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Born in Honolulu, he spent time living in Indonesia before attending Harvard Law School and eventually a senator for Illinois; he took a much bigger job in 2009
Who is Barack Obama?
200
The first villain to appear in the Bible, this deceitful creature slithers through the Garden of Eden in Genesis Chapter 3
Who is the Serpent?
200
The 31st President of the United States and the massive hydroelectric structure on the Colorado River that he leant his name to
What is Herbert Hoover Dam?
200
This force allows objects to float in a liquid
What is buoyancy?
200
On The Andy Griffith Show, Andy Griffith played the smart sheriff, while Don Knotts played this loveable but dim deputy
Who is Barney Fife?
200
The golden wattle is the national floral emblem of this large down under country
What is Australia?
400
This actress is seen here a decade or so before he breakthrough role in 1953's Roman Holiday
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
400
Dante wrote that this man, the disciple who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, is in the innermost zone of the ninth circle of hell
Who is Judas Iscariot?
400
Prior to Trump, the only man to serve two consecutive Presidential terms in the second-largest Ohio city
Who is Grover Cleveland, Ohio?
400
These types of large areas found all over the earth are defined by their climates, geography, and endemic flora and fauna
What are biomes?
400
Nickname of Colonel Austin, played by Lee Majors, who had extraordinary powers in his right arm, legs and left eye
What is the Six-Million Dollar Man?
400
California's nickname "the Golden State" derives from the discovery of the precious metal at this man's mill in 1848
Who is John Sutter?
600
Before becoming Arkansas governor, Bill Clinton played this instrument
What is a saxophone?
600
Lending her a name to any scheming female, this villain of 1 Kings had an innocent vineyard owner killed; she got her just desserts when she was devoured by wild dogs
Who is Jezebel?
600
Architect famous for structures such as the Guggenheim, Taliesin, and Fallingwater, as well as inventing the airplane
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright Brothers?
600
Humans are this, meaning they walk on two legs
What is bipedal?
600
Last name of Ben, Little Joe, Hoss and Adam, ranch hands on Bonanza
What is Cartwright?
600
One expedition searching for this lost city of gold was led by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1590s; it is the most famous of the legendary cities of Cibola
What is El Dorado?
800
Before Muhammad Ali was famous, he went by this birth name
Who is Cassius Marcellus Clay?
800
This man earned the title of villain not by his action, but his inaction, as he allowed Jesus to be put to death, stating, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves"
Who is Pontius Pilate?
800
Famous Revolutionary War pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that is what a good worker possesses when he wants to get the job done promptly
What is Common Sense of urgency?
800
The phenomenon seen here is caused by plankton possessing this quality that can attract mates, ward off predators, and lure prey
What is bioluminescence?
800
Ironically, the sons on this show were named Mike, Robbie, Chip and Ernie
What is My Three Sons?
800
This nation was known as the Gold Coast prior to its 1957 independence; the name goes all the way back to the first Portuguese settlers of the late 15th century
What is Ghana?
1000
This singer is seen here around 1954, a long time before her superstardom began
Who is Cher?
1000
The villain Mordecai convinces King Ahasuerus to pass a law that would exterminate all the Jews in this Old Testament book
What is Esther?
1000
Florida suburb located along barrier islands that released the song "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "Kokomo"
What is Miami Beach Boys?
1000
Organisms in habitats described this adjective live at the bottom of a body of water, including lakes, rivers and oceans
What is benthic?
1000
Profession of Tony Nelson, played by Larry Hagman, before he met the Genie of his dreams on a desert island
What is an astronaut?
1000
Gold and Sword beaches, famous from D-Day, are both shortened names; the latter half of both of their names is this animal
What is fish?