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Domingo Ghirardelli sailed to America in 1849 and opened a general store in Stockton, California. Ghirardelli opened a second store on the corner of Broadway and Battery in this city, now home to Ghirardelli Square

What is San Francisco?

200

Federal funding covers only about 2/3 of the Smithsonian's expenses, so to ready Neil Armstrong's space suit for Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, the Air and Space Museum raised more than $500,000 via a "Reboot the Suit" campaign on this community funding website

What is GoFundMe?

200

The America the Beautiful quarter that honors this Florida national park shows a bird with outstretched wings

What are the Everglades?

200

Each player is dealt 26 cards in this game; if both players turn up a card of the same rank, it's this, the name of the game

What is war?

200

The name of a lunch staple honors John Montagu, the fourth earl of this

What is sandwich?

400

In 1999, Ghirardelli launched its now-famous filled SQUARES chocolates, including the popular milk chocolate filled with this thick, sugar and butter sauce

What is caramel?

400

orville.com calls it "the super snack"

What is popcorn?

400

In 1930 Jimmy Dewar created these creme-filled sponge cakes, which Hostess sold 2 for a nickel

What are Twinkies?

400

Peppermint Stick Forest & Molasses Swamp were 2 tasty locations in the classic version of this board game

What is Candy Land?

400

This creamy fettucine sauce is named for Signor di Lelio, the Roman chef said to have created it

What is alfredo?

600

In 1998, this "master Swiss Chocolatier" acquired Ghirardelli Chocolate Company as a wholly owned subsidiary of its holding company

What is Lindt (& Sprungli)?

600

600 reasons you'll name this Jonah Peretti-founded social news site

What is Buzzfeed(.com)?

600

Miss U.S.A. began in 1952; three decades later this word was inserted to start a new pageant

What is "Teen?"

600

In Charades if you draw a rectangle around your head, you're going to act out the title of one of these

What is a TV show?

600

This "steak", really a ground beef patty, is named for the doctor who thought Americans should eat it 3 times a day

What is Salisbury steak?

800

The center "meat" of the cocoa bean is known as this 3-letter term. When ground, it becomes chocolate liquor (not the alcohol)

What is the nib?

800

Alexis Ohanian was still a student at UVA when he doodled what became the alien mascot for this website that he co-founded

What is Reddit?

800

Carroll Shelby had a dream that told him to use the name of this snake on the front of his roadster

What is a cobra?

800

In the game of Hearts, this card is known as "The Black Lady"

What is the Queen of spades?

800

One story says the name of this brunch dish that now features an English muffin & Hollandaise sauce honors a broker

What is eggs Benedict?

1000

In 2004, Ghirardelli launched this 2-word SQUARE with a name of another confection, wrapped in red and white stripes, and it was a holiday hit

What is Peppermint Bark?

1000

This website that sells more than just shoes takes its name from the Spanish word for "shoes"

What is Zappos?

1000

While the President has "Hail To The Chief" as his official song, the VP has "Hail" this, once a poetic name for the United States; until the 1890s, it also served as de facto national anthem for America

What is Columbia?

1000

Similar to "Sorry!," it's the American adaptation the Indian cross and circle board game, seen here...

What is Parcheesi?

1000

This dessert, a crisp meringue topped with fruit & whipped cream, was named for a Russian ballerina

What is pavlova?

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