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100

If a history department offers a class on the U.S. Civil War, it might also offer a course on this U.S. president.

Who is Abraham Lincoln? Eleven states seceded during Lincoln's term: seven before the Civil War and four after the war began.

100

Ag is a popular setting for earrings and necklaces as well as a finish when bonded to an underlying metal. 

What is silver?

100

This is stored in the vaults of Fort Knox in Kentucky.

What is gold? The official name is the United Stated Bullion Depository, but it's usually called the Gold Vault. According to the Radcliff/Fort Knox tourism site, no one person knows the combination of the vault. It takes a presidential order to visit the vault, and only two U.S. presidents have been there...Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

100

These inserts were all the rage in women's jackets, blouses, t-shirts, and tops.

What are shoulder pads?

100

This state's license-plate slogan is "Garden State."

What is New Jersey? In 1954, legislation was passed to add the slogan to license plates, despite Governor Robert Meyner's veto. According to New Jersey Monthly magazine he said, "I do not believe that the average citizen of New Jersey regards his state as more pecurliarly identifiable with gardening or farming that any of its other industries or occupations...indeed many of our people regard the state as preeminently a residential community." Today, it's the most densely populated state.
100

This is the largest organ of the body.

What is the skin? The thinnest skin is found on the eyelids, and the thickest skin is found on the soles of our feet.

200

Clinical, child, and behavorial courses fall under this department.

What is psychology?

200

Au stands for the most popular choice in metals used in wedding bands. 

What is gold?

200

This ex-Beatle wrote "I Am the Walrus" with intentionally confusing lyrics because he was amused that some high school English teachers were having students analyze his songs.

Who is John Lennon?

200

The hunt for these hard-to-find dolls, named after a leafy green vegetable, sometimes sparked near-riots among customers who fought over them.

What are Cabbage Patch Kids (or Dolls)?

200

The Hanging Gardens are thought to have been located here.

What is Babylon? Although the gardens are listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, their existence remains in question.

200

The tibia is in this limb.

What is the leg? The common name for the tibia is the shin, and it connects the ankle to the knee. The fibula is the other bone that connects the ankle to the knee.

400

Students who study marketing, finance, and supply chain operations and management will probably receive a degree in this.

What is business?

400

Some people prefer a wedding band made of Pt rather than yellow golld, white gold, or silver.

What is platinum?

400

He leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in the 1970s, and that helped build public opposition to the Vietnam War.

Who is Daniel Ellsberg?

400

This was the 1980s version of the bouffant, as exhibited by Melanie Griffith in the film Working Girl.

What is big hair?

400

In classic Monopoly, you can buy these Gardens for $280.

What is Marvin Gardens? It's the only property outside of Atlantic City. The housing development is in Margate City.

400

This is the outer layer of a tooth.

What is enamel? It's the hardest tissue in the body.

600

This field of study delves into language and includes topics such as syntax, semantics, and etymology.

What is linguistics?

600

Many stylish home furnishings are made of brass, an alloy made of two metals on the periodic table of elements. Name one of them.

What is zinc or copper?

600

This famous TV chef who specialized in French cuisine worked for the Office of Strategic Services, the CIA's predecessor, during World War II.

Who is Julia Child? She was born in Pasadena, California.

600

These pants for women were easy to tuck into boots, thanks to the straps at the bottom of the legs that wrapped around each foot.

What are stirrup pants? In another example of "wait long enough, and it will come back in style," stirrup pants are due for a return in the fall of 2017. This time, the straps can optionally be worn around the shoes.

600

He went to a "Garden Party."

Who is Ricky Nelson? In 1985, he and his fiance died in a plane crash along with five others en route to a New Year's Eve concert in Dallas, Texas.

600

Nails, skin and hair are created from this building block.

What is keratin? Nails grow at about 1/10 inch per month, so it takes three to six months to grow a completely new nail.

800

Courses that study plants and animals fall under this broad category.

What is biology? Botany is the study of plant life, and zoology is the study of animal life.

800

An enduring type of frying pan, often handed down generation after generation, is made of the heavy element Fe.

What is iron?

800

Track 61 was built far beneath this train station. It had a freight elevator to transport riders clandestinely to the Waldorf-Astoria's garage.

What is Grand Central Station? President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a private car that used Track 61. The track and elevator were built to conceal the fact that FDR couldn't walk.

800

This trivia-themed board game was introduced in the mid-1980s and remains popular today.

What is Trivia Pursuit? Two Canadian journalists came up with the idea while playing Scrabble.

800
The original sin is said to have taken place in this garden.

What is the Garden of Eden?

800

Fact or Fiction: The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body.

What is fiction? The tongue is agile, but it's made up of many muscles. It doesn't get tired because of the redundancy of muscles.

1000

This non-mathematic course is the closest thing to algebra.

What is logic?

1000

Ne stands for the gas used to light signs and give them a stylish glow.

What is neon?

1000

During the early 1960s, the U.S. military concocted this code name for an operation to sink ships, hijack airplanes, and much more..and blame it on Fidel Castro. 

What is Operation Northwoods? According to ABC News, the plans for Operation Northwoods were drawn up by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but the civilian leadership quashed the idea. ABC reports, "The Joint Chiefs even proposed using the potential death of astronaut John Glenn during the first attempt to put an American into orbit as a false pretext for war with Cuba, the documents show."

1000

These signs began sprouting up in the back window if family cars used to transport infants.

What is "Baby on Board"? While its popularity peaked in the U.S. in the '80s, the sign is still used by many drivers in the U.K.

1000

This is what we might call a seed that doesn't sprout, or a term used to describe a person who is disposed to wrongdoing.

What is a bad seed? The 1956 film The Bad Seed portrays a young girl as a bad seed, suspected by her parents of murder.

1000

The digestive system starts its work here.

What is the mouth? It goes to work even before you take a bite. Just thinking about food can start saliva flowing.

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