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Potpourri
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Moshe found the Israelites worshiping this statue when he came down from Mt. Sinai, prompting him to break the tablets.
What was the golden calf?
200

This small rocky body of water appears temporarily at low tide, and it is often rife with sea life such as urchins and sea stars.

What is a tide pool?

200

This New Jersey native is credited with creating the first American flag, which had 13 stars arranged in a circle to represent the 13 colonies.

Who was Betsy Ross?

200
This world-famous TV chef briefly starred in an eponymous sitcom in 2001. It was cancelled after 7 episodes, and it was placed at #51 on the show "101 Biggest Celebrity Oops."

Who is Emeril Lagasse?

200

These green Mexican fruits are often mistaken for vegetables.

What is an avocado?

400
Though oft thought of as the primary antagonist of the Bible, this character only killed 60 people in the Tanach, including 10 G-d permitted him to kill on a bet in the Book of Job, compared to G-d's body count of approximately 25 million.

Who is Satan?

400

This Scottish word can describe any body of water smaller than a sea.

What is a loch?

400
This man served as Vice President for Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. He won the 1988 presidential election and only served for one term.

Who was George H. W. Bush?

400

This short-lived, ill-conceived 2007 sitcom was created after Joe Lawson adapted the contemporary Geico commercial into a TV show.

What is "Cavemen"?

400
This fatty meat product was used to make explosives during World War II.

What is bacon?

600

Though it is the shortest verse in English translation of the Christian Bible, it actually is not the shortest verse in its original language.

What is "Jesus wept"?

600
This body of water is the smallest and northernmost ocean in the world, and it is also the home of the narwhal.

What is the Arctic Ocean?

600

Lee Harvey Oswald is infamous for shooting John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963. During his perp walk, Oswald was shot by this Jewish nightclub owner.

Who was Jack Ruby?

600

This oft-forgotten 1996 NBC sitcom starred former child model Brooke Shields before its "sudden" cancellation in 2000.

What is "Suddenly Susan"?

600

Before the advent of the telegraph, the most direct form of mail in the U.S. was this short-lived mail service that ran between Missouri and California.

What was the Pony Express?

800

Despite its oppressive anti-religious political regime, this country is the largest producer of Bibles in the world.

What is China?

800

This artificial waterway was blocked by a container ship for six days straight in March 2021, significantly disrupting the international economy.

What is the Suez Canal?

800

This Virginia colony was famously found deserted in 1590. The only clue left was "CROATOAN" craved into the palisade, but rough seas and a lost anchor prevented any search on the nearby Croatoan Island.

What was the Roanoke Colony?

800
This satirical police sitcom starred David Rasche in the titular role a classic caricature of a cop on the edge. It only ran for two seasons at the height of the Reagan era.

What is "Sledge Hammer!"?

800

Half the world's geothermal features, and two-thirds of all the world's geysers, are located in this national park.

What is Yellowstone National Park?

1000
This biblical book, read as the Megillah on the holiday of Purim, is the only book in the Tanach that does not mention G-d by any of His names.

What is the Book of Esther/Megillat Ester?

1000

This branch of a river can also be called an "affluent." Unlike the main river, it does drain into a sea or ocean.

What is a tributary?

1000
The first ship of European settlers to arrive on the U.S.'s eastern shore was the Mayflower. This ship arrived a year later, making it the second Plymouth Colony ship.
What was the Fortune?
1000

This Seinfeld-esque 2003 Fox-network sitcom was created by Victor Fresco, the first of his two shows that were cancelled before their time. It only ran for 19 episodes.

What is "Andy Richter Controls the Universe"?

1000

Though regarded as modern slang, this verb related to social media was first written as early as 1659.

What is "unfriend"?

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