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100

The Snickers bar is from this company and was originally named after the owner's beloved horse.

Mars. Mars was originally named Mar-O-Bar Company. Snickers is the best-selling candy bar in the world.

100

January is a great month to wipe the leaves of indoor plants with water that is this temperature.

lukewarm

100

This country's flag is know as the "Stars and Stripes"

USA

100

Brie and Roquefort cheese come from this country.

France

100

From the 1960s through the early 1990s, he said "Heeeeer's Johnny!" every weeknight.

Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's sidekick on the Tonight Show.

200

These adorable little water creatures often hold hands while they sleep.

Otters. Holding hands keeps them from drifting too far and separating from family members, and it makes them less susceptible to predators.

200

A cat was once elected mayor in this U.S. state- the final state to be admitted to the union.

Alaska. In 1997, a yellow tabby named Stubbs was elected mayor of Talkeetna.

200

This country's capital city is Cairo.

Egypt

200

Orange juice and champagne comprise this adult beverage.

Mimosa

200

The phrase, "Danger Will Robinson!" was famously uttered by a robot on this 1960s show.

Lost in Space

300

This country boasts the largest fireworks display ever to have taken place.

Philippines. New Year's Eve 2016.

300

After the new moon, you'll see a sliver of the moon shaped like this.

Crescent. 

300

This country, which lies at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, has a "cotton castle".

Turkey

300

The Barefoot Contessa is the nickname of this celebrity chef.

Ina Garten

300

"Live long and prosper" comes from Mr. Spock and this show.

Star Trek

400

During the 1960's, the CIA attempted to spy on this adversary with spy cats.

Russia- the program was called Project Kitty Acoustic and used cats outfitted with implanted batteries, microphones, and antennae. However, the project was eventually scrapped due to the difficulty of training the cats.

400

Chai tea is made with this spice, which comes from a pod.

Cardamom

400

This Pacific Rim country has 20 percent of the world's earthquake that measure 6.0 or higher on the Richter scale.

Japan

400

With the slogan "Service at the speed of sound," this drive-in, fast food restaurant has skating servers.

Sonic

400

This family was known for their distinctive bedtime routine that began with "Good night, John-boy".

Waltons

500

Ozone has this number of oxygen molecules.

3

500

When you see a compact circle around the moon, expect this soon.

rain

500

One -third of all foreign nurses in the United States come from this country.

Philippines

500

The Italian al dente translates to this in English.

To the tooth

500

Elaine introduced us to the phrase, "Yada, yada" on this show in "The Yada Yada" episode.

Seinfeld. 

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