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100

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the US?

France

100

Which fictional city is the home of Batman?

Gotham

100

Many Scandanavians settled in Minnesota. Is Scandanavia in Europe or South America?

Europe

100

What temperature (in Fahrenheit) does water freeze at?

32 degrees

100

How many sides does the Pentagon building have?

Five

200

Which country gifted the US 3,020 cherry trees in 1912?

Japan

200

What cartoon character commonly says "Aye Caramba!"

Bart Simpson

200

Which state is home to both Cajun and Creole cultures?

Louisiana

200

The Woodchuck is often found in wooded areas. Is its other name groundhog or chipmunk?

Groundhog

200

What word was blended with "hotel" to make "motel"?

Motor

300

Who gifted President Rutherford B Hayes the Resolute desk  in 1880?

Queen Victoria

300

Which comic strip features a dog named Odie as the sidekick to the main character?

Garfield

300

What sticky candy, wrapped in waxy paper, originated along New Jersey's Atlantic Coast?

Salt Water Taffy

300

Panthers, Manatees and alligators inhabit Florida's wilderness park called....what?

Everglades National Park

300

What candy company makes Snickers?

Mars

400

Following President Richard Nixon's visit to this country in 1972, their government gave these to the U.S. to represent the growing relationship between the two countries. (2 part answer, double points)

China, pandas( Ling-Ling ("Darling Little Girl" in Chinese) and Hsing-Hsing ("Shining Star"))

400

In the comic strip "Hagar the Horrible," what is the name of Hagar's wife?

Helga

400

DAILY DOUBLE 

In what North Carolina town did the Wright Brothers achieve the first powered flight?

Kitty Hawk

400

Which is NOT a tree: Gingko, hemlock, fescue, cottonwood?

Fescue (it is a grass)

400

What do we call the population count that's taken every 10 years? 

Census

500

DAILY DOUBLE

This gift from France, Composed of 49 French railroad box cars filled with tens of thousands of "gifts of gratitude" from French citizens was given to the US and arrived in New York City on February 3, 1949. The gift represented a gesture of thanks to the Americans who sent relief supplies and foodstuffs to France in the aftermath of World War II on the "Friendship Train" of 1947. What was this gift called?

The Merci Train

500

Who is the famous cartoon mouse created by Walt Disney?

Mickey Mouse

500

Vermont was one of the 13 original colonies. True or False?

False

500

Does the shortest day of the year occur in Winter or Summer?

Winter

500

What  kind of vehicle do some people believe crashed in the town of Roswell in 1947?

A UFO
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