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100

Name this celebrity singer/songwriter.

Taylor Swift

100

What is the name of the pig in the classic children's book "Charlotte's Web?"

Wilbur

100

This part of an animal cell holds genetic information that control cellular function. 

The Nucleus 

100

This disposable item, worn by babies, contributes more than 2% by weight of all US solid waste.

Disposable Diapers

100

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is credited as one of the major causes of which global event?

World War 1

100


Name this 70s television family

The Waltons

200

This famous artist is known for his self-portraits and painting the Mona Lisa.

Leonardo Da Vinci

200

What singer has had a Billboard No. 1 hit in each of the last four decades?

Mariah Carey

200

Since Pluto's demotion in 2006, this planet has officially taken the title of "farthest planet from the sun." 

Neptune

200

This Caldecott Award Winning childrens book was the first children's book to feature a Black main character, Peter. 

The Snowy Day

200

This day, now a federal holiday, celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, TX learned of their freedom.

Juneteenth

200

Disco emerged as a popular genre of dance music in the late 1970s following the success of what film that starred actor John Travolta?

Footloose

300

This man, known as the Wizard of Menlo Park, held 1093 US patents in his lifetime.

Thomas Edison

300

Name that band!

KISS

300

This woman, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, performed groundbreaking scientific research alongside partners Watson and Crick.


Madame Marie Curie

300

Beloved by generations, this bear lives in a 404,686 square meter area. (Pants are optional here, apparently.) 

Winnie the Pooh

300

This geographical feature is known for causing the 1904 Earthquake which leveled over 80% of San Francisco

San Andreas Fault

300

This character, who has a fondness for carrots, is owned by Kristoff in Disney's FROZEN franchise. 

Sven the Reindeer

400

This woman, owner of a beauty products company, was the first female Black millionaire

Madam CJ Walker, AKA Sarah Breedlove

400

Name that Song: Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain

(+100 pts for original artist name)

Walking in Memphis, Mark Cohn

400

This creature gets its name from the Greek words for "terrible lizard."

Dinosaur

400

This song, written by Randy Newman, was released on the soundtrack to a 1995 Disney/Pixar movie, and features the word "friend" 12 times. 

"You've Got a Friend in Me"

400

This historical figure, long a political rival, accidentally killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. (Whoops!)

Aaron Burr

400

Also the name of a sea creature, this is the name of the boat from the movie JAWS.

Orca

500

This man, known for his work as a UN Diplomat, was the first Black person to win the Nobel Prize. 

Ralph Bunche

500

Which band recorded a song that references Mordor and Gollum from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy?

Led Zeppelin

500

The tallest of these stands 379 feet tall, and has been given the name "Hyperion."

Redwood Tree

500

Widely considered the first of these items, John Newberry's "A Pretty Little _________" was made in 1744. 

Children's Book


500

This medical condition, carried on the X chromosome, famously effected Alexei Romanov, the last Tzarevich of Russia

Hemophilia

500

This television show was the first to feature a two-parent Black American family

Good Times

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