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100

In July 1969, an estimated 600 million people watched this "giant leap for mankind" happen on live television

What is the Moon Landing?

100

This Apple co-founder was famous for his black turtlenecks and for introducing the first iPhone to the world in 2007

Who is Steve Jobs?

100

This 1773 "party" in Massachusetts involved American Colonists dressing up and dumping 342 chest of _______ ___ into the harbor

What is the Boston Tea Party?
100

Despite having the most famous Opera House in the world, this city is not the capital of Australia that honor goes to Canberra

What is Sydney?

100

In 1963, this minister and activist stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to deliver his iconic speech

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

On April 14, 1912, this "unsinkable luxury liner struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage.

What is the Titanic

200

This rapper and "Doggfather" has a professional "Blunt Roller on his staff and recently carried the Olympic torch while wearing a custom tracksuit

Who is Snoop Dogg?

200

This ancient Egyptian Queen was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and was famously portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor in a 1963 Film

Who is Cleopatra?

200

This "Big Apple" city is the most populous ibn the U.S, but it is not the capital of New York State.

What is New York City? (Capital is Albany)

200

This "Lady with the Lamp" revolutionized modern nursing and sanitation while treating soldiers during the Crimean War in the 1850s

Who is Florence Nightingale?

300

Protests in 1989 led to the fall of this concrete barrier, which had divided a major German city for nearly 30 years.

What is the Berlin Wall?

300

Before he was a global superstar, this comedian was once hit in the face with a chicken wing while being booed off stage, and now he spends his time being roasted by The Rock for being 5 foot 5 on a good day.

Who is Kevin Hart?

300

Before Becoming the 1st U.S President, George Washington famously crossed this icy river on Christmas night in 1776 to surprise Hessian forces

What is the Delaware River?

300

It sounds like it should be covered in ice, but this North Atlantic island country is actually very green, while its neighbor "Greenland" is covered in ice

What is Iceland?

300

Known as the "Father of his Country" in South Africa, he spent 27 years in prison before becoming the nation's first Black president.

Who is Nelson Mandela?

400

In 1994, an estimated 95 million people watched a white Ford Bronco lead police on a white Ford Bronco lead police on a "slow-speed" chase involving this former NFL Star.

Who is O.J. Simpson?

400

Known as the "King of Rock and Roll" this singer had a famous home Graceland and a penchant for sequined jumpsuits

Who is Elvis Presley?

400

In 1917, a "Mad Monk" named Rasputin was famously difficult to assassinate, supposedly surviving poison and gunshots before drowning in this Russian city's River.

What is St. Petersburg?

400

Although it is famous for the Pyramids of Giza, this country is technically a "transcontinental" nation because its Sinai Peninsula sits in Asia, not Africa

What is Egypt?

400

This lawyer and activist used non-violent civil disobedience to lead India to independence from British rule, famously leading the "Salt March"

Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
500

In 2005, this Category 5 hurricane devasted New Orleans after its level system failed.

What is the Hurricane Katrina?

500

This "Baddest Man on the Planet" might have bitten an ear in the ring, but at home, he's a softie when it comes to raising an army of 1000 pigeons and once owned 3 pet tigers.

Who is Mike Tyson?

500

In 1914, this Archduke's driver took a wrong turn in Sarajevo, putting him directly in front of an assassin and effectively starting World War I

Who is Franz Ferdinand?

500

This is the closest U.S state to the content of Africa, even though it feels like it should be Florida or North Carolina

What is Maine?

500

After she was born into slavery, this "Moses of her people" escaped to Philadelphia and returned south 19 times to lead others to freedom.

Who is Harriet Tubman?

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