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100

What holiday celebrates Irish heritage each March?

St. Patrick’s Day

100

What sitcom featured the Cleaver family?

Leave It to Beaver

100

What country is home to the Great Wall?

China

100

International Women’s Day is celebrated on what date in March?

March 8

100

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

Neil Armstrong

200

What religion observes Ramadan, a month of fasting?

Islam

200

What show starred Andy Griffith as a small-town sheriff?

The Andy Griffith Show

200

What city is famous for the Colosseum?

Rome

200

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Amelia Earhart

200

Who was the first African American president of the United States?

Barack Obama

300

What animal is considered sacred in Hindu culture?

Cow

300

What 1970s sitcom featured Archie Bunker?

All in the Family

300

What country is known for the Great Barrier Reef?

Australia

300

Who was the first woman elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Margaret Thatcher

300

Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

Sandra Day O’Connor

400

What Jewish holiday celebrates the story of Queen Esther?

Purim

400

What 1960s sitcom featured Samantha, a suburban housewife with magical powers?

Bewitched

400

What European river flows through Germany and the Netherlands before reaching the North Sea?

The Rhine

400

What Canadian woman became the first female astronaut in space?

Roberta Bondar

400

What was the first country to give women the right to vote?

New Zealand

500

What ancient Chinese philosophy emphasizes respect, family duty, and social harmony?

Confucianism

500

What long-running sitcom began in 1989 featuring the Tanner family in San Francisco?

Full House

500

What African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

Ethiopia

500

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two sciences?

Marie Curie

500

Who was the first person to swim across the English Channel?

Matthew Webb

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