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100

What is the name of the Super Bowl trophy?

What is the Lombardi?
100

What are the two major high holidays in Judaism? (Bonus if you can explain their meaning...) (Hint: they traditionally occur in the fall)

What are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

100

Charles Dickens is widely known as the author of A Christmas Carol (the book about Marley, Scrooge, the Three Ghosts, Tiny Tim, etc--best version is the Muppet Christmas Carol version), but name any other book he wrote...

Answers will vary...

100

What is the official fruit of Massachusetts?

What is the cranberry?

100

This food, if stored properly, will never spoil and will remain safely edible for decades and even centuries!

What is honey?

200

Only one NFL team plays games in New York State; which team is it?  (Making it the real and official and legitimate team of New York)

Who are the Buffalo Bills?

200
In Hinduism, what is the Festival of Colors, Love, and Spring? (It commemorates the eternal love of two deities, and celebrates the triumph of good over evil as well)

What is Holi?

200

You've all heard about the Great Lakes: How many are there are what are their names?

What are five lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior?

200

What is the name of the process of soaking a turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking it, to ensure the turkey is moist and juicy?

What is brining?

200

How many blood types are there? What are they?

What are 8; O+,O-, A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-

300

Which NHL team has won the most Stanley Cups, AND what is their nickname?

Who are the Montreal Canadiens; the Habs?

300

What is Guy Fawkes Day, and where & when is it traditionally celebrated?

What is November 5th, the UK, & it commemorates the foiling of the plot by Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament? (Bonfire night)
300

What famous Shakespearean villain reappears as a nefarious sidekick in a Disney movie?

Who is Iago?

300

What is the world's most expensive spice?

What is saffron?

300
This is the only US state to grow and produce coffee on a commercial basis:

What is Hawaii?

400

The 2022 World Cup (Men's) was won by Argentina, but who did Argentina beat to win? (Who else played in the final match)?

What/Who is France?

400

What is Eid al-Fitr?

What is the feast that celebrates the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting?
400

There is a tiny landlocked country located between France & Spain, with a population of approximately 75,000 people. What is the name of this country?

What is Andorra?

400

What temperature should a turkey be cooked to (using a digital meat thermometer) to ensure safety? (The most middley-middle part of the turkey should reach this temp)

What is 165 degrees (Farenheit)?

400

Other than water, this is the most consumed beverage in the world (and I listened to a podcast about it this morning on the drive to work!)

What is tea?

500

What are the four grand slam tennis tournaments?

What are the US Open, the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon?

500

In Christianity, what is Shrove Tuesday?

What is the final day before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday? (So people often eat a lot of indulgent foods, particularly pancakes, before possibly giving them up for Lent for 40 days)

500

So you all know Wicked is based on the musical, which was based on the book, which was based on the Wizard of Oz movie, which was based on the Wizard of Oz book...Who wrote the Wizard of Oz?

Who is L. Frank Baum?

500

What do all the folds on a chef's hat (a toque) symbolize?

What are the 100 ways to cook an egg?

500

In the education & university world, what does the acronym HCBU stand for?

What is Historically Black Colleges & Universities?

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