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What is the molten rock magma called once it flows from a volcano?

Lava

100

The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the creation of what state?

The Soviet Union

100

Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?

Alaska

100

What Shakespeare play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

Hamlet

100

What artist walked between the Twin Towers in 1974?

Philippe Petit

200

What’s the name of the science of growing plants in liquid nutrients instead of soil?

Hydroponics

200

Which battle was a turning point in the Pacific Theater during World War II

Battle of Midway

200

What European country has the most bordering nations?

Germany

200

Who starred as the original Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady?

Julie Andrews

200

How many inches is a span?

9 inches

300

What's the name of the technique for collecting measurements at a distance?

Telemetry

300

Which colony was originally established as a haven for Catholics in the 17th century?

Maryland

300

Which sea lies between Saudi Arabia and Africa?

The Red Sea

300

Who wrote Treasure Island?

Robert Louis Stevenson

300

What does an archer keep his arrows in?

Quiver

400

"Underwater Rainforest" is another name for what marine ecosystem?

Coral reefs -- Although they cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support about 25% of all known marine species.

400

Which state was the last of the original 13 to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

Rhode Island

400

What is the only continent without a desert?

Europe

400

What novel begins with a young boy named Pip meeting a convict?

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

400

In what European country is the headquarters for the World Health Organization?

Switzerland

500

What is the term for an organism that lives on or in another?

Parasite

500

Which colony was originally called “New Netherland” before being seized by the English in 1664?

New York

500

Which country is the only one to have coastlines on both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?

South Africa

500

What Broadway musical includes the song “Some Enchanted Evening”?

South Pacific

500

Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?

Gabriel García Márquez

600

What is the fattiest human organ?

Brain

600

The U.S. and Soviet Union came closest to nuclear war during what 1962 event?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

600

Which river is known as the longest river in Europe?

The Volga

600

What novel tells the story of the Compson family?

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

600

What celebrity had their dog cloned, twice?

Barbara Streisand

700

What month is the Earth closest to the sun?

January

700

Which American diplomat helped secure the Franco-American alliance in 1778?

Benjamin Franklin

700

Which country’s territory includes the Galápagos Islands?

Ecuador

700

What musical is set in the cabaret Kit Kat Klub in Berlin?

Cabaret

700

What parts of a sailor's uniform can be used for a floatation device?

The pants and hat

800

What element combines with sodium to make ordinary table salt?

Chlorine

800

Which colony briefly issued paper money called “bills of credit” in 1690, sparking one of the first financial crises in North America?

Massachusetts

800

Which river in the world has the largest discharge volume?

Amazon River

800

Which musical is about performers trying to get into a Broadway show?

A Chorus Line

800

What is the official flower of Easter?

White Lilly

900

What organisms are known as the oldest fossils is what?

Blue-green algae

900

The 12th Amendment, ratified in 1804, changed the procedure for electing which two offices?

President and Vice President

900

What is the only country whose coastline lies entirely on the Arctic Ocean?

Russia

900

What musical is set on a riverboat and includes the song “Ol’ Man River”?

Show Boat

900

Who was America's first billionaire?

John D. Rockefeller

1000

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere sits between the troposphere and mesosphere?

Stratosphere

1000

The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate states, but it did not apply to which specific area?

Border states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and certain Union-occupied Confederate areas)

1000

Which country has coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, but is entirely in Africa?

Morocco

1000

Which musical includes the song “Getting to Know You”?

The King and I

1000

What does the abbreviation NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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