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100

On "The Bachelor," the Bachelor gives what flower to contestants whom he wants to stick around for the next episode?

Rose

100

What is the term for a large swirling storm system characterized by a low-pressure center and strong winds?

Hurricane

100

What is a common herbal tea from a flower found in the same family as daisies?

Chamomile

100

What Greek tragedy character has snakes for hair after receiving a grotesque curse from the goddess Athena?

Medusa. She was also cursed to turn anyone who looked her in the eyes to stone. 

100

What famous Native American man served as a guide and translator to the English settlers of the Mayflower?

Squanto AKA Tisquantum. He had learned English after being enslaved by an English explorer and subsequently spending time as a Slave in Spain. Eventually he was freed by a cloister of Spanish monks and baptized before returning to the Americas. Finding that his home tribe, the Patuxet, had been wiped out by disease, he went to live with the Wompenoags and eventually helped foster their friendship with the Mayflower settlers. 

200

What was the name of the serial killer in the film The Silence of the Lambs? 

Buffalo Bill

200

Deathwatch, Colorado potato, and scarab are types of which insect?

Beetle

200

The iconic contour bottle shape of this popular beverage has been in circulation for 109 years. 

Coca Cola

200

"Through the Looking-Glass" is the lesser known sequel to this beloved classic. 

Alice in Wonderland

200

What process refers to soaking a turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking it? 

Brining

300

Diana Prince is the public persona of which superhero? 

Wonder Woman

300

The word "vulpine" refers to which animal?

Fox

300

What larger variant of the banana is frequently used for cooking?

Plantains
300

This classic DnD monster is the embodiment of chaos, prince of demons, and was the inspiration for the name of the main antagonist for the First Session of Stranger Things.

The Demogorgon

300

What holiday was the first Macy's Parade commemorating?

Christmas. The first parade held on Thanksgiving Day in 1924 was the Macy's Christmas Parade and was intended to drum up excitement (not to mention sales) leading up to Christmas. 

400

What is Dorothy Zbornak's job on The Golden Girls?

Substitute Teacher

400

Extending past the typical firearm season, what type of gun is able to be used to hunt into December in the state of Maine?

Muzzleloader

400

What type of nuts are used to make macarons?

Almonds

400

The lush planet featured in the Star Wars prequels that is home to Queen Padme Amidala. 

Naboo

400

Which founding father submitted the turkey to be the national bird in place of the bald eagle?

Benjamin Franklin. He referred to the turkey as "a bird of courage". 

500

Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, written in 1960?

Harper Lee

500

During the fall, leaves typically turn red (or, at least, stop being green) because they start to run out of what pigment which requires ample sunlight for production?

Chlorophyll

500

Up until the middle ages, which popular vegetable was most commonly purple?

Carrots

500
This strange but friendly character played a significant role in the events of The Lord of Rings novel, and even has his own standalone book, but was left entirely out of the LOTR movies.

Tom Bombadil

500

The settlers who landed at Plymouth rock referred to themselves as what?

Separatists. They were not referred to as pilgrims until 1798, over 150 years after their landing at Plymouth Rock. 

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