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100

This American family rose to fame when Barack became the 44th President of the United States in 2009.

The Obamas

100
Pessl first attended Northwestern University located near Chicago, Illinois. Name two sports teams from Chicago.

Any 2: Bears (Football), Blackhawks (Hockey), Bulls (Basketball), Cubs (Baseball), Fire (Soccer), Sky (Basketball), Red Stars (Soccer) White Sox (Baseball), Wolves (Hockey). 

100

U2

ARTIST

100

This top-secret military base is located in the Nevada desert and rumored to be home of UFO technology and possible alien remains.


Area 51

100

Based on the real-life effects of capitalism, this game has players compete to be the richest by buying and selling property.

Monopoly

200

This American family that is known for being in the reality television and entertainment industries. In addition, have a number of their own clothing lines, fragrance lines, and production companies.

The Kardashian-Jenners

200

Marisha Pessl was born October 26, 1977. In 1977, this movie about a Philadelphia boxer won the Oscars' Best Film award.

Rocky

200

The Card Players

ART (Paul Cézanne)

200

More than 20 planes and 50 ships has mysteriously vanished into thin air or crashed in this area in the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida.

The Bermuda Triangle

200

The objective of this game is to solve a murder, and it’s up to players to figure out the who, where, and what.

Clue

300

This family, also known as the House of Windsor, rules the United Kingdom as well as 15 other Commonwealth realms.  

The Royal Family

300

After her parents divorced, Pessl moved southeast to "The Tar Heel State". What state is this?

North Carolina

300

Three Musicians

ART (Picasso)

300

This U.S. State is the site of a possible UFO crash in 1947.

New Mexico

300

In this game, players work together to save the world by finding cures for four deadly diseases before they spread worldwide.

Pandemic

400

This American family that is known for owning Walmart Inc. which is the world’s largest retailer.

The Waltons

400

Marisha transferred to Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University. What city did she move to?

New York City

400

The Who

ARTIST

400

This is large, deep, freshwater lake, in the Scottish Highlands is most famous for sightings of its titular monster, a mythical serpent-like creature. 

Loch Ness Lake

400

This popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game was derived from miniature wargames.

Dungeons & Dragons

500

This family started a chain of hotels in America and expanded to several countries across the world.

The Hiltons

500

Marisha was born in Clarkston, Michigan. This was also the location of this famous automobile pioneer's summer home. 

Henry Ford

500

American Gothic

ART (Grant Wood)

500

This isolated island in the Pacific Ocean was once populated by the ancient Polynesians. It has almost 1,000 giant stone face-like statues, which stand an average of 13 feet tall and weigh 14 tons apiece. 


Easter Island

500

This railroad-building game where players compete to build the best railway network.

Ticket to Ride

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