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Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
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A world that describes an educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6. Derived from a German word.

Kindergarten.

100
Jamaica dominates this sport, having the three best athletes ever.

Sprinting.

100

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

FDR.

100

The famous song from the German hard rock band Scorpions.

"Rock you Like a Hurricane."

100

A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?

A palindrome.

200

The name for this tomato condiment didn't actually originate in the U.S. Instead it comes from the Hokkien Chinese word kê-tsiap, which is a sauce made from fermented fish,

Ketchup.

200

Jamaica was represented in the Winter Olympics in this sport. This story later became a movie.

Bobsled.

200

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

MLK.

200

Most famous due to Led Zeppelin, this song was written by a blues duo following the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. 

"When the Levee Breaks."

200

On the periodic table, which element is represented by the letter N?

Nitrogen.
300

French word used to described a street or passage closed at one end. It translates to "bottom of a sack."

Cul-de-sac.

300

While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division in Jamaica, Ian Fleming was in charge of a covert operation called Goldeneye, giving him real-life inspiration for his world-famous series.

James Bond Series.

300

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

Wayne Gretsky.

300

Johnny Cash claimed he had a dream where he heard the song accompanied by "Mexican horns." 

Ring of Fire.

300

What is the process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly called?

Metamorphosis.

400

The word now commonly applied to a person’s representation in a virtual world is of Sanskrit origin. In Hinduism, it means the manifestation of a god in bodily form.

Avatar.

400

Before the English took control of Jamaica, this country ruled them 1509 to 1655.

Spain.

400

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”

Albert Einstein.

400

This folk artist wrote a protest song about the imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (1937–2014).

Bob Dylan.

400

 Whose picture is on the five-dollar bill?

Abe Lincoln.

500

Word that describes a "minor malfunction," usually in terms of electronics. Possibly originated from a Yiddish word meaning "slippery place" in English.

Glitch.

500

Jamaica was the first country in the Caribbean to achieve this in 1962.

Independence.

500

"I actually don't like thinking. I think people think I like to think a lot. And I don't. I do not like to think at all."

Kanye West.

500

This was the last song Jim Morrison recorded. He went to France and died a few weeks later. The single was released in June 1971, shortly before Morrison's death.

"Riders of the Storm."

500

What is the hardest naturally occurring mineral?

Diamond.

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