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100

What is the term for animals that eat both plants and meat?

Omnivores.

100

Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Michelangelo.

100

What state is home to the Grand Canyon?

Arizona

100

What was the name of the boy band that released the album Millennium in 1999?

Backstreet Boys

100

What was the first soft drink consumed in space?

Coca-Cola

100

What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus?

Saint Nicholas and Kris Kringle.

200

What does "SPF" stand for in sunscreen?

Sun Protection Factor

200

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Augustus.

200

What is the capital of Texas?

Austin

200

Which female pop artist released Baby One More Time in 1999?

Britney Spears

200

Which animal is known as the "ship of the desert"?

Camel

200

What was the first company to use Santa Claus in their advertising?

Coca-Cola.

300

What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?

Mercury

300

Which famous conqueror created an empire that stretched from Greece to India?

Alexander the Great.

300

Which state was the last to join the United States?

Hawaii

300

What toy craze involved collecting small plastic creatures that lived in a ball?

Pokémon

300

In which country was the Caesar salad invented?

Mexico

300

In Home Alone, where were the McCallisters going on vacation when they left Kevin behind?

Paris

400

What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered in water?

71%

400

What invention by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the spread of information in Europe?

The printing press.

400

Which state is called the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"?

Minnesota

400

What was the first animated TV series created by Nickelodeon?

Doug

400

What is the only letter not found in any U.S. state name?

Q

400

What gift does Ralphie desperately want in A Christmas Story?
 

A Red Ryder BB gun.

500

What phenomenon causes the apparent bending of a straw in a glass of water?

Refraction.

500

What international organization was established after World War II to promote peace and cooperation?

The United Nations.

500

The "Show-Me State" refers to which U.S. state?

Missouri

500

What device, popular in the '90s, was used for sending short text messages before cell phones became common?

Pager

500

What is the only U.S. state whose name is a single syllable?

Maine

500

What popular toy caused shopping chaos in 1996?

Tickle Me Elmo

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