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Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
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Japan
Sometimes "Y"
200
This Beatles bassist went on to perform in Wings and turns 81 in June
Who is Paul McCartney?
200
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are members of this order of marine mammals
What is cetacea or cetaceans?
200
This state contains the geographic center of the contiguous Untied States
What is Kansas?
200
Japan is an island nation separated from mainland Asia by this sea
What is the Sea of Japan?
200
This substance is used by your immune system to transport immune cells, antibodies, and waste around the body
What is lymph?
400
This Well-Tempered Clavier composer never left Germany and worked as an organist in many different cities
Who is J.S. Bach?
400
The males of this species of whale have a long spiraling tusk protruding from their upper lip
What is narwhal?
400
The comic strip Calvin and Hobbes created by this man ran from 1985 to 1995
Who is Bill Watterson?
400
This northern island of Japan is home to the annual Sapporo Snow Festival
What is Hokkaido?
400
This big cat is also a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Gemini and Ursa Major
What is lynx?
600
Born in 1995 in Busan, South Korea, Jimin made his debut in 2013 as a member of this hugely popular Korean boy group
What is BTS?
600
This largest member of the dolphin family has a cosmopolitan distribution, meaning it is found worldwide
600
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has led to 6.9 million Ukrainian refugees arriving in this EU and NATO member state to the west
What is Poland?
600
This Ring of Fire island chain north of Japan is mostly claimed by Russia but has been long disputed between the two countries
What are the Kuril Islands?
600
This element of music refers to the time-based occurrence of sounds and silences that provide a pulse
What is rhythm?
800
This de facto leader of the Beach Boys produced, arranged, and almost entirely composed the 1966 album Pet Sounds
Who is Brian Wilson?
800
The blue what is the largest animal to ever live on Earth and is a member of this group of baleen whales
What are rorquals?
800
The name of these waterfowl comes from the Latin for "diving goose"
What is merganser?
800
Before the United States arrived with huge boats with guns-- gunboats -- in the 19th century, Japan was this type of nation, making little contact with the outside world
What is isolationist?
800
These subterranean rooms found beneath some churches often contain coffins, sarcophagi, and religious relics
What are crypts?
1000
This New Zealand singer-songwriter sold 10 million units of her song "Royals" worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time
Who is Lorde?
1000
This smallest cetacean of the Gulf of California is critically endangered with less than 10 individuals alive today
What is the vaquita?
1000
Society's methods of keeping its citizens peaceful include the constant consumption of a soothing, happiness-producing drug called "soma" in this Aldous Huxley novel
What is Brave New World?
1000
Despite its capital being in Kyoto, Japan was really controlled by this military government located in what is now Tokyo during the Edo period (15-19th centuries)
What is the (Tokugawa) shogunate?
1000
This term for the alignment of three celestial bodies contains three Ys
What is syzygy?