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Famous Faces
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He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1967.
Thurgood Marshall
100
This city is the capital of Spain and home to the Royal Palace.
Madrid
100
This crunchy snack, famous for coating your fingers in bright orange dust, is represented by a cool cartoon cheetah who insists “it’s not easy being cheesy.”
Cheetos
100
This gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere.
Nitrogen
100
This suave leading man starred in Casablanca — think trench coat, smoky voice, and “Here’s looking at you, kid.”
Humphrey Bogart
200
She became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize — and the first person to win two — for her work in physics and chemistry.
Marie Curie
200
This city is the capital of Japan and known for its neon districts.
Tokyo
200
This herb is often paired with tomatoes and mozzarella in a classic Italian salad.
Basil
200
This process describes how water vapor turns into liquid water.
Condensation
200
This elegant actress is known for Breakfast at Tiffany’s — picture the black dress, pearls, and long cigarette holder.
Audrey Hepburn
300
This tech visionary co-founded Microsoft and helped usher in the personal computing revolution.
Bill Gates
300
This capital of Germany, once split in two by a Cold War–era wall until 1989, is home to the Brandenburg Gate and a parliament building crowned with a glass dome.
Berlin
300
This spiky tropical fruit, once considered a symbol of hospitality, has a sweet golden interior and famously appears on upside‑down cakes — and in a certain controversial pizza topping combo.
Pineapple
300
This fundamental force, first described mathematically by Isaac Newton after observing a falling apple, keeps planets in orbit and explains why objects accelerate toward Earth
Gravity
300
This actor played the tough cowboy in countless Westerns — think wide‑brim hat, slow drawl, and True Grit.
John Wayne
400
This Indigenous guide and interpreter helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition navigate the American West.
Sacagawea
400
This historic city, the capital of Québec province, is famous for its fortified Old Town, the cliff‑top Château Frontenac, and winter’s massive Carnaval featuring Bonhomme.
Quebec City
400
This tangy dairy favorite is made by fermenting milk with live cultures, often comes in cups topped with fruit
Yogurt
400
This weather tool measures temperature.
Thermometer
400
This actress played Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind — known for her striking green eyes and dramatic flair.
Vivien Leigh
500
This astronaut became the first American woman in space in 1983.
Sally Ride
500
This capital of India was formally inaugurated in 1931, features the ceremonial boulevard known as Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), and is home to the towering India Gate war memorial.
New Delhi
500
This luxurious spice, often more expensive than gold by weight, comes from the tiny red stigmas of a purple crocus flower and gives dishes like paella and biryani their golden hue.
Saffron
500
This natural satellite, about one‑quarter the size of Earth, controls our ocean tides, shows phases from new to full, and was first walked on by humans in 1969.
The Moon
500
This glamorous actress was known for her sultry voice and famous line, “Why don’t you come up and see me sometime?”
Mae West
