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100

Mouselike boy in an E.B. White story traveling through the heavens as Ursa Minor

Stuart Little Dipper

100

Agent Scully and Mulder solve some of the FBI's weirdest cases.

The X-Files

100

Rosa Parks made her bus protest in which US state?

Alabama

100

Which ocean jeweler turns grains of sand into precious pearls, no diving gear required?

Oyster

100

Which adorable marine mammal loves a bedtime cuddle so much it holds hands while snoozing?

Sea otters

200

A French landmark becomes a Biblical spot where language comprehension breaks down

Eiffel Tower of Babel

200

Alec Baldwin won the Emmy for 'Best Actor - Comedy Series' twice for which TV show?

30 Rock

200

Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

John Hancock

200

If someone tells you to purl two and cast off, what cozy craft are they hinting at?

Knitting

200

Which beloved companion literally works up a sweat through its paws on a scorching day?

Dogs

300

Luxury auto from the Ford Motor Company that also served as Washington's fighting force

Lincoln Continental Army

300

A radio psychiatrist lives with his elderly father and psychic health care worker.

Frasier

300

Which US President approved the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Japan?

Truman

300

Which term, meaning 'I shall please' in Latin, refers to a sugar pill used in medical trials to test the power of the mind over medicine?

Placebo

300

In Switzerland, owning just one of these cuddly critters is a no-no—what is it?

Guinea pig

400

Original Hawaii Five-O actor who is Tolkien's follow-up to The Hobbit

Jack Lord of the Rings

400

A delivery boy from the 21st century is frozen and wakes up in the 31st century.

Futurama

400

In what year was the U S Constitution signed?

1787

400

In which Charles Dickens novel does the ever-optimistic Mr. Micawber assure us that "something will turn up," perhaps like free Wi-Fi?

David Copperfield

400

Before it became a burger staple, ketchup was once marketed as a miracle remedy—what was it sold as?

Medicine - Remedy for ailments like diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice. In the 1830s, Dr. John Cook Bennett started marketing tomato ketchup this way and even sold it in the form of "tomato pills".

500

Bob Woodward's Capital newspaper hitches up to an old type of fast horse-drawn carriage

Washington Post-Chaise

500

Harry Anderson played a judge on this sitcom.

Night Court

500

What crime was Joan of Arc accused of?

Sorcery, heresy and witchcraft

500

Which South American country got its name from the Latin word for silver? Time to polish up your answer!

Argentina

500

When you’re trembling at the thought of everyone’s opinions, what’s the fancy name for that fear of other people’s judgment?

Allodoxaphobia

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