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WHO AM I?
100

This is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state.

What is Q?

100

This actress played Dorothy Gale in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

Who is Judy Garland?

100

This European capital sits along the River Thames.

What is London?


100

Rearrange the letters in LISTEN to form a word meaning "making no sound."

What is SILENT?

100

I was born in Mississippi. I became known as "The King of Rock and Roll." My Memphis home became a famous tourist attraction.

Who is Elvis Presley.


200

Although commonly called a nut, this food is actually a legume and grows underground.

What is a peanut?

200

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman starred together in this 1942 film set largely in Morocco

What is Casablanca?

200

The ancient city of Petra is located in this modern-day country.

What is Jordan

200

This six-letter word can mean both a period of 60 seconds and extremely small.

What is minute?

200

I was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. I became known as "Ol' Blue Eyes." I famously sang "My Way"

Who is Frank Sinatra 

300

A standard piano contains this many keys.

What is 88?

300

This actor played Atticus Finch in the 1962 film to Kill a Mockingbird.

Who is Gregory Peck?

300

This strait separates the continents of Asia and North America.

What is the Bering Strait?

300

The words flower and flour are examples of this type of word: they sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.

What are homophones

300

I was a British Prime Minister during World War||. I was also an author and painter. In 1953, I received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Who is Winston Churchhill

400

Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, this is the only one still largely standing today.

What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?

400

This Alfred Hitchcock film starring James Stewart centers around a photographer who believes he has witnessed evidence of a murder from his apartment.

What is Rear Window?

400

This European river passes through four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade.

What is Danube?


400

Add one letter to the beginning of LATE to make a flat piece of rock.

What is slate?

400

I was born in 1880. I was both blind and deaf.

Who is Helen Keller.

500

This is the smallest bone in the human body and is located in the middle ear.

What is the stapes?

500

This 1950 film starring Gloria Swanson features the character Norma Desmond, a fading silent-film star.

What is Sunset Boulevard?

500

This small country, completely surrounded by South Africa, is one of the only 3 countries in the world entirely surrounded by another single country.

What is Lesotho?

500

This 10 letter word meaning "avoiding excess" word contains all five vowels., in alphabetical order.

What is abstemious

500

I was born in Scotland in 1876. I received a U.S. patent associated with one of history's most important communication inventions.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

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