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100

This creature has three hearts and blue blood.

An octopus

100

This 1994 film features a man who says, “Life is like a box of chocolates.”

Forrest Gump

100

This ship carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620.

Mayflower

100

The scientific name for the common table salt molecule.

sodium chloride

100

This type of cheese is made using blue mold for its distinct flavor.

blue cheese

200

This mammal is the only one capable of true flight.

A bat

200

This 2017 song by Luis Fonsi became the most-viewed YouTube video of its time.

“Despacito”

200

This ancient city was buried under ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

Pompeii

200

The inhalation of this gas makes your voice sound high-pitched.

Helium

200

This fruit floats because 25% of its volume is air.

An apple

300

This tiny insect can survive complete decapitation for several days before dying.

A cockroach

300

This social media platform was originally called “Picaboo” before renaming in 2011.

Snapchat

300

This city became Washington State's first territorial capital in 1853 before the capital later moved to Olympia.

Steilacoom

300

This metal can melt in your hand because it has a low melting point of about 140°F

Gallium

300

This fruit, native to South America, was once so valuable that it was used as currency by the Aztecs.

cacao beans

400

This mammal has the densest fur of any animal, with up to 1 million hairs per square inch.

Sea otter

400

This American rock band collaborated with Jay-Z on Collision Course

Linkin Park

400

This dynasty ruled Korea for over 500 years, the longest Confucian dynasty in East Asian history.

Joseon Dynasty

400

This phenomenon occurs when a liquid appears to defy gravity and climb the walls of a container.

capillary action

400

The “umami” taste is primarily associated with what naturally occurring amino acid in foods like cheese and soy sauce.

glutamate

500

This bird lays the largest egg in proportion to its body and has no male involved in incubation.

The kiwi

500

The name of the actor who plays Creed Bratton from the hit series, "The Office" 

Creed Bratton

500

This failed 1605 conspiracy attempted to blow up the English Parliament.

Gunpowder Plot?

500

This bizarre quantum particle can be in two states at once until observed.

quantum superposition

500

This ancient grain, originally cultivated in Ethiopia, is naturally gluten-free and high in protein.

teff

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