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100

This type of cake has very specific colors

A Rainbow Cake

100

NYC nickname that refers to the most special person ever

The Big Apple of my Eye

100

Immersing food in vinegar to prolong its lifespan is known as what?

Pickling

100

This 18th century innovator helped give us a stove & the lightning rod

Ben Franklin

100

Portugal is bordered by what other country?

Spain

200

King cake which hides a little plastic baby inside is popular during this celebration that culminates on Fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras

200

Do you think Mary Tudor (even with her violent reign) and the magical, flying nanny (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is her favorite word) would have been friends?

Bloody Mary Poppins

200

Which type of pastry is boiled before it is baked?

Bagel

200

Ross Moore tired of hanging out the laundry invented this

The Dryer

200

How many U.S. states boarder the Pacific Ocean?

5 - California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii

300

How about a slice of this colorful cake?

Red Velvet

300

If I recall, Tom Hanks falls in love with a character named Annie here where the team wins the XLVIII Super Bowl twenty years later.

Sleepless in Seattle Seahawks

300

Visiting which fast food joint has become a Christmas tradition in Japan?

Kentucky Fried Chicken

300

Many experts believes this is the most influential innovation of all human history, which allowed us to spread the word beyond its humble German birthplace since the Renaissance.

The printing press

300

How many countries are inside the United Kingdom?

4 - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

400

The Sacher type of this named for a Viennese baker has two layers of cake; the Dobos type named for a Hungarian has six or more

Sachertorte

400

American daisy with dark center that was a leading U.S. suffragette

Black Eyed Susan B Anthony

400

Tomatoes originated from which continent?

South America

400

To help clean upper levels of bedstead factory, Elisha Otis rose to the occasion by inventing this device that gained popularity after its premiere in a New York World's Fair.

The elevator

400

How many timezones does Russia have?

11

500

This Latin American favorite is named for the evaporated milk the sweetened condensed milk & the cream that's poured over it

Tres Leches Cake

500

A landmark Louisiana area featuring Bourbon Street gets a classic burger from McDonald's

The French Quarter Pounder

500

Why do food processors sometimes add carbon monoxide to meat?

Color
The lethal gas carbon monoxide is often added to meat in small doses to increase redness, thus making aged meats appear fresher.

500

A change with thrilling implications for medicine & sobering ones for human autonomy is the life science revolution that has made this individual profile of your DNA available for 4 figures & dropping

Genome
500

What is the worlds largest inland body of water?

Caspian Sea