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The Father of Russian Literature this poet & dramatist was mortally wounded in a duel in 1837.

Who is Pushkin?

400

Despite the name this period of American history around 1817-1824 was marked by complacency & isolationism.

What is the era of good feelings?

400

After this character is shot by a British soldier, each person she touches dies soon after.

Who is the bullet girl?

400

In 2005, she topped the album charts with “The Emancipation of Mimi.”

Who is Mariah Carey?

400

Kevin James “weds” this former “SNL” star at the Niagara Falls in the 2007 film “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.”

Who is Adam Sandler?

800

In 2019 this Rick Riordan title guy—”& the Olympians”, too—spent week 500 on the children’s series list, & that’s no myth

What is Percy Jackson?

800

16 months before he famously rode off into American history this man joined the other patriots in the Boston tea party protest.

Who is Paul Revere?

800

This Tony and Grammy award winner played Aaron Burr in the original Broadway production.

Who is Leslie Odom Jr?

800

As of 2020, he is the most-subscribed YouTube music artist with almost 60 million followers.

Who is Justin Bieber?

800

Take an adjective for theater that’s serious & artistic-minded, cut it in half & you get this word, as MC Hammer knows.

What is legit?

1200

Many beloved characters from children's literature are features in a Springfield sculpture garden dedicated to Dr. Seuss, the pen name of this man.

Who is Theodor Geisel?

1200

Spring buds were blooming but The Great one of these of March 1888 was one of the worst ever in American history.

What is a blizzard?

1200

"Hamilton: An American Musical" won this many Tony awards in 2016.

What is 11?

1200

She is famous for “Papa Don’t Preach”, “Take a Bow”, “Frozen”, “Music”, “Hung Up”, and “4 Minutes."

Who is Madonna?

1200

DJ Tanner-Fuller’s household includes her 3 sons, her best friend Kimmy, and her sister Stephanie on this Netflix series.

What is Fuller House?

1600

“The Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade” is chapter 3 of “Bridge to” this enchanted land.

What is Terabithia?

1600

Black History Month is celebrated at this time of year.

What is February?

1600

Angelica, Eliza, and this Schuyler sister whose actress also plays Maria Reynolds. 

Who is Peggy?

1600

She was named Woman of the Decade of the 2010s by Billboard.

Who is Taylor Swift?

1600

Say “I love you” to this Apple virtual assistant & she may reply, “I hope you don’t say that to those other mobile phones.”

Who is Siri?

2000

It can mean a decorative border of vines or in literature a short anecdote.

What is a vignette?

2000

Trying to cut the surplus in 1883, the government took the excise tax off everything but these two items.

What is tobacco and liquor?

2000

This song in "Hamilton" has a section that is the fastest sung song on Broadway.

What is "Guns and Ships."

2000

She first achieved chart success as part of the hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas.

Who is Fergie?

2000

A Florida mom invented one version of this twirling gizmo back in the 1990s; 20 years later, they became a craze.

What is a fidget spinner?

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