Scientists
Making a 4 "A"
'80s and '90s Hit Parade
Sweden Lows... and Highs
Writers Anonymous
200
Anna Roentgen's wedding ring is visible in the first of these, taken by her husband Wilhelm in 1895
What is an X-ray?
200
These nuts originated in Australia, not Hawaii
What is "macadamia"?
200
This group's first no. 1 hit was inspired by a note Andrew Ridgeley left his mum asking her to "wake him up up"
What is "Wham!"?
200
High: Founded by Ingvar Kamprad in Älmhult, Sweden, it's now the world's largest furniture retailer
What is IKEA?
200
The anonymous author of the 2019 book "A Warning" is listed as a senior official in this administration
What is the Trump Administration?
400
Galileo mistakenly concluded that these were caused by the orbit of the Earth and not the proximity of the Moon and Sun
What are the tides?
400
Goodbye, Joe, we gotta go to the bayou for this cajun rice, seafood, and meat dish
What is "jambalaya"?
400
A hit by this British group says, "I smell like I sound, I'm lost & I'm found, & I'm hungry like the Wolf"
What is Duran Duran?
400
Low: In the 1958 World Cup final, Sweden lost on its home soil 5-2 to Pelé and the rest of this country's team
What is Brazil?
400
This anonymous Old English poem about a hero fighting monsters survives in the Nowell Codex at the British Library
What is "Beowulf"?
600
This naturalist's journey on the Beagle took him to barren Ascension Island; he promoted terraforming it with trees
Who is Charles Darwin?
600
This royal title is from Sanskrit words meaning "Great King"
What is "Maharaja"?
600
This pop star who passed away in 2020 had his first no. 1 hit in 1980, with "Lady", written by Lionel Richie
Who is Kenny Rogers?
600
High: This man born in Stockholm in 1833 established some very prestigious awards
Who is Alfred Nobel?
600
These 85 essays were attributed to "Publius" when they appeared in New York newspapers from 1787 to 1788
What are the Federalist Papers?
800
Thermometers in Holland got more accurate after this lad moved there in 1701 when poisonous mushrooms left him an orphan
Who is Daniel Fahrenheit?
800
It's another word for a Bachelor's degree
What is "baccalaureate"?
800
This Bon Jovi album yielded the no. 1 hits "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer"
What is "Slippery When Wet"?
800
Low: In a twist like one out of his "Millenium" mysteries, some fans think this author was murdered in 2004
Who is Stieg Larsson?
800
Tender-conscience is the hero of an anonymous author's "third part" of this work, tacked on to John Bunyan's Parts 1 and 2
What is "The Pilgrim's Progress"?
1000
During WWII this computer scientist & code breaker converted his money into silver and buried it; he never found his buried treasure
Who is Alan Turing?
1000
This verb means to mix into a compound, specifically with mercury
What is "amalgamate"?
1000
In 1999 this Matchbox Twenty frontman joined Santana for the hit song "Smooth"
Who is Rob Thomas?
1000
High: All 3 of the Oscars Sweden won for Best Foreign Language Film were for movies directed by this man
Who is Ingmar Bergman?
1000
In 1827 this 18-year-old American anonymously published "Tamerlane and Other Poems", including "Visit of the Dead"
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?