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100

She received about 1,500 wedding gifts in 1947, including a picnic basket from her sister, Princess Margaret

Elizabeth 

100

More than 4 dozen people were killed during its 1980 eruptions

Mount Saint Helens 

100

Chihuahua cheese, a specialty of this country, is made from cow's milk, not chihuahua's milk

Mexico 

100

The British royal coat of arms features several lions & one of these mythical horned creatures

Unicorn 

100

Over 50% of Illinois' population lives in the metropolitan area of this city

Chicago 

200

This Watergate figure's initials stood for Harry Robbins

H.R. Haldeman 

200

In September 1919 this president collapsed while out promoting the Treaty of Versailles

Woodrow Wilson 

200

Jerk Pork is a signature dish of this Caribbean island, mon

Jamaica 

200

This Midwestern city's largest employer is the University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana 

200

The Allegheny Reservoir straddles the border of New York & this state

Pennsylvania 

300

In 1994 a park in Pacoima, California, where this "La Bamba" singer grew up, was renamed in his honor

Ritchie Valens 

300

In 1804 Alexander Hamilton's derogatory remarks about this VP were published in a newspaper

Aaron Burr 

300

Used in Chinese cooking, bean curd sticks are made from this kind of milk


Soy milk 

300

The reverse of Oregon's state flag depicts this aquatic rodent in yellow

Beaver

300

At 124 degrees 44 minutes west longitude, Cape Alava in this state is the westernmost point in the lower 48 states

Washington 

400

Bicycling Magazine named this American "Cyclist of the Year" in 1986

Greg LeMond

400

On May 10, 1869 the Liberty Bell rang to honor the Central & Union Pacific railroads' meeting at this Utah point

Promontory Point 

400

Nam Pla, a Thai fish sauce, is similar to this Southeast Asian country's nuoc mam


Vietnam 

400

In 1933 the Bible was first completely translated into this South African tongue

Afrikaans

400

Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted also designed this borough's Prospect Park

Brooklyn 

500

Patty Hearst was sent to jail for bank robbery after this famous attorney lost her case

F. Lee Bailey

500

1853's Gadsden Purchase contained the southern portion of what became these 2 states

Arizona and New Mexico 

500

There are countless varieties of this popular Korean pickled vegetable dish; many are highly spiced

Kimchi 

500

Guinness says the Mama Yemo Hospital in this capital of Zaire delivered 42,987 babies in 1972

Kinshasa

500

This steel-making city in Alabama's Jones Valley didn't exist before the Civil War

Birmingham 

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