This is the area of the field the pitcher occupies.
What is the mound? The mound is 60.5 feet from home plate.
100
This game show urges contestants to “come on down.”
What is The Price Is Right? Bob Barker was the longest-running host of the show,
and he came back to be a guest host eight years after his retirement.
100
If you’re invited to someone’s home for a dinner party in Quebec, protocol suggests
that you send these in advance.
What are flowers?
100
Diamonds are measured in this weight.
What is carat? The original measure was the carob
seed.
100
This favorite camping dessert begins with marshmallows roasted over a fire or grill.
What are s’mores? The marshmallows and a piece of chocolate are sandwiched
between graham crackers.
200
Three of these, and you’re out.
What is a strike?
200
On this game show, Richard Dawson revealed the answer after saying, “Survey
says.”
What is Family Feud? Did you know that Richard Dawson was featured in Hogan’s
Heroes, where he played Corporal Peter Newkirk?
200
In the 1870s, Levi Strauss received the patent for these.
What are jeans? He held the patent with Jacob Davis, who was his customer.
Davis was the actual inventor of the pants but needed money for the patent application, so
he asked Strauss to fund the patent. Early jeans were made with canvas.
200
Eight dry quarts equals one of these.
What is a peck? Four pecks equals a bushel.
200
This popular backyard game is played with a mallet and ball.
What is croquet? According to The Telegraph, “Croquet is believed to have its
origins in 17th-century palle-maille, a game often played in London’s Pall Mall. It has been
said that only tobacco smoke spread faster through the British Empire.”
300
This division uses a pinch hitter.
What is National League? The pinch hitter increases the batting strength of the
lineup by replacing a weaker batter.
300
On this game show, contestants can say, “I’d like
to buy a vowel.”
What is Wheel of Fortune? Pat Sajak still hosts
the show, assisted by Vanna White.
300
This is the address of the White House.
What is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? George Washington
selected the site, but John and Abigail Adams were its first occupants.
300
This is the closest metric equivalent to a yard.
What is a meter? One yard equals 0.9 meters.
300
When it’s time to rest a spell, you might nap on this
large piece of canvas slung between two trees.
What is a hammock?
400
This is one of the two Major League Baseball leagues.
What is National or American? The winner of each league’s playoff series
progresses to the World Series.
400
On this game show, winners could choose
between Doors Number One, Two, or Three.
What is Let’s Make a Deal? Monty Hall cocreated
the show and served as its long-running host.
400
Mount Rushmore is located in this state.
What is South Dakota? The faces of George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are
carved into the stone.
400
America measures temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Canada is on the metric
system, and this is its unit of measure for temperature.
What is Celsius? Canada’s weather system migrated to the metric system on
April 1, 1975.
400
In this game, you look for treasures in places based on
clues.
What is a scavenger hunt?
500
A baseball official is called this.
What is umpire? In professional baseball, umpires work in four-man teams. The
most important is the home-plate umpire.
500
On this game show, contestants might land on a Daily Double.
What is Jeopardy!? Alex Trebek has hosted the show since 1984, the year it went
into syndication.
500
This is the Country Music Capital of the World.
What is Nashville, Tennessee? It’s also called Music City and
the Athens of the South.
500
This is the number of feet in a mile.
What is 5,280? Denver, Colorado, is called the Mile High City. According to
Denver.org, “The 13th step on the west side of the State Capitol Building is exactly 5,280
feet above sea level.”