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100

This English monarch was known for the fact that he had 6 wives

Henry VIII

100

This city is home to famous landmarks such as Westminster Abbey and Big Ben

London

100

American patriots dumped 342 chests of tea into this city's harbor

Boston

100

Samuel Clemens became a famous American author after he changed his name to this

Mark Twain

100

This is the chemical symbol for water

H2O

200

This French monarch is often attributed with saying "L'État, c'est moi" or "I am the state"

Louis XIV

200

With an elevation of 11,942 feet, this South American Nation's capital: La Paz is the highest in the world

Bolivia

200

Aaron Burr mortally wounded this Founding Father during a pistol duel in New Jersey

Alexander Hamilton

200

This Ancient Chinese writer wrote one of the most influential books on military strategy. 

Sun Tzu

200

 John Lennon and Paul McCartney were in this band.

The Beatles

300

This last Tsar of Russia abdicated the throne in 1917

Nicholas II

300

This former capital was also known as Petrograd and Leningrad 

St. Petersburg

300

This Native American chief united a confederacy of tribes with the aim of halting US westward expansion from 1808-1813

Tecumseh

300

These famous sisters individually wrote famous novels including Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey

Bronte Sisters

300

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling starred in this 2016 movie together.

La La Land

400

The state of Virginia was named in reference to this English Queen

Elizabeth I

400

This coastal European capital was devastated by an Earthquake in 1755

Lisbon

400

This Native American language was used as a code for radio messages for U.S. armed forces in World War II

Navajo

400

This American abolitionist successfully escaped slavery and later wrote 3 separate autobiographies

Frederick Douglass

400

This Major League Baseball Team has won a league high 27 World Series titles

New York Yankees

500

This monarch led Scotland during their first war of independence against England

Robert the Bruce

500

Before the capital was moved to Tokyo, Japan's Imperial capital was in this city

Kyoto

500

This scandal during the Harding administration saw the secretary of the interior selling navy oil to oil companies. 

Teapot Dome Scandal

500

This author wrote one the most famous anti-slavery books in US History: Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe

500

The last song in this musical is "Tomorrow is a Latter Day."

The Book of Mormon

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