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200

This international sporting event was held in Atlanta, marking its 100th anniversary.

What is the Summer Olympics?

200

This activity turns a quick stop into a full-blown treasure hunt every time I do it.

What is thrifting?

200

This number of days is roughly how long it takes the Moon to complete one orbit around Earth.

What is 30?

200

In 2004 this NASA rover landed on Mars, vastly outlasting its planned 90‑day mission.

What is the Opportunity Rover?

200

My first word was this, and my mom swore it made me sound like a tiny genius.

What is quack?

400

This virtual pet became a worldwide obsession in 1996, requiring constant attention to keep it “alive.”

What is Tamagotchi?

400

This beloved romance centers around professional hockey players who absolutely do not like each other at first.

What is Heated Rivalry?


400

This U.S. President served exactly 30 months before resigning in 1974.

Who is Richard Nixon?

400

Released on January 25, 1961, this animated film introduced Cruella De Vil and a whole litter of spotted stars.

What is 101 Dalmatians? 

400

While other kids went to parks, I went here with Grandpa after “chippies and water.”

What is the dump?

600

This cloned sheep was announced in 1996, becoming the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell.  

Who is Dolly the Sheep?

600

I can’t walk past these without stopping to look.

What are Little Free Libraries?

600

This U.S. state was admitted to the Union as the 30th state in 1848.

What is Wisconsin?

600

This cult classic horror film, featuring a young Drew Barrymore, had its limited release in January 25, 1997, but grew into a huge fan favorite over the years.

What is Scream?

600

I spent 22 years on Earth, and during that time, I changed homes this many times—enough to make me swear off moving forever.

What is 19?

800

The top-rated show of 1996, this medical drama starred George Clooney and Julianna Marguiles.

What is ER?

800

My approach to hobbies can best be described as this iconic phrase.

What is "The Limit Does Not Exist"?

800

During his career, this famous French Impressionist painted roughly 30 portraits of women with umbrellas.

Who is Pierre-Auguste Renoir? 

800

On January 25, 1915, Alexander Graham Bell made the first transcontinental call from New York to this West Coast city.

What is San Francisco? 

800

As a kid, I was convinced that a rainbow was actually this. 

What is a portal to another world?

1000

In November 1996, this incumbent president won reelection, defeating Republican challenger Bob Dole.

Who is Bill Clinton?

1000

This oddly specific topic has no real impact on my daily life, yet I could deliver a 10-minute TED Talk about it without preparation. 

What are WWE storylines from 2015 to now?

1000

This chemical element has the atomic number 30 and is a metal often used to galvanize steel.

What is Zinc?

1000

In 1961 this U.S. President became the first to hold a live televised news conference

Who is JFK?

1000

These four prenatal mishaps almost took me out before I was even born

What are: Mom swallowed a tip of the knife, car accident, caught on fire, spent too long in the birth canal (born blue!)

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