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In 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man step on this celestial body.
What is the moon? 
100
This ship, which sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg, was on its maiden voyage from England to New York.
What is the Titanic? 
100
A female ballet dancer.
What is a ballerina?
100
A group of cows grazing in a field is commonly referred to by this simple farm term. The same word is also used for elephants traveling together.
What is a herd?
200
In 1930, Uruguay both hosted and became the inaugural champions of this premier international soccer (football) tournament that is contested every four years.
What is the FIFA World Cup? 
200
Between 1492 and 1504, this Italian explorer led four transatlantic maritime expeditions which lead to Europeans learning about the New World.
Who is Christopher Columbus? 
200
Slang for impulsively whimsical or eccentric.
What is a screwball, oddball or goofball?
200
A kaleidoscope is an optical toy that lends its name to a group of these delicate yet beautiful winged insects.
What are butterflies? 
300
This man became the first President of the United States and had a notorious myth about having wooden teeth, when in reality, his dentures were made out of: hippopotamus ivory, gold, lead, brass screws and human teeth.
Who is George Washington?
300
Completed in 1885, this railway connected eastern and western Canada, helping unify the country.
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway? 
300
To deliberately underestimate a cost.
What is to lowball?
300
Dolphins are a lot bigger than peas, but a group of them is called this...
What is a pod? 
400
This woman was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Priz in two different scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
1903 - Nobel Prize in Physics
1911 – Nobel Prize in Chemistry
400
This vast desert in North Africa was historically crossed by camel caravans trading salt and gold.
What is the Sahara Desert? 
400
To shut out from social or commercial participation.
What is to blackball?
400
A group of crows is often given this eerie name, likely inspired by folklore and superstition.
What is a murder? 
500
In 1954 at the age of 25, this English athlete was the first to run a sub-4-minute mile.
Who is Roger Bannister?
His time was 3:59.4.
500
This famous American trail was used by settlers moving west in the 1800s.
What is the Oregon Trail?
500
The study of the dynamics of projectiles.
What is ballistics?
500
A “smack” is a group of these aquatic invertebrates of the subphylum medusozoa.
What are jellyfish? 