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100
The shortest-serving United States president (31 Days)
Who is William Henry Harrison?
100
1956
What is I Love Lucy?
100
Legend has it that a Dublin theatre-owner made a bet that he could introduce a new word into the English language within a day or two, and that the people of Dublin would make up the meaning of the word themselves. So he wrote the nonsense word “____” on some pieces of paper and got a gang of street urchins to write it on walls across Dublin.
What is Quiz?
100
This sport has diamonds and not the ones you wear on your hand.
What is baseball?
100
USA
What are Hamburgers?
200
The year Henry Ford’s Model T hit the market.
What is 1908?
200
1988
What is the Cosby Show?
200
This mosquito bourne illness most think of as African in fact comes from two medieval Italian words meaning “bad” and “air”.
What is malaria?
200
This sport begins with a "T," and not the letter.
What is Golf?
200
England
What is Fish and Chips?
300
Located in Wyoming, this the first United States national monument designated by the National Park Service.
What is Devil's Tower?
300
2000
What is Survivor?
300
Known often as a King's home, this word comes from one of Rome’s famous ‘Seven Hills’, the Palatine, upon which the Emperor resided in what grew into a sprawling and opulent home.
What is Palace?
300
In this sport, there are hat tricks, but they aren't magicians.
What is Hockey?
300
China
What are dumplings?
400
Called "Continentals," this is the year the first official US paper currency was printed.
What is 1775?
400
1982
What is 60 Minutes?
400
This British and American staple for hamburgers and french fries started life in 17th-century China as a sauce of pickled fish and spices.
What is ketchup?
400
This Scottish/Canadian sport has a sweeper, but it is meant for ice, not for floors?
What is curling?
400
Scotland
What is Haggis?
500
Founded in 1565, this city in Florida is the oldest European-founded city in the United States.
What is St. Augustine?
500
1950
What is Texaco Star Theater?
500
The word for danger or risk, thought to have its origins in 13th-century Arabic, in which the word “al-zahr” referred to the dice used in various gambling games.
What is Hazard?
500
In this popular Irish sport, you can kick, throw, and run the ball.
What is curling?
500
Korea
What is bulgogi?
