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ELEMENTARY Watson!
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100

  Which country has the most time zones?

France (due to its overseas territories)

100

What is the main element in our bones?

100

What was the first building in the world to have more than 100 floors?

Empire State Building

100

What big cats has stripes?

Tigers

100

What colors are the Olympic rings?

Blue, yellow, black, green and red (the union of the five continents)

200

Which country is known as the land of a thousand lakes?

Finland

200

What element is a girl's best friend made out of?

Carbon

200

Who was killed by John Wilkes Booth?

Abraham Lincoln

200

What aquatic animal lays the biggest eggs in the world?

Whale shark

200

The first modern Olympics were held in what year?

 1896

300

Which river flows through Paris?

 The Seine River

300

What is the name of the table of elements?

The Periodic Table of Elements 

300

What serial killer struck in London in 1888?

Jack the Ripper

300

 What is the name given to animals without backbones?

Invertebrates

300

The Olympic games in Greece were held how often?

 Every four years

400

 What is the capital of Australia?

 Canberra

400

What is the most abundant element in our atmosphere?

Nitrogen  

400

What year was the first Super Bowl played?

1967

400

true or false: Is a starfish actually a fish?

False, Starfish belong to the invertebrates group.  

400

Who is the most successful summer Olympian of all time?

Michael Phelps (won 23 gold medals in swimming)

500

Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?

Alaska (with around 141 potentially active volcanoes. This is about 80% of the country's 169 active volcanoes.)

500

What is the most common element in the universe?

Hydrogen 

500

Who is pictured on the highest denomination U.S. currency ever printed?

Woodrow Wilson is on the $100,000 bill.

500

What do you call a female elephants?

cow

500

The Olympic Torch is used to light what?

The Olympic Cauldron

600

What is the least populated U.S. state?

 Wyoming

600

In ancient time what were the four classical elements?

fire, earth, water, and air

600

The myth that carrots improve your vision is rooted in a propaganda campaign from which war?

World War II (To keep the use of radar a secret. British officials launched a campaign stating eating carrots improved night vision.)

600

How long are elephants pregnant for?

22 months

600

Which city hosted the most recent Summer Olympics in 2021?

Tokyo

700

Which country is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun?

Norway

700

What is the most common element in sand?

Silicon 

700

Which US president Americans to victory in the Battle of New Orleans?

Andrew Jackson

700

What is the largest living bird species?

Ostrich

700

Compared to modern times, what prize was given to winners of the Olympics in ancient Greece?

Olive branch crown

800

Which country is known for the creation of the sauna?

Finland

800

What radioactive element fueled the first atomic reactor? 

Uranium 

800

Which war included an infantry assault known as Pickett's Charge?

American Civil War

800

How do rodeos make bulls buck?

Flank strap

800

Which country has won the most Olympic medals in Summer Olympic history?

United States

900

 What is the capital of Portugal?

 Lisbon

900

What metallic element makes Mars red?

iron 

900

Florence Nightingale tended the soldiers in which war?

Crimean

900

What animals did Jane Goodall become famous for studying?

Chimpanzees

900

Who was officially able to compete in the Summer Olympic Games in 1900?

women

1000

What is the world’s shortest river?

 Roe River 

201 feet (61 m) long at its longest constant point

1000

What element was discovered on the Sun before it was found on the Earth?

Helium 

1000

In which American organization did civilian female pilots serve during World War II?

WASP - The Women Airforce Service Pilots

1000

What animal was racing around a track in 1919?

Greyhounds 

1000

What major international issue led to the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

The Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan

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