This man served as Postmaster-General before becoming the United States' first envoy to France.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
This chemical element, sixth on the periodic table, is key to the production of graphite and diamonds.
What is carbon?
100
This talk show star, who's slated to take over "The Late Show" in the fall, has a treadmill named after him on the International Space Station.
Who is Stephen Colbert?
100
"The Great Gatsby" character Meyer Wolfsheim is a gangster notorious for fixing this major sporting event.
What is the World Series?
100
Mardi Gras is celebrated on this day of the week, which gets its English name from the Norse god Tyr.
What is Tuesday?
200
Japanese woodblock prints were a inspiration for this French art movement, which takes its name from a Claude Monet painting.
What is impressionism?
200
Icthyologists study this class of marine animals.
What are fish?
200
Satoshi Taijiri says that a childhood bug collection inspired him to create this game, now the second-best-selling video game franchise of all time after Mario.
What is Pokémon?
200
This Midwestern football team was the first ever Superbowl victor.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
200
Zeppole, paczki, and rosquillas are regional varieties of this breakfast pastery.
What are donuts?
300
This Russian empress was pen-pals with Voltaire, who called her "the star of the north".
Who is Catherine the Great?
300
"Low" ones are coral in origin, "high" ones are volcanic in origin, and "barrier" ones are created by an accumulation of offshore sediment.
What are islands?
300
This magazine called "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" the Greatest Album of All Time. Their Greatest Song of All Time is also their namesake.
What is Rolling Stone?
300
This Miami Heat manager owns a registered trademark on the term "three-peat".
Who is Pat Riley?
300
Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and this country, the most populous in Africa.
What is Nigeria?
400
Benazir Bhutto was the first female leader of this nation, whose name is Persian for "Land of the Pure".
What is Pakistan?
400
Cassini was the first probe to orbit this planet, whose astronomical symbol is a sickle.
What is Saturn?
400
This was the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
What is "Beauty and the Beast"?
400
England, Australia, and South Africa were the first members of this sport's international governing body.
What is cricket?
400
This is the only Washington Metro station to serve five lines.
What is L'Enfant Plaza?
500
Under this dynasty's rule, the Chinese flag was a blue dragon on a yellow background.
What was the Qing Dynasty?
500
A rubber band shrinks when heated and expands when cooled because of changes in this thermodynamic property.
What is entropy?
500
"Parks and Recreation" star Aziz Ansari and his character Tom Haverford are both from this southern state.
What is South Carolina?
500
This football team's cheerleading squad is known as "The Gold Rush"
Who are the San Francisco 49ers?
500
J.K. Rowling named this Hogwarts house founder after a Portuguese dictator.