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100
This whiz kid led Michigan State to its first national championship in 1979.
Who is Earvin "Magic" Johnson?
100
This South American lake once drained into the smaller Lake Poopo in Bolivia.
What is Lake Titicaca?
100
The Bahia Emerald is one of the largest emeralds. The stone originated from this Portuguese speaking country.
What is Brazil?
100
She is known for her detective novels and short story collections, revolving around detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Who is Agatha Christie?
100
This American composer's career has spanned seven decades, and popular film scores include The Imperial March.
Who is John Williams?
200
The Final Four National Championship will be played at the Caesars Superdome in this city.
What is New Orleans?
200
This river flows through southern England, and passes through both Oxford and London.
What is the Thames River?
200
In this book by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy seeks assistance from the ruler of an Emerald City.
What is The Wizard of Oz or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
200
Her novel "The Good Earth" won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932, and she was later awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. 
Who is Pearl S. Buck?
200
This English composer's musicals have run both in the West End and on Broadway. His works include Cats and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber?
300
While at Louisiana State, this future NBA center received the NCAA men's basketball player of the year award in 1991.
Who is Shaquille 'Shaq' O'Neal?
300
It is the longest river in the British Isles, and Limerick City stands where the river meets the sea.
What is the River Shannon?
300
This Spanish speaking country is the world's largest producer of emeralds, 50–95% of the world production.
What is Columbia?
300
This novelist and journalist used a pen name for her Victorian novels including "Adam Bede," "Silas Marner," and "Middlemarch."
Who is George Eliot or Mary Ann Evans?
300
Born on March 25th, this musician was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1998 and has a coat of arms that goes with a keyboard and platinum records. 
Who is Elton John?
400
Known for his career with the Chicago Bulls, this NBA coach was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame, and wrote "Sacred Hoops." 
Who is Phil Jackson?
400
Located near Canada, this freshwater lake is between the Adirondack Mountains and the Green Mountains.
What is the Lake Champlain?
400
Not to be confused to Ireland, there is an Emerald Isle located in this state bordered by Tennessee and Georgia.
What is North Carolina?
400
Born in Alabama, this writer is more known for her novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," than her research on Haitian Voodoo. 
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
400
This big band American jazz musician disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel while flying to Paris in 1944. Hits included In the Mood and Chattanooga Choo Choo.
Who is Glenn Miller?
500
In 2021, the Baylor Bears won the NCAA Division Men's Basketball Tournament against this team in Indiana.
Who are the Gonzaga Bulldogs?
500
Milky colored from glacial clay when entering Lake Geneva, this river is clear blue upon exiting.
What is the Rhone?
500
Known for operatic collaborations with W. S. Gilbert, this composer wrote a comic opera titled The Emerald Isle. 
Who is Arthur Sullivan?
500
Born in Georgia, this author wrote in a sardonic Southern Gothic style. Her works included "Wise Blood" and "A Good Man Is Hard to Find."
Who is Flannery O'Connor?
500
He is decomposing at the Congressional Cemetery, but this composer's spirit lives on in his musical marches, including Semper Fidelis and Stars and Stripes Forever.
Who is John Philip Sousa?