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100

This singer whose name is a synonym for gloomy, once paid $20 for three strawberries.

Who is Sombr?

100

When you mix the colors of light known by the acronym  ROGBIV, you get this.

What is White Light?

100

The first half of this acronymic gerund stands for “live-action role-play”.

What is Larping?

100

This honorary wonder of the ancient world is widely believed to have been built using the royal cubit measurement, where 1 royal cubit equals 7 palms.

What is The Great Pyramid of Giza?

100

Before being the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, this Marie spent an entire year traveling and partying before becoming a private tutor.  

Who is Curie?

200

Current SNL main cast member who rose to fame by performing standup comedy based around the things his Cuban mother would say.

Who is Marcello Hernández?

200

Tundras. Grasslands, Taigas and Praises are common examples of this.

What is Ecosystems?

200

This actress’s famous red haired sitcom character was the first to depict pregnancy and childbirth on national television.

Who is Lucille Ball?

200

In this city an equestrian statue has a rich history of its spectators placing a traffic cone atop the rider’s head.

What is Glasgow?

200

As a way of simplifying the ever present issue of clutter in a space, this Marie lives by the catchphrase, “does it spark joy?”

Who is Kondo?

300

This Icelandic singer (whose name is commonly mispronounced) had a photography Tumblr account as a child. This Reno 911! Star worked as a nighttime airlines call center associate so they could audition for roles during the day.

Who is Laufey?

300

The creatures you would discover in Finding Nemo, use these body parts to absorb oxygen with tiny blood vessels and turn it into carbon dioxide.  

What is Gills?

300

In 1916, John Lloyd Wright was inspired to create this popular children's toy after working on the Imperial Hotel in Japan with his father.

What are Lincoln Logs?

300

This state contains the longest continuous set of parallel bridges, stretching for 24 miles.

What is Louisiana?

300

This film depicts Marie and her family as they navigate their way back home with the guide of Thomas O’Malley.

What is The Aristocats?

400

This child actor turned dystopian heartthrob learned to unicycle for the 2011 film Detention.

Who is Josh Hutcherson?

400

Bill claims to know that, “90% of all living things that have ever been on earth are gone” due to the existence of this.

What is Fossils?

400

Famously mentioned in the Bible in the book of Revelation for being “neither hot nor cold.”

What is Lukewarm?

400

Despite this U.S. state often being considered to be a perfect rectangle, it is more accurately known as a  hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon.  

What is Colorado?

400

This publication that debuted in 1937 describes itself as ‘more than just a fashion magazine’.

What is Claire?

500

This Reno 911! Star worked as a nighttime airlines call center associate so they could audition for roles during the day.

Who is Niecy Nash?

500

Called “bacterial breakfast” for cave dwelling organisms left as droppings by these upside-down sleeping mammals.

What is Bat guano?

500

The first attempts of this procedure dates back to 1921 when Dr. Charles Dujarrier aided a dancer in the improvement of their ankles and knees.

What is Liposuction?

500

Artist Tony Tasset made a 30-foot replica of his own eyeball that now sits in downtown Dallas but first debuted in this Windy City park.  

What is Pritzker?

500

This Queen Marie defied the odds of a yellow journalism death by parting ways from her husband Leopold II in a manner of cold detachment.

Who is Henriette?