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This quarterback is known for leading the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl championships and is sometimes referred to as the "G.O.A.T."

Tom Brady

100

This three-letter acronym is what you say when something makes you laugh online.

LOL

100

In this game, players buy, trade, and build properties like Boardwalk and Park Place.

Monopoly

100

This rotating storm system, called a typhoon in the Pacific, is known by this name in the Atlantic.

A hurricane

100

This park in Wyoming is home to the first national park in the world, established in 1872, and includes famous sites like the Old Faithful geyser.

Yellowstone National Park

200

In 2019, this American gymnast made history by becoming the first woman to land a triple-double in a gymnastics routine at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

Simone Biles

200

Divers use this acronym for their breathing apparatus

SCUBA

200

In the game of chess, this piece can move any number of spaces in any direction: horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Queen

200

This is the type of front formed when a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass.

A warm front

200

This national park in Arizona is known for its massive canyon, which was carved by the Colorado River and is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

Grand Canyon National Park

300

This tennis icon won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the 2017 Australian Open, breaking the Open Era record for most Grand Slam titles in singles.

Serena Williams

300

This organization, abbreviated as NASA, sends astronauts into space.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

300

This tile-based game, invented in the 1940s, is often described as a combination of Mahjong and card games, where players form sets and runs.

Rummikub

300

The Coriolis effect causes winds to turn in this direction in the Northern Hemisphere.

Clockwise

300

Home to the world's only ecosystem where both alligators and crocodiles live side by side, this national park in Florida is known for its unique mix of freshwater and saltwater habitats that include wetlands, mangrove forests, and sawgrass marshes.

Everglades National Park

400

This NBA legend made a game-winning shot over Craig Ehlo in the 1989 playoffs, a moment often referred to as 'The Shot.

Michael Jordan

400

GIF, known for looping animations, stands for this.

Graphics Interchange Format

400

In this train-themed game, players collect cards to claim routes and complete journeys.

Ticket to Ride

400

This term describes the temperature at which air must cool for water vapor to condense into liquid water.

Dew point

400

The Blue Ridge Parkway connects the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with this national park in Virginia, known for its famous Skyline Drive along the ridgeline of the mountains.

Shenandoah National Park

500

This NFL coach led the Washington Redskins to three Super Bowl victories and later became the head coach of a NASCAR team, where he found success in both racing and football. He was also the favorite coach of veteran long snapper Ethan Albright, AKA the Redsnapper.

Joe Gibbs

500

The acronym HTTP stands for this, which is the protocol used to transfer web pages on the internet.

HyperText Transfer Protocol

500

In Mary Grace's favorite strategy game, Catan, players need this combination of resources—brick and wood—to build this essential structure.

Road

500

These organized clusters of thunderstorms can span hundreds of kilometers and persist for hours, often producing heavy rain, strong winds, and hail. They are often studied for their role in global precipitation patterns and energy transport.

Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) 

500

This national park is best known for its Triassic fossils, which are formed when woody stems of plants are buried in wet sediments saturated with dissolved minerals. The Chinle formation extends into this park, and it was also the location of Mikayla Friday's gay awakening.

Petrified forest national park

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