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What planet is tilted on its axis more than any other?

Uranus

100

Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

John F. Kennedy

100

What is the largest country entirely within the Southern Hemisphere?

Australia

100

What are Canada’s two official sports?

Ice hockey and lacrosse

100

What early practice maintained the Willamette Valley as a rich source of venison?

Burning 

200

This planet spins the fastest, completing one whole rotation in just 10 hours. Which planet is it?

Jupiter

200

Who was the first Roman Emperor?

Augustus

200

On which Hawaiian island would you find Diamond Head?

Oahu

200

What is the complementary color of red?

Green

200

For Milenia, salmon were caught in dipnets at what massive Columbia River falls? 

Celilo Falls

300

What is the shape of DNA known as?

Double Helix

300

What island is Pearl Harbor located on?

Oahu

300

On which island is the Empire State Building located?

Manhattan

300

 Which ear did Vincent Van Gogh cut off?

Left ear

300

For pain relief, Native Americans would chew the inner bark of what common tree?

Williow tree 

400

Dolly was the first ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?

Sheep

400

What was the first European nation to have a woman prime minister?

United Kingdom -- Margaret Thatcher's Conservative party took power in 1979 making her UK's Prime Minister.

400

Which US state is the Wolverine State?

Michigan

400

Which US state has the highest minimum wage?

The highest minimum wage in the United States is in Washington, D.C., with a rate of $15.20 per hour as of 2022. Other states with high minimum wages include:

  • California: $15.00 per hour

  • Washington: $14.49 per hour

400

What do middens suggest about the diet of early coastal Native Americans?

Shellfish 

500

What is the most common type of star in the universe?

Red dwarf

500

Which country had an Orange Revolution between 2004 and 2005?

Ukraine- The Orange Revolution (Ukrainian: Помаранчева революція) was a series of protests in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, primarily sparked by allegations of massive corruption, voter intimidation, and electoral fraud during the 2004 presidential election.

500

What was the first U.S. state to ban billboards?

Hawaii

500

What word is used as the international radio distress call?

Mayday

500

Rather than being avoided, what prickly plant was favored as a food and medicine?

Stinging Nettles 

600

Which law of physics explains that Force = mass times acceleration?

Newton's Second Law

600

Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?

Barack Obama

600

What does the Ring of Fire surround?

The Pacific Ocean

600

What color is the cross on the flag of Finland?

Blue

600

What seed from Northern lakes is both a staple of Native American diets and a trade-good?

Wild rice

700

An unlit match has what form of energy?

Chemical energy

700

Which president accepted the Statue of Liberty on behalf of the American people?

Grover Cleveland

700

Which American city was home to the world's first skyscraper?

Chicago

700

What does the abbreviation VH1 stand for in the TV station by the same name?

Video Hits 1

700

When salmon is scarce, where in the Willamette Valley can lampreys be found as food and for trade?

Willamette Falls

800

What two authors' characters are used to name the moon of Uranus?

William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope- 

The moons of Uranus named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope include:

  • Titania (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

  • Oberon (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

  • Ariel (from The Tempest)

  • Miranda (from The Tempest)

  • Puck (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

800

hich ancient empire was famous for its Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

Babylonian Empire

800

Who were Virginia and West Virginia named for?

Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen

800

Which U.S state's motto is "Industry"?

Utah

800

The starchy tuber of what purple flowered plant valley plant, used for food, trade and religious rituals?

Camas Flower

900

What is the only sport that has been played on the moon?

Golf

900

What was the main language spoken by medieval scholars?

Latin

900

What was Belize called until 1973?

British Honduras

900

What country does not tolerate outdoor Christmas lights?

Saudi Arabia

900

What berries gathered on the lower slopes of sacred Klickitat (mt Adams) were used for food, trades and rituals?

Huckleberry 

1000

Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this

Vitamin C

1000

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607?

Jamestown

1000

Which European city is nicknamed "The Eternal City"?

Rome
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What does the final day of Passover celebrate?

The arrival of the Israelites to the Red Sea

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If I am knapping, what am I doing?

Making sharp-edged tools (knives, arrowheads) by removing flakes from obsidian

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