CNN10 Monday
Name the State
Colors of Algae
COVID stuff
Nature versus Society
100

A long time ago, Henry Dunant won this award established by the inventor of dynamite.

What is the Nobel (Peace) Prize?

100

The company Boston Dynamics, the creators of the robo-dogs, are based in this New England state.

What is Massachusetts?

100

Japanese seafood called "nori" is made from this color of algae.

What is red algae?

100

This sports league has started fining its players up to $30,000 for not wearing their masks when around other people.

What is the National Football League (NFL)?

100

The White House is currently being plagued by this type of nosy critter, to the consternation of reporters.

What are racoons?

200

This country was the first to launch a space station in 1971, though the name it used then was different.

What is Russia or the Soviet Union?

200

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, more commonly known as just Du Pont, is the largest business in this small state with a partially rounded border.

What is Delaware?

200

Most of the time we see algae, it's this color, though that may just be because all our water is freshwater.

What is green algae?

200

Due to COVID concerns, this event featuring Mike Pence and Kamala Harris had big Plexiglass barriers placed between them.

What is the Vice Presidential Debate?

200

While these large perennial water plants might seem like absolutely perfect platforms to stand on, that's just video games talking.

What are water lilies/lilypads?

300

On Halloween, SpaceX will be launching this fully functional spaceship to the International Space Station, the first time a private company has done so.

What is (the) Crew Dragon?

300

Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket are some of the biggest cities in this smallest US state (by area).

What is Rhode Island?

300

This color of algae (or at least a type of it) is used in lots of things, like ice cream, toothpaste, and salad dressing. Don't worry though, you can't taste it in those.

What is brown algae?

300

Because France just had their highest single-day count of positive COVID tests, they're considering putting this huge city on lockdown.

What is Paris?

300

This type of salt-water tree can be found in the what's left of Everglades, and is especially good at protecting from flooding, such as from hurricanes like Louisiana is having even more of.

What are mangroves?

400

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is designed to detect planets in other solar systems, but ultimately relies on the help of volunteers to examine this type of data it collects.

What are pictures?

400

Named after Captain John Mason's home county in England, this state is less famous for its granite than it is for its intense state motto: "Live free or die."

What is New Hampshire?

400

Just to make things especially confusing, this type of algae is considered by some scientists to be more bacteria than plant, and is a mix of two colors.

What is blue-green algae?

400

While California has had the most positive tests, this hugely influential American state has had the highest death toll, and its biggest city might face some more lockdowns.

What is New York?

400

This type of fast-growing water plant you might find on the surface is a great source of food for goldfish and water birds, which is why some people add it to aquariums. It can clog boat motors, though, which is why it's considered a weed.

What is duckweed?

500

While everyone knows Vice President Pence would take over if Trump were out of commision, this Democratic Speaker of the House and sworn enemy of Trump would theoretically take over if Pence couldn't.

Who is Nancy Pelosi?

500

This small-town state makes such varied products as goat cheese, emu burgers, and Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

What is Vermont?

500

Despite algae having different colors, they all share this special green chemical that all plants have to help absorb energy from sunlight.

What is chlorophyll?

500

Despite CNN10 only covering it Monday, Donald and Melania Trump tested positive for COVID this night last week. The date or name of the weekday are both acceptable.

When was Thursday October 1st?

500

Like the sun, the moon rises in this cardinal direction, though it took an update to make it the same way in Minecraft.

What is East?

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