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100

Baffin, Victoria, and Ellesmere, three of the ten largest islands in the world, can all be found in what country?

Canada

100

Not fresh story

Stale Tale

100

Who is one of the most famous students of Socrates?

Plato

100

What type of nuts are used to make macarons?

Almonds

100

She stars as the socialite Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Who is Audrey Hepburn? Hepburn received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role but lost. However, Henry Mancini won two for his work on the film’s music.

100

Reduced sunlight is one reason the leaves on this type of tree change color before the tree loses its leaves.

What is deciduous? Other factors besides length of daylight include leaf pigment, weather conditions, and soil moisture.

200

Which transcontinental country (Europe and Asia) spans 11 time zones?

Russia

200

Neat stage setting

Clean Scene

200

Who is the famous leader of Cuba had 49 years in power?

Fidel Castro

200

Which expensive spice is taken from a crocus flower?

Saffron


200

Cook slices of this common citrus fruit in water to help clean the microwave.

What is lemon? It loosens dried-on messes and makes cleaning with a little dishwashing liquid a breeze.

200

Red delicious, yellow delicious, and Roma varieties of this fruit are harvested in October. 

What are apples? Fun fact: The average tree fills roughly 20 boxes at harvest, weighing approximately 42 pounds each.

300

Israel and which other country border the Dead Sea? This country’s name comes from the river which defines most of its north-western border.

Jordan

300

Living plunge

Live Dive

300

One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?

Babylon

300

What is also known as Japanese horseradish?

Wasabi

300

What is this famous tagline from “Let your fingers do the walking?”

What is the Yellow Pages? The Yellow Pages is a book of business listings put out by the telephone company. Years ago, it was a thicker, all-encompassing telephone directory of both personal and professional listings. Those huge books also had blue pages, which were government listings.

300

This divided country was reunited in October 1990

What is Germany? The Cold War divided the country into East and West. After 45 years, the two were officially reunited on October 3, 1990, less than one year after the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989.

400

Which island (a British territory off the east coast of North America, also of triangle fame) doesn’t actually have its own natural source of fresh water and instead relies on rainwater collection?

Bermuda
400

Vast Country

Grand Land

400

Canada boycotted the Olympics in which country in 1980?

Soviet Union

400

Manchego cheese is made with milk from which animal?

Sheep

400

The Klondike Gold Rush took place in which part of Canada?

Yukon

400

This famous TV personality born in October is also a judge.

Judge Judy Sheindlin, born October 21.

500

What capital of Western Australia is over 1,300 miles from Adelaide, its nearest sizeable neighbor, making it one of the most isolated major cities in the world?

Perth

500

Jelly made from a shell fish

Clam Jam

500

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote, in 1893?

New Zealand

500

 Up until the Middle Ages, which popular vegetable was always purple in color?

Carrots

500

With the tagline “A love story of today,” this film stars Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn as a young couple in love from different racial backgrounds.

What is Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? This is the last movie Spencer Tracy acted in, as he was very ill at the time

500

When it’s not a harvest moon, the name of October’s full moon is this.

What is the hunter’s moon (or sanguine or blood moon)? The full moon will be visible at sunset on Sunday, October 9, but you can see it in all its splendor at least the day before and day after its official peak.

600

A former Malaysian state was expelled in 1965 and is now often considered the only modern country to date to gain independence unwillingly. What is this sovereign city-state nation?

Singapore

600

Sharp speech impediment  

 Crisp Lisp

600

Which were China’s Four Great Inventions?

papermaking, the compass, gunpowder, and printing

600

Agar agar is added to dishes to make them do what?

Set

600

This cruciferous vegetable has an ornamental version that adds color to the fall garden?

What is kale? It adds green, white, pink, and/or purple to the garden. Ornamental kale is not edible.

600

These black swan events often happen in October.

What are stock market declines or crashes? Some major black swan events include the Panic of 1907, the stock market crash of 1929, and the Black Monday stock market crash in 1987.

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