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100

which war was waged over the Independence of the American colonies from great Britain 

the revolutionary war

100

what is stored in a camel's hump

fat

100

planet named after the roman goddess of love and beauty 

venus

100

this folk artist's first rock album (bringing it all back home) helped popularize rock n roll in 1965

bob Dylan 

100

street hockey is played using what type of skates

rollerblades/inline skates

200

this ancient structure was built to defend against nomadic tribes of the Eurasian steppes and is visible from space 

great wall of china

200

a group of this bird is called a murder

crows

200

this celestial body is a rock that burns up in the atmosphere of the earth (also called shooting stars)

meteor

200

this stringed instrument has 5 strings and is commonly used to create melody in bluegrass and country music

banjo

200

this field sport is played from horseback and uses a stick and ball

polo

300

this ancient Egyptian leader died in 30 bc, rome conquered egypt after the death of this leader and ended the ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. 

cleopatra VII

300

this Australian reptile is the largest reptile in the world and is one of the few animals that hunts humans

saltwater crocodile 

300

5th planet from the sun

Jupiter 

300

how many semitones are in an octave

12

300

karate originated in what country 

japan

400

what nation was franz ferdinand the leader of when he was assassinated

austria

400

the scientific name of a cocoon of a butterfly is called 

chrysalis

400

planet named after the roman god of death and the underworld 

saturn

400

this genre of rock music is characterized by fast distorted guitars and political rebellious songwriting 

punk

400

what is the nfl team from arizona called

the cardinals

500

what was the empire that Alexander the great led called

macedonian empire

500

scientific name of grey wolves and dogs

canis lupus

500

nasa's headquarters is located here

Washington dc

500

elton john released the song "rocket man" in what year 

1972

500

why is a marathon called a marathon

ancient greek messenger ran 26.2 miles to announce victory over the Persians