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100

A facial muscle called the frontalis enables you to wrinkle your forehead & raise these

eyebrows

100

The cheese steak sandwich is said to have originated in this eastern city in the 1930s

Philadelphia

100

This is the capital of Japan.

Tokyo

100

Not surprisingly, this pink bird's name comes from Spanish for "flaming"

flamingo

100

Employees joke that the name of this part of Disney World stands for "Every Person Comes Out Tired"

EPCOT

200

It weighs approximately 8 pounds & covers a surface area of about 18 square feet

skin

200

This thick seafood soup's name comes from chaudiere, a type of caldron

chowder

200

This is the language of Japan.

Japanese

200

This word for a heathen comes from the Latin "pagi", who were just country folk

pagan

200

There's a restaurant named for Jules Verne in this tall Paris landmark, & the view is spectacular

the Eiffel Tower

300

The rounded ends of the metacarpal bones form these joints in the fingers

knuckles

300

Cannoli pastries are often filled with this soft cheese found in lasagna

ricotta

300

This is the major crop of Japan.

rice

300

The word for this fish is probably from the German "schurke", meaning rascal

shark

300

You have a pigeon's-eye view of this Italian city from the top of the bell tower in St. Mark's Square

Venice

400

These blood vessels are so tiny that only 1 blood cell can pass through at a time

capillaries

400

An open-faced one of these uses one slice of bread

sandwich

400

125 million refers to this fact

population

400

Word classifying the Milky Way, from the Greek word for milky

galaxy

400

You'll find England's National Gallery & National Portrait Gallery on this famous square

Trafalgar Square

500

It's the part of the brain that has a Latin name meaning "little brain"

cerebellum

500

This Mexican specialty translates as "stuffed peppers" & that's what they are

chiles rellenos

500

This is the name of the Japanese form of currency

yen

500

From the Latin "proponere" come these 2 words, one an honorable offer, one an indecent suggestion

  


proposal & proposition

500

The Westerkerk, where Rembrandt is buried, boasts the tallest church tower in this Dutch city

Amsterdam

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