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100

Which Italian town is the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet?

Verona

100

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person in history to do what?

Walk on the moon

100

What is the largest in the world.

Russia?

100

Which soft drink once contained cocaine as one of its original ingredients?

Coca-Cola

200

What was the first state?

Delaware

200

What U.S. woman was appointed as the first woman Speaker of the House?

Nancy Pelosi

200

What is the best-selling book of all time?

The Bible

200

What breed of cat doesn't have fur?

Sphynx

300

What was America’s first national park?

Yellowstone National Park

300

Who was the youngest U.S. president?

Theodore Roosevelt

300

What food never spoils?

Honey

300

The line, "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries" is from what 1975 movie?

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

400

Which three states share a border with California?

Arizona, Nevada and Oregon

400

What is the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Jamestown

400

What was the first cloned animal?

A sheep

400

In a quest to replace rubber, James Wright accidentally invented what common toy?

Silly Putty

500

What state has the longest freshwater shoreline?

Michigan

500

How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?

27

500

How many points does the Star of David have?

Six

500

The unicorn is the national animal of which country?

Scotland

600

Where do U.S. vice presidents live?

On the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory

600

How long was the first Thanksgiving?

Three days

600

M&M’s Fruit Chews became what candy?

Starburst

600

What candy was originally known as "chicken feed"?

Candy corn

700

What state is known as the “Badger State”?

Wisconsin

700

What was the first message sent by Morse code?

“What hath God wrought?”

700

Which military branch used “It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure”?

Navy

700

Which popular condiment was once sold as a medicinal cure for diarrhea?

Ketchup

800

What U.S. state grows coffee beans?

Hawaii

800

Which American financier was convicted of running the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history?

Bernie Madoff

800

What rock preserves most fossils?

Sedimentary

800

Which U.S. president is estimated to have the highest IQ?

John Quincy Adams

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