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100

This is the number of squares on a standard chessboard

64

100

This Egyptian queen was famously associated with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony

Cleopatra

100

This flightless bird is the largest living bird in the world

Ostrich

100

Honey Crisp, Pink Lady, Granny Smith

Apples

100

This Austrian composer died at just 35, but his music later became some of the most celebrated classical music ever written

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

200

 This is the number of permanent teeth typically found in an adult human

32

200

This scientist developed the theory of relativity and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921

Albert Einstein

200

This African mammal has a tongue that can grow to around 20 inches long and uses it to grab leaves

Giraffe

200

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who

British Bands 

200

This Dutch painter sold very few paintings during his lifetime but became one of the world's most famous artists after his death in 1890

Vincent Van Gogh

300

 In bowling, this is the highest possible score in a single game

300

300

This woman became famous for nursing wounded soldiers during the Crimean War and is considered a founder of modern nursing

Florence Nightingale

300

This mammal is the fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds around 60–70 mph in short bursts

Cheetah 

300

Penguin, Ostrich, Emu

Flightless Birds
300

This Mexican artist's self-portraits became internationally famous and culturally iconic after her death in 1954

Frida Kahlo

400

This is the only even prime number 

2

400

This ancient Macedonian king created one of the largest empires of the ancient world before his death at age 32

Alexander the Great

400

This marine mammal can sleep while floating and sometimes holds hands with others so they don't drift apart

Sea Otter

400

Yukon, Columbia, Snake

U.S. Rivers

400

This American poet published only a small number of poems during her lifetime, but thousands of her poems were published after her death

Emily Dickinson

500

In Roman numerals, this letter represents the number 50

L

500

This philosopher wrote The Republic and was a student of Socrates

Plato

500

 This shark species is the largest fish in the world, despite feeding primarily on plankton

Whale Shark

500

Einstein, Newton, Galileo

Physicists 

500

This American author wrote Leaves of Grass, which grew in reputation over the years and eventually made him one of America's most influential poets

Walt Whitman

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