President Lewis
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100

This is the city in Utah where President Lewis grew up.

What is American Fork?

100

 This element has the highest melting point of all metals.

What is tungsten?

100

 This landlocked country is entirely surrounded by South Africa.

What is Lesotho?

100

This gas makes balloons float but is much safer than hydrogen.

What is helium?


100

 This sport was invented in 1891 by James Naismith as a way to keep athletes indoors during winter.

What is basketball?

200

President Lewis’s favorite place to take Sister Lewis on a date involves this type of cuisine.

What is Mexican food?

200

These small mammals use echolocation to navigate and hunt insects at night.

What are bats?

200

The world’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni, is located in this country.

What is Bolivia?

200

 Formed from rapidly cooled lava, this rock can look like glass.

What is obsidian?


200

 In 1930, this country won the first-ever FIFA World Cup.

What is Uruguay?

300

This is the name of the place where President Lewis served his mission.

What is Wellington, New Zealand?

300

The first artificial satellite was launched by this country in 1957.

What is the Soviet Union?

300

The world’s deepest lake, Lake Baikal, is located in this region.

What is Siberia, Russia?

300

 This microscopic creature can survive extreme conditions, even outer space.

What is a tardigrade (water bear)?

300

 In 1974, this unusual sport involved players riding bicycles while trying to score goals with a ball.

What is cycle polo?


400

 Growing up, President Lewis imagined himself as this, even presenting a business plan to a banker who said he would fund it.

What is a business owner in sporting goods?

400

This ancient civilization created the first known written code of law, predating the Ten Commandments.

What is Babylon (Code of Hammurabi)?


400

This country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world.

 What is Italy?


400

this element is one of the few metals that’s liquid at room temperature.

What is mercury?  

400

This tennis player is the only person to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces: grass, clay, and hard court.

 Who is Roger Federer?

500

 this is President Lewis’s favorite hobby

What is mountain biking?


500

 Known for its extreme pungent smell, this fruit is banned on public transportation in several Southeast Asian countries.

What is durian?


500

The Danakil Depression, one of the hottest places on Earth, is located in this country.

What is Ethiopia?

500

This invisible stuff makes up most of the universe’s mass, yet we can’t see it directly.

What is dark matter?

500

In 1904, this event at the Olympics involved a marathon course so poorly marked that some runners were chased off the route by wild dogs.

What is the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon?



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