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This seminal game gained popularity at the start of the pandemic and was purchased by a newspaper giant for $3 million. Money well spent.

What is the Wordle?

100
A classic symbol of love, or Jack's love interest in Titanic.

What is a rose?

100

This actress has starred in numerous movies since playing the role of KC in "KC Undercover" on Disney Channel. Some say she's the greatest showwoman. 

Who is Zendaya?

100

You want me to pay how much for this carbon stone? Cubic Zirconium for me, then.

What is diamond?

100

This cubed organization is responsible for IP authentication and distribution as well as light saber making.

What is IEEE?

200

In this game, some players may feel disconnected after solving for a red herring category.

What is the Connections?

200

Into the Spiderverse wouldn't be the same without this hit song.

What is Sunflower?

200

This caffeinated 2020s pop sensation appeared on "Girl Meets World" in 2015, but has since won two Grammy awards for her music. 

Who is Sabrina Carpenter?

200
This is the only birthstone that is not a rock or a mineral.

What is a pearl?

200

Thanks to Alan, to access any website, I have to pass this test by clicking on all images with cars in them. 

What is a CAPTCHA test?
300

A take on this popular game, Strands is the New York Times' new hot daily. Could you find the spanagram?

What is a word search?

300

The California state flower, or another way to say "father." 

What is a poppy?

300

By day, Destiny is an actress and singer-songwriter. She's that by night, too, but instead, she goes by this catchy name.

Who is Hannah Montana? 

300
Gemstone hardness is rated on the Moh's Scale, with diamond being the hardest and this 'gemstone' as the softest.

What is amber?

300

I was today years old when I found out that these function names come from the phrase" F****** up beyond recognition."

What is Foo/Bar?

400

Fans were divided after this game was removed from the New York Times website in 2023. Though it had a lifespan of less than a year, it really added to the game catalogue. 

What is the Digits?

400

For humans, there are blue, green and brown varieties. But the plant is traditionally purple.

What is an iris?

400

This singer-songwriter also wrote parody music on "Bizardvark" before breaking into the music industry. Good 4 her!

Who is Olivia Rodrigo?

400

"Emerald by day, ruby by night" is the phrase often said about this color-changing gemstone.

What is alexandrite?

400

In Python, a simple call to Print() can announce to all, "Hello World." In Java, you have to use this syntax instead. 

What is system.out.println()

500

In this game, you connect letters around a square to form words. If you remove a letter from the name, you're rating movies instead.

What is Letter Boxed?

500

This flower in the buttercup family has an oceanic counterpart. Better to be friends than, well, not friends.

What is an Anemone?

500
Before this MIT and Harvard alum founded Northwood Space, she got her start on Disney Channel in "Good Luck Charlie"

Who is Bridget Mendler?

500

These two birthstones are green and blue variations of the mineral beryl. 

What are emeralds and aquamarines?

500

Convert this hexadecimal number to base 10: CAB

3243
((CAB)₁₆ = (12 × 16²) + (10 × 16¹) + (11 × 16⁰) = (3243)₁₀)

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