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100

This country was the first to launch an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space in 1957.

Soviet Union

100

This part circulates coolant throughout the engine and radiator to keep the car cool.

water pump

100

This city was the site of Abraham Lincoln’s famous "House Divided" speech in 1858.

Springfield

100

This band from Seattle helped define the "grunge" sound with their 1991 album Nevermind.

Nirvana

100

This British boy wizard had his first cinematic adventure in 2001.

Harry Potter

200

This was the first man to walk on the moon.

Neil Armstrong

200

This part generates electrical power to charge the battery while the car is running.

Alternator

200

This is the longest river located entirely within the state of Illinois.

Illinois River

200

This Major League Baseball player hit 70 home runs in 1998, setting a new single-season record.

Mark McGwire

200

This reality TV show, which debuted in 2000, featured contestants competing on an island for a $1 million prize.

Survivor

300

This author was the first to sell over a billion copies of her books, starting with a boy wizard in 1997.

J.K. Rowling

300

If your turn signal is not working, you may be low on this:

Blinker fluid :)

300

Illinois has the second highest property taxes in the county. Pay property taxes of 300 points and control goes to the team behind you.

-300pts

300

This 1994 movie, about a man with a low IQ who witnesses key moments in history, won multiple Academy Awards.

Forrest Gump

300

This 2007 Pixar film followed a rat with culinary ambitions in Paris.

Ratatouille

400

This is the first planet from the sun in our solar system.

Mercury

400

The component that squeezes the brake pads against the brake rotor.

Caliper

400

This U of Illinois mascot was banned

Chief Illiniwek

400

This 1999 film, starring Keanu Reeves, introduced a virtual world controlled by machines.

The Matrix

400

This hit drama about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to making methamphetamine debuted in 2008.

Breaking Bad

500

This baseball player was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in 1947.

Jackie Robinson

500

What tool is used to ensure bolts are properly tightened to the correct spec?

Torque wrench

500

Name the towns (in order) going from Rushville to Springfield. They are Rushville -> _ -> _ -> _ -> _ -> _ -> _ -> Springfield. Each black represents a town.

Rushville -> Beardstown -> Bluff Springs -> Virginia -> Philadelphia -> Ashland -> Pleasant Plains -> Springfield

500

This American president was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998.

Bill Clinton

500

This 2002 song by Eminem was featured in the film 8 Mile and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Lose Yourself

600

This film was the first in the Star Wars saga, released in 1977.

Star Wars: A New Hope

600

This sensor monitors the oxygen levels in the exhaust gases.

oxygen sensor (O2 sensor)

600

This Illinois city is the third largest in the state after Chicago and Aurora.

Rockford

600

This 1992 sports comedy followed a group of underdog kids who become a winning youth hockey team.

The Mighty Ducks

600

This 2001 movie featured a heist crew led by George Clooney and Brad Pitt robbing three Las Vegas casinos.

Ocean’s Eleven

700

This American state was the first to join the union in 1787.

Delaware

700

This part reduces harmful emissions by converting them into less harmful gases.

catalytic converter

700

This was the first capital of Illinois, from 1818 to 1820.

Kaskaskia

700

This teen sitcom, set in a high school, featured characters like Zack Morris and A.C. Slater.

Saved by the Bell

700

This 2008 superhero movie directed by Christopher Nolan featured Heath Ledger as the Joker.

The Dark Knight

800

You are the first team to picky a whammy! Lose 800 points!

BAHAHAHA!!!!

800

This rotating part in the engine converts linear motion of pistons into rotational motion.

crankshaft

800

This Illinois governor was convicted of corruption in 2006 and impeached in 2009.

Rod Blagojevich

800

This rock band, fronted by Eddie Vedder, released their debut album Ten in 1991.

Pearl Jam

800

This Fox drama, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, aired for eight seasons starting in 2001.

24

900

This movie was the first film in the Harry Potter franchise, released in 2001.

What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?

900

This belt synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and camshaft

timing belt

900

This Illinois-based company is the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment.

Caterpillar Inc.

900

This online service provider was known for its ubiquitous "You've Got Mail" sound and CDs in the 1990s.

AOL (America Online)

900

This hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005, leading to widespread criticism of the federal response.

Hurricane Katrina

1000

This document, signed in 1215, was the first to limit the powers of a monarch.

Magna Carta

1000

This component allows for different wheel speeds when a car is turning.

differential

1000

This museum in Chicago is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere.

Museum of Science and Industry

1000

This Eastern European country dissolved into several independent nations following civil wars in the 1990s.

Yugoslavia

1000

This music-sharing service, created by Shawn Fanning in 1999, was shut down in 2001 due to lawsuits from the music industry.

Napster

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