured a talking car named KITT?

Knight Rider

400

Which soda brand, originally from Atlanta, is one of the most popular soft drinks in the world?

Coca-Cola

400

What ancient wall stretches across northern China

Great Wall of China


500

What was the name of the radio show (and later TV show) where kids could send in secret codes to join a detective club?

The Adventures of Superman (or the “Superman Radio Show”)

500

What river is known as the “spine” of Wisconsin and runs through cities like Wausau and Stevens Point?  

Wisconsin River

500

What 1950s TV show featured a family with twin girls named Mary and Margaret?

The Patty Duke Show

500

Which type of nut is used to make the spread known as marzipan?

Almonds

500

What ancient city in Italy was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD

Pompeii

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